Comments from Previous Tours

Comments from previous tours

Hi Trisha,

The check was cleared and the tour was fantastic. I am recommending anybody that is a race fan to visit and to get in touch with you for the tour. My father had a blast and will not stop talking about it. Sherry was great. The kids had a blast and met Greg Biffle at lunch. Thank you again for making our trip to North Carolina so exciting and making it the best trip that my kids will never forget.

Oh by the way, I will be sending some pics down either by mail or email them to you--we have a nice pic of the boys and Greg Biffle and a nice pic of my family and Sherry.
Thank you again for everything--this may not be the last time you hear from us because we want to come back,

Tina

Hi Trisha,

We (Amanda and John from Ohio) went on your tour last Tuesday, the 7th. We wanted to let you know that we had a great time and have been telling everyone about it. I just wanted to send you a picture incase you wanted to put it on your website. It's John, Greg Biffle, and Me. Thanks again for a great time and good luck on the growth of your business!

Amanda

Trisha,

Thanks for the great day of touring race shops on Tuesday, 10/12/04. We had a wonderful time and Sue did an outstanding job as our guide, sharing facts and information about drivers and teams that we would not have known if we had toured the shops on our own. My wife Susan, who is not a race fan, even enjoyed the day! We were glad that we had the chance to meet you and get to know a little about you. I felt right at home with someone who had also lived in New Orleans and who is not afraid to express her faith in God with everyone she meets. I want to especially thank you for the special effort you and your staff put forth to accommodate our daughter Allison and her wheelchair. Everyone was extra helpful and kind. I also want to thank you for going the extra mile to get Brendan Gaughn to give her his autograph and pose for a photograph. She was thrilled and he gained a new fan for life. We will send you a copy of the photo when we download it to the computer. Thanks again for all of your help and hospitality. If you're ever in North Augusta, SC or in Augusta, GA look us up the First Baptist Church of Belvedere.

In the Sonshine!
Rev. John

Hi Trisha!
Just wanted to say thanks so much for the tour!! We really had fun looking and learning about the shops! Our only regret is that we had to leave at noon to go to Rusty's Fan Club meeting. Reajean was Awstruck with getting to meet Rusty!
My friend is going down to the spring race next year and he is going to book a tour with you after i told him about how great it was!
Thanks again and next time were in town we will look you up again!

Thanks!
Dave,Shawn and Reajean

Trisha,

A great big Thank You for making our day! We were on your tour Friday 10/22 with Sue. She took really good care of us.

We were on vacation that week and we saved Friday for the shop tour. We don't mind telling you, the entire day was one of the best times we've had in a long while. Our guide, Sue was a wealth of knowledge and shared many interesting facts with us as we progressed through the shops.

We expect to have several groups of friends from our west coast car club visiting here next spring. When they arrive we'll give a call to arrange a tour for all of them - and ourselves, of course.

Thank you for a job well done, and give our thanks to Sue as well!

Steve and Audrey

This is a very belated thank you to you and Susan for a great day of touring race shops! My husband JP and I spent the day with you (you actually had to split up and each take us for part of the day) on October 13th. We thoroughly enjoyed seeing the shops and the sights, and loved the behind-the-scenes stories. The place on Lake Norman where we had lunch was awesome - great food and a wonderful atmosphere!

Thank you both for a great day, and I would recommend you to anyone visiting the area.

Best wishes,

Alyson

Hi Trisha,

I been meaning to email ever since we got back from the October Race. My Friend Deb and I went on your tour and had a blast. Tamara and Sue were great!!

Lunch at Vinnie's was great. In fact we went back and had lunch again before we flew home.
We are planning on going to the fall race in October again and will be contacting you for another tour. How soon in advance can we book tours for ?

I hope you and your family have a blessed holiday season.

Thanks again for the great time!!!
Take care and keep in touch!

Nancy

Hi Trisha,
Sorry I haven't written sooner. I needed to tell you what a wonderful time my Pops and I had on your tour this past summer. We still talk about it often. I was wondering if you could help me.......
There was 2 race shops we missed that day, Sterlin Marlin's (they were moving) and the one where your husband works at race shop (they were having a meeting or something). We didnt get the driver cards from those shops and I was wondering if you could send them to me. I am doing a scrapbook for my pops for Christmas of our trip and even if you can't get them right away, just wait til you go there next. I would need 2 copies of each driver. We absolutely loved those. It really helped pops remember which ones were which. I would be more than happy to pay for postage! I just feel that it just can't be complete without the ones we missed. I was so sad to hear Sterlin's place was moving right then! We had waited for so long to take this trip together, just father and daughter, and I have to tell you, it was more perfect with you in it! We felt so at home with you and were very comfortable with the other 2 guys on the tour that day as well! I can't thank you enough! This scrapbook idea is just snowballing! What racing newspaper was that you said your husband and you delivered? Is it online? Pops and I had a wonderful opportunity on Sept. 14 to see Kenney Wallace and Kenney Schrader at our local race track. It cost $55 each for us to eat supper with them and have pictures and watch them race against locals that night.
Schrader won! He can sure tear up a dirt track! Ii have included pictures of that and our picture of us and you from our tour! I was your helper, hahahahaaa, remember?

How is that baby of yours? Still carrying that little naked picture? Hahahahaaa
She will get you for that one day! hahahahhaaaa
Now, what is the new gossip inside nascar? Did the girl at Vinnie's ever date Jamie McYummy? haahaaaa
Can't wait to hear from you!
Love,
Deana

Hi Trisha,

Sorry that it has taken me so long to write. I just wanted to let you know what a fantastic time Jim and I had on our tour with Sue on September 20th. She really did an awesome job! We were lucky enough to meet two crew chiefs and two drivers!
Jim and his son have tried to do it on their own before, but now that he knows about your tour, he says that it is the ONLY way to go.

I also had a really great time on your inaugural northern tour. That day turned out to be awesome as well. I appreciate all that you do and wish you the best for your continued success. Your tour is a great value that I recommend to anyone interested in visiting race shops. Keep up the good work!!

Sincerely,

Rex
El Cajon, California

Trisha,
Just a quick thank you for the Thelma and Louise tour on Monday - it was really great! I enjoyed the day and really appreciated your husband bringing by the stuff I left behind. He mentioned that I might have something of yours but I didn't notice anything - are you missing something?

Let me know and I'll check again. It was great to meet you and I really envy your 'job' - I know it's a lot of work, but it seems like fun too! I made it home without a speeding ticket or accident - a miracle in itself, and back to reality at work.
Hope all is well and thanks again.
Liz

Trish,
Sorry this has taken so long but have had computer trouble. Just wanted to let you know how much we enjoyed your tours we took on Monday and Tuesday. We missed you Tuesday but did have a great time with Susan and Danielle. Thanks for a great time. We will be back again soon. Take care and Happy Holidays.
Mark and Pam
Corning, AR

Your Tour was Great ! Cash is wearing his Lowe's shirt, helping Hawk "Serious Shine " his car. Mom is doing the wash ! We'll try to send you some business.
Give that baby a few hugs, o.k. Jo

Race Tour Lady,
I want to thank you for such a good time today.
The shops were great to tour and meeting
Richard Petty was great. Such a nice fellow.

Hope the ticket turns out to be a minor thing.
Loren

Your Tour was Great ! Cash is wearing his Lowe's shirt, helping Hawk "Serious Shine " his car. Mom is doing the wash ! We'll try to send you some business. Give that baby a few hugs, o.k. Jo

Trisha,

I'm not sure what to say after today. I'm not even sure you remember me, but I often think of the day we spent together. You might be surprised how often. It was just you and me that day in January. Hendrick Motorsports was our first stop. It was the first race shop I had ever visited. We spent pretty much the whole morning there. We spent alot of time in the chassis shop, and I remember loving just how everybody knew and liked each each other. I remember talking with them and just taking in the
atmosphere of work and comraderie. When we were invited back for media day that afternoon, I couldn't believe my luck. We came back after lunch and we took in the set up. I remember the first thing I saw when I came in was all the cars lined at the head of the room, with all those stools lined up in
front of those cars. Each one of those empty stools had a name tag: drivers, crew chiefs, owners...all the way up to Papa Joe. I remember you pointing out Ricky Hendrick to me be the start as he passed the buffet line. I remember seeing them all talking through a pane of glass before they all came out to the press and thinking, wow they never get tired of each other!! How cool! Finally, all the press were in their seats and the cameras were set up. You encouraged me to pick my way through the crowd and get closer to where they were all coming in. I did..choosing not to push my way all the way through, but chose to stand just apart, behind one row of press, and watch from there. I watched as they all took they're seats, all in a row. From end to end....a team, a family... a lineup that included three generations of Hendricks, two Winston Cup Champions, alot of history and even more promise. Ricky Hendrick was introduced as the owner of the 25 car. Papa Joe remarked on the journey taken in the past twenty years and the people that made it possible. I took several pictures of those people all lined up on those stools. I even took pictures of the stools themselves. The sight of them struck me then and has stayed with me through these last nine months. Now as I learned the tragic fate of ten members of this family, all I can think of are those stools lined up all in a row and how some of those stools, as well as the spaces taken up by the people behind the lineup making it possible, now stand empty. My time at Hendrick Motorsports will always be special to me. The lineup that struck me so much that day will
live forever in so many hearts, including mine...me, a fan who had never been to a raceshop before that day and left with a feeling of awe but also of being welcome. I spoke to the head of the chassis shop, I met Robbie Loomis as well as several members of the chassis team. Even though I had never met any of these people before that day, I felt as if I could call any of these people up the next day just to say hi. That feeling has stayed with me and in my heart I know Hendrick will stay that way always. Those that
have been lost and those that remain, those that have cheered or even booed,as well as those that will join Hendrick in the future wouldn't have it any other way. My heart goes out to entire Hendrick racing community and to you personally. I know you and your husband have friends there and are deeply affected. Know that my love and prayers are with you and with them all. I thank you for the opportunty to see them all in row...an image and experience that will stay with me forever and one I woundn't have had if it weren't for you and the people at Hendrick.

All my love,
Heather
A Race Fan Forever From CT

Just a quick email to tell you how much we enjoyed the race shop tours last week. very educational and interesting...lunch was great, wherever it was we went. Sue is a good tour conductor, keeping us abreat of what we were to see, and explaining more when we got there.

Sincerely,
Pat

Trisha:

Glenn and I so enjoyed our day with you Sonja. It was a nice "intimate" group. Thanks so much for such a great and memorable day. I wish that we were going to be around to join you on one of your new tours to the North end. However, we found out a week ago that Glenn's assignment here is over and we leave Sunday for our home in Arizona.

We will always think fondly of you just maybe some day we will find ourselves back in NC and look you up again.

I have some great picture memories of our day with you and I am putting them all in an album so we can look back on how much fun we had with you.

We went up to the Speedway on Saturday AM and was told no tours because of an event going on. We were dissappointed but were able to go into the stands and take look.

Thanks again for a great day!!

Good luck to you in the future. You are a terrific "tour lady" and we will never forget that Friday in September 2004!

Jan and Glenn

Hey Trisha,

We just got back from our trip. Sorry to hear about your little mishap and that we didn’t get to meet you. Sue did a great job however, and with her being from NH we had a lot in common. We really liked the area and may find ourselves escaping the winter to Mooresville.

The tour was terrific and we’ll tell all our friends about it. Good luck with your added tour, we’ll have to check it out when we come back.

Sincerely,
Chip & Dawn

Couldn't open attatchment, for some reason. June and I had a great time. The shops and Tour were just great. Sue did a super job!! The little extras were special, such as the guys racing there RC cars during one of there breaks, and actually changing spring rubbers to make them handle better. We had supper that night at the Velvet Hammer, and might have saw Robert Yates and wife. Can't say for sure. Your tour was even better than expected. I will certainly recommend it to anybody going to the Mooresville area.

Thanks again
Dave & June Thurber

Hi Trisha,
My name is Gayle and we were on your tour on 08/23/03. My sister, Terri, who was with us in August, was recently on your tour again, and was telling me that you didn't have any pictures of you with your "pregnancy template". I thought that I had sent this last September, but if you didn't get it, here it is again. I'd love to tell you again, that your tour was a highlight of our visit to the area last year, and we will definitely do it again when we make it back to the area. I hope that you and your family are well, and I'm sure that Jonelle brings you great joy every day.
Sincerely, Gayle

Hey Trisha,
My wife and Iwould like to thank you very much for the tour we took with you. You were a great host and we enjoyed our trip so much. It's all we have talked about. For anyone thinking of taking a tour with you, it's the best. We so enjoyed your tour.
Thank You,
John and Sonya *from Tennessee*

Hi Trisha, just wanted to thank you again for the great time that we had taking your tour (Feb 17th). Bill, Leigh and I had a blast and really enjoyed spending the day with you. It was nice to finally meet you after I had spoken to you about a half dozen times or so and you were just as I expected, what a sweet person you are. We got alot of nice pictures between all of us and have told everyone what a great time we had and you have to experience it at least once if you are any kind of a race fan. We have been watching races every Sunday for the 10 years we have been married and look forward to every week, when the season ends until Feb. again, everyone kind of goes through withdrawal waiting for it to start again. I hope that someday we get back there again and believe me, we would definitely look you up. I hope you received the card that I sent you in the mail, that was for your thoughtfulness. Keep up the good work and hopefully we will see you again, Sandy (Michigan)

Spencer and I want to thank you for showing us what racing is all about in North Carolina!

You are the perfect tour guide for this. Your knowledge of all the teams and your personality of keeping your tour Fun and very enjoyable.

We wish you the best with your tours and your little arrival coming soon!!!!!!!!!

We hope to see you again!!!!!!!!

Hey Trisha,
How are you doing? I just wanted to send you a little email to thank you for the great tour on Tuesday. We really had a great time. (Even though I was a little under the weather) My uncle (Lowell) was so excited he talked about the trip the rest of his visit here in NC. And my dad (Arnold) has spread the news about your tours to a few people where he does his trading for lawnmowers. Once I get my NASCAR site finished I'm definitely gonna link your site to it. I run a couple of websites for pro wrestlers and I decided it was time for me to start a race site. Anyways I bought you a little gift to say thanks for being so kind to us even though we were EXTREMELY late. You should receive it in the mail sometime this week. Thanks again Trisha and keep in touch :)

Kristi

Hey Trisha,

Long time no talk,

I hope you are doing well and that business is super busy for you. I was just wondering if you had ever got my email with our comments on the tour. I wanted to post it on your site but I can't. I also would like your address so we can send you a cheese head for Robbie Loomis and so I can send you a copy of our pictures that we took on the trip. They turned out really good.

Talk to you later
Cindy.

Dear Trisha,

I just wanted to say thank you so much for your tour. My Husband and I took your tour on April 15, 2003. For our honeymoon we went to the Martinsville race and then took your tour that week. We had a blast you and Tour lady #2 were awsome. We would have never found all the shops or seen what we did if we hadnt taken your tour. Thank you for being so kind, knowledgable, and fun! You made our trip to Mooresville NC and our honeymoon unforgettable!

ps. could you please email us the information on the clear barrier that we can get to put on our hoods of our cars?

Thank you again for everything. And good luck with the new baby!!!!!!!!!! :)
Autumn & Rusty

Hi Trish,
Just wanted to drop you a line and say thank you so much for a great time. Cris and I really enjoyed the tour, and it was wonderful meeting you and Rick. I think you've got a great idea there with your business, and I bet you'll grow to be bigger with more vans & more drivers, Trish, you've got the perfect personality for this, your very friendly and a lot of fun to be with. I think your going to be very successful. Hope to see you again sometime in the future, God bless you, Rick & your new baby.

Sincerely

Mike

Hi Trishia,

I thought I would send you a picture of Myself and my Wife that you took for us at Hendrick Race shop. We had a very nice tour with you on May 13th of this year. You will remember the tour by remembering a woman on our tour named Miss Rebecca. She ask several questions about the Earnhart's(especially at Hendrick Race Shop). We teased her about it the whole tour. Hope everything goes well for you and your Husband with the birth of you first child in October. Good luck with your tour business and hope to see you if we ever get back to Mooresville in the future. Thanks Again.

Ralph & Patty

Trisha,
Just wanted to say thanks for the wonderful day Kester and I spent with you on Friday, June 27. I am not a big racing fan, but I really enjoyed the day. Being a huge racing fan, Kester declares that this is one of the best vacations he has ever had. He has talked so much about you. You certainly made his day when you gave him the flag that had flown over DEI. He has told everybody about that and about the tour. We have shared your business cards with several of our friends
and encouraged them to come to Concord and take your tour. We have taken tours in different cities that we have visited, but we have never encountered a tour guide with the wonderful personality that you have. You were great to spend the day with. Perhaps we will
visit the Concord area and spend the day again with you on another tour.
Rita

Hey thanks for the great tour and all the information you gave us. Everytime Connie and I went over Lake Norman we asked "how many miles of shore line? 500 miles...
It rained the whole time we were there and we had tickets for qualifiying but we left because of the rain.We had a great time at Vinnys (twice) once for all the crab legs and once for dollar beers. I've known Connie for 32 years and NEVER saw her order or drink a beer. She had one that night. We drove around to all the shops on Wednesday and took the $5 tour at the speedway.
Thanks again. and Good luck with the new addition.
Let me know when the baby comes

Georgi

Hi Trisha,

My name is Sarah and I was on your tour that took place on Tuesday, May 6, 2003. (I was on the tour with Paul, the guy who asked if Richard Petty was gay, you know the one you wanted to duck tape.) Anyway I wanted to say that I had a wonderful time! I haven't been able to stop talking about my trip since I have been home!
I am trying to plan another trip out there next year around the same time with my twin sister. So I hope when you have your baby you continue doing your tours!!
Thanks for the tip about Vinnie's. I couldn't believe I got the see Dale Earnhardt Jr. Paul wanted me to try and get his autograph but I didn't feel comfortable doing that, but at least I saw him!!

Again, thanks for the great time I look forward to seeing you next year!!

Best wishes,

Sarah

Patty and I just wanted to let you know how much we enjoyed your tour.Your knowledge and contacts made for a very interesting and fun trip.We got our pictures back and have Patty pictured with Mike Wallace, Joe Nemechek (We went back to Hendrick Wed and ran into Joe), Kyle Bush, Bootie Barker, and Pop Everham. All and all a great trip.Thanks again. Leon and Patty

Dear Trish,
We are home again and it has done nothing but rain.... How lucky we were on the day of our tour .. beautiful sunshine and such a wonderful guide. Ed and I enjoyed every minute of it and are recommending you to all our NASCAR friends. I have not decided where to place the tire, but we will find a good spot, I am sure. In the meantime I hope that you are doing well and the baby (she ) is kicking and smiling along with you - I do hope that she will inherit your disposition. Did you know that Ed and I walked up to the speedway the next day and took the tour as you suggested. We mentioned your name, and the driver knew you! Did you also know that we witnessed to governor crash Jimmy Johnson's car... I simply said to Ed, oh he crashed, please say a little prayer for him... and then he climbed out of the wreck. We bought a newspaper the next day with the picture on the front page to prove that we saw it .... Thank you again for a great tour. Did the pictures turn out? I have a wonderful one for your scrapbook. Hope to hear from you when you have a minute. Fondly, Else and Ed

Hi Trisha

It is hard to believe it has been almost a year since we toured with you! What a great day. We are fine and hope you are too. In the JBFC news letter, we read you got married!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats!!!!!
I think I see you on TV on the Pontiac commercial with JB and the other Pontiac drivers. Could it be you?
From MI. Jim, Mary, DeeAnn, Jamie, and Samantha

Trisha,
My husband Larry and I just got back home after a wonderful time in
Charlotte. Your tour was great!
We still are amazed that we saw Chad Knaus, Jimmy Fennig and Elliot Sadler.

We would never have found all the race shops on our own and we wouldn't have known what buildings we could go in. Also while on the tour we found out that Jimmie Johnson would be signing cookbooks the next day. You can bet we went back there. The highlight of the trip came on Wednesday when we went back to RYR and Dale Jarrett was there. He was kind enough to stop, sign autographs and pose for pictures.
None of this would have been possible if we had not taken your tour.
Thanks so much. Good luck and God bless you.

Holly

Hey Trisha, this is Renea in KY. Glad you liked all the 3M stuff. Thanks so much for our day with you, we loved it and will do it again. We loved Charlotte and planning to come back, but glad to be home. miss my own bed!!
Dad found a bag in with all of his, it is from Hendrick, a JG baby outfit and some pens, if anyone has asked about it let us know we will mail it to them.
If you are ever in KY (around Lexington) call us!!

Thanks
Renea

Thank you so much for the great tour you gave us Monday the 19th.

FYI, we went back to Hendrick Tuesday to get Johnson's Power of Pride car we didn't get Monday. While we were there we got Johnson's autograph on his car, it was awesome.

We also watched Nemecheck's pit crew practice. We saw a practice car go around the building, and learning from your tour, thought maybe they were practicing. We went around to the back and was able to watch from a close but safe distance. We also talked to guys working on one of Gordon's test car. Natasha tried to get a shirt from one of them. He was willing to trade her shirts but unwilling to give him hers, or at least change there in the garage, she chickened out.

You talked about the possibility of a "behind the scenes" tour at DEI later this year. You can consider us as going to be there. No matter if you do it this year or next year, please consider us "in." As soon as we here, we'll get our work scheduled and send you a deposit or however you do it. WE WANT TO GO.

Thanks again for the great time. We look forward to going with you again sometime, soon.

Dennis and Natasha

Hey Trisha!

I just wanted to thank you and Laura for a wonderful time on the tour! You two made the tour what it was. You both were so friendly and funny! My dad and I had a great time. I get my pictures back tomorrow so I am excited to see how they turned out. I will reccommend anyone that I know that is going to visit the area to go on one of your tours. I would like to take the tour again someday! It was something that I will never forget.
I had a couple of questions for you if you don't mind answering. I notice that a lot of the drivers always have someone following them around. Who are these people? Are they their assistants or publicists, or what? I notice that a lot of them stand around the car when the driver is getting ready to race, etc. Also, who are the people that drive the drivers around in the golf carts, etc. These are just some things that I have been thinking about and are curious to know. Thanks for your time.

~Nicole

It's been over a week, and I'm still in awe of being in the garage at the speedway, especially after meeting Mark Martin!!!! I've told everyone who will listen about the wonderful time we had, and how you're the best tour guide in the world! I haven't developed my film yet, but I'll be sure & send you the good pics when I do. Don't forget to send me the one you took in the garage when I was in a stupor getting his autograph (I still can believe I became a blubbering idiot).

Best of luck with your business, and with your anticipated new arrival.

God bless,
Roxi & John

Hi Trish,
Don't know if you remember us, though with my incessant talk about Jr and the Earnhardt family I don't know how you could forget us!! I just had to drop you a quick e-mail to say thank you again for an awesome tour and going above and beyond the call of duty to make our North Carolina vacation a wonderful one. The picture above did not scan well but it came out great!! As a matter a fact so great it will be this year's Christmas card, an it was all thanks to you!!!
I don't want to take too much of your time, I know how busy you are with the tours and the races. Good luck with your new baby and best wishes!!

Hi Trisha
We want to tell everyone who might be thinking about taking a tour with Race Shop Tours that they should! It's not just a tour, its great fun and laughs. You made our first trip to Charlotte the best. We had never been there and to be treated like we were with an old friend whom we hadn't seen for awhile, is truly remarkable. To say it was just a tour would be a lie, we came away with wonderful memories and a wonderful new friend whom we will charish forever.

Thank you

Trisha you are the best.

Ton's of Love

Hey Trisha,

Long time no talk,

Talk to you later
Cindy.

Hey Trisha,

Brandon and myself want to thank you again for the wonderful tour you gave us. We had such a good time and were happy that it was just us. You are such a wonderful and energetic person, we enjoyed every minute of the tour and couldn't believe how quick the day went by. I can't believe how much we learned you never realize how much there is to know about all the different parts to the cars. It was cool running into Tony Stewart. Ultra Motorsports was are favorite part of the tour. I can't believe we were able to get to see all that "extra" stuff that normally everyone doesn't get to see. The best part by far was being able jump inside of Jimmy Spencer's race car. I will be sending you the pictures. Going out to lunch was a nice little break to, we will go back there next time we come down. Going in to Kanapolis to see the Dale Earnhardt Statue was a really good experience it is such a cute little town, it reminded me of towns that are up north (Wisconsin). Thank you for letting me take my picture that I wanted at the end of the day, it turned out nice. All in all the day was just totally awesome and we couldn't imagine all of the things we got to see, it was defiantly worth every penny. Good luck in all your future tours and we hope that Race Shop Tours continues to get bigger.

Thank you for everything we had such a wonderful time. You are the best.
Cynthia
Brandon
Tour Date 03/20/2003

Hi Trisha!

My husband Ron and I are STILL talkng about the great tour that you took us on back in late October last year. We have told so many people about it, that I hope you get some business. We have seen your ad in some of the racing magazines that my husband gets.... I hope people see your ad and call you. The highlight of our tour with you was meeting Papa Joe Hendricks in his golfcart, and getting a photo with Kenny Schrader. Everything was great, thank you again.
And if we ever get back to Charlotte, we're going on another tour! It's worth it!
God bless you.

Ron and Roberta

Trisha,

Last Tuesday, I was a member of your tour group that visited the race shops. I greatly enjoyed the tour and having you to guide us meant all the difference, than if, I had tried to do it on my own. I will strongly recommend to friends and acquaintances that they use you tours to visit this very impressive area. I will never forget it.

Thanks Again,

Henry

Trish

I just got back home and had a chance to download all my pictures and I have some nice photographs to remember our great tour. I just wanted to say thanks for such a nice tour, even my wife, Ruth enjoyed herself and she is not a race fan. You make the tour very enjoyable. I am sending you a copy of your picture; I made one change, see if you can spot the modification.

Thanks

Floyd & Ruth

Trisha,

Gail and I just wanted to thank you again for such a great experience! We are so glad we were able to hook up with you. We are certain touring the shops on our own would've only been a quarter of what we experienced with you! You pack a lot of information into each one of the stops, making for a great value, well worth the money, quite a bargain actually! You made the visits to each of the shops more personal, providing all the little extra tidbits one wouldn't normally hear touring on their own. Being lucky enough to be on your tour on one of the few testing days at the Lowe's Motor Speedway was a extra special thrill. So many drivers and race teams all to ourselves!

We've been spreading to the word to all our friends to look you up and take your tour next time they are in Charlotte. Thanks again for everything.

Robin and Gail

ps - will be sending you a few pictures in a few days of our tour

Hi, Trisha!
We're back in lil' ol' Vermont now, and missing NC. Had a great time with you last Wednesday - thanks for everything!! It was more than we had ever dared hope for.

I'm dropping my film from the groundbreaking ceremony off for developing tonight, and will email any good pictures to you.

I just called ABC - WCOS channel 9 to see if I could get a video tape of the news segment on the groundbreaking, and found out they charge $110. That's not quite in the budget, but if any of your friends taped it and would be willing to make a copy, I would be glad to send a check or money order for whatever amount they think is fair. Or we could trade for some VT maple syrup, maple candy, etc.

Thanks again, and please also thank Rick for us. We had a great time talking to him Wed. night (and meeting Steve Park!).

Robin & Shane

P.S. - Don't be surprised if we bring a van-load of people down to see you next summer!

Dear Trish,

This is Mindy Harvey from Chicago, Illinois. I just wanted to tell you how much Lenny and I enjoyed the tour we took with you. I will email you some of the pictures as soon as we get them back.

See ya,
Mindy

Trisha,

Barney and I wanted to thank you for the wonderful tour last Friday, August 9. Barney said it was the best vacation he has ever been on-did the things he has always wanted to do with alot of extra perks that day!

Let us know where to send Norrie's gift cert. We will send him a thank you note, but tell him thanks again when you see him. What a wonderful person he is.

We will pass along your card and info to anyone we know that will coming down there. You have a special gift for people, and we both know where that blessing comes from.

Take care. Best of luck in your business, and your future with Rick. We will get in touch with you when we bring our friends along next time also.

Willl forward photos when we get them developed.

Our very best to you,

Julie and Barney

Hi Trish,

Just wanted to let you know my dad and mom (Glenn and Bert Summerville) had a great time on their tour with you. Thanks for the good job you do. I knew they'd love you! (They were with you when you came upon the commercial being filmed at the speedway -- good job!)
Hope all is going well with you. Are things picking up now that it's racing season again? I hope so.

Thanks again,
Diane

Hi Trisha

We can't wait to return to N.C. and take the tour with you, a trip there and not a tour with you would just not be a great trip. We have so much fun and the tour is great, you make it very special for everyone. We can't imagine what it would be like not taking the tour. We will be there in May and we are returning in Augest for vacation with friends just so they can take the tour with you. You treat everyone like family so thank you Trish we love you can't wait.

Tons of Love

Thank you
Doug, Helen, Anna & Phil

Good Morning Trisha,

I first want to apologize that it has taken me so long to get in touch with you. I have been having computer set up problems with my email and picture attachments. I am hoping that it is working now the way it should.

Denny and I both wanted to tell you thank you so much for the wonderful shop tour on 9-9-02. We had a wonderful time, it was great going from shop to shop and seeing the behind the scenes things. You were truly blessed with a wonderful gift from God to do these tours, your great. You make everyone to comfortable and make the trip even more enjoyable. THANK YOU! Meeting the crew chiefs and Joe Gibbs was great. Words can't really describe how much we enjoyed our tour with you. YOU make them GREAT! Everyone should be taking the tour, we have been telling everyone and giving everyone your web site address. West Virginia has tons of race fans, all of the ones I work with are planning on making the trip some time next spring and summer

Denny and I are so looking forward to 11-15-02. The behind the scenes at DEI with the dinner and reception are going great. It was nice talking to you the other day, I really appreciate your help with the hotel names and numbers. Do you have any more details on the 11-15 DEI? I want to make sure that we have everything in order, I especially don't want to show up looking like a country bumpkin. When you get more details on everything down to the place that we should call for reservations, please let me know.

Please let me know if the email and pictures came through. If not I will get some together to bring to you in November.

Have a wonderful day! :)
Denny and Brenda


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*Comments from previous tours* Hi Trisha, The check was cleared and the tour was fantastic. I am recommending anybody that is a race fan to visit and to get in touch with you for the tour. My father had a blast and will not stop talking about it. Sherry was great. The kids had a blast and met Greg Biffle at lunch. Thank you again for making our trip to North Carolina so exciting and making it the best trip that my kids will never forget. Oh by the way, I will be sending some pics down either by mail or email them to you--we have a nice pic of the boys and Greg Biffle and a nice pic of my family and Sherry. Thank you again for everything--this may not be the last time you hear from us because we want to come back, Tina Hi Trisha, We (Amanda and John from Ohio) went on your tour last Tuesday, the 7th. We wanted to let you know that we had a great time and have been telling everyone about it. I just wanted to send you a picture incase you wanted to put it on your website. It's John, Greg Biffle, and Me. Thanks again for a great time and good luck on the growth of your business! Amanda Trisha, Thanks for the great day of touring race shops on Tuesday, 10/12/04. We had a wonderful time and Sue did an outstanding job as our guide, sharing facts and information about drivers and teams that we would not have known if we had toured the shops on our own. My wife Susan, who is not a race fan, even enjoyed the day! We were glad that we had the chance to meet you and get to know a little about you. I felt right at home with someone who had also lived in New Orleans and who is not afraid to express her faith in God with everyone she meets. I want to especially thank you for the special effort you and your staff put forth to accommodate our daughter Allison and her wheelchair. Everyone was extra helpful and kind. I also want to thank you for going the extra mile to get Brendan Gaughn to give her his autograph and pose for a photograph. She was thrilled and he gained a new fan for life. We will send you a copy of the photo when we download it to the computer. Thanks again for all of your help and hospitality. If you're ever in North Augusta, SC or in Augusta, GA look us up the First Baptist Church of Belvedere. In the Sonshine! Rev. John Hi Trisha! Just wanted to say thanks so much for the tour!! We really had fun looking and learning about the shops! Our only regret is that we had to leave at noon to go to Rusty's Fan Club meeting. Reajean was Awstruck with getting to meet Rusty! My friend is going down to the spring race next year and he is going to book a tour with you after i told him about how great it was! Thanks again and next time were in town we will look you up again! Thanks! Dave,Shawn and Reajean Trisha, A great big Thank You for making our day! We were on your tour Friday 10/22 with Sue. She took really good care of us. We were on vacation that week and we saved Friday for the shop tour. We don't mind telling you, the entire day was one of the best times we've had in a long while. Our guide, Sue was a wealth of knowledge and shared many interesting facts with us as we progressed through the shops. We expect to have several groups of friends from our west coast car club visiting here next spring. When they arrive we'll give a call to arrange a tour for all of them - and ourselves, of course. Thank you for a job well done, and give our thanks to Sue as well! Steve and Audrey This is a very belated thank you to you and Susan for a great day of touring race shops! My husband JP and I spent the day with you (you actually had to split up and each take us for part of the day) on October 13th. We thoroughly enjoyed seeing the shops and the sights, and loved the behind-the-scenes stories. The place on Lake Norman where we had lunch was awesome - great food and a wonderful atmosphere! Thank you both for a great day, and I would recommend you to anyone visiting the area. Best wishes, Alyson Hi Trisha, I been meaning to email ever since we got back from the October Race. My Friend Deb and I went on your tour and had a blast. Tamara and Sue were great!! Lunch at Vinnie's was great. In fact we went back and had lunch again before we flew home. We are planning on going to the fall race in October again and will be contacting you for another tour. How soon in advance can we book tours for ? I hope you and your family have a blessed holiday season. Thanks again for the great time!!! Take care and keep in touch! Nancy Hi Trisha, Sorry I haven't written sooner. I needed to tell you what a wonderful time my Pops and I had on your tour this past summer. We still talk about it often. I was wondering if you could help me....... There was 2 race shops we missed that day, Sterlin Marlin's (they were moving) and the one where your husband works at race shop (they were having a meeting or something). We didnt get the driver cards from those shops and I was wondering if you could send them to me. I am doing a scrapbook for my pops for Christmas of our trip and even if you can't get them right away, just wait til you go there next. I would need 2 copies of each driver. We absolutely loved those. It really helped pops remember which ones were which. I would be more than happy to pay for postage! I just feel that it just can't be complete without the ones we missed. I was so sad to hear Sterlin's place was moving right then! We had waited for so long to take this trip together, just father and daughter, and I have to tell you, it was more perfect with you in it! We felt so at home with you and were very comfortable with the other 2 guys on the tour that day as well! I can't thank you enough! This scrapbook idea is just snowballing! What racing newspaper was that you said your husband and you delivered? Is it online? Pops and I had a wonderful opportunity on Sept. 14 to see Kenney Wallace and Kenney Schrader at our local race track. It cost $55 each for us to eat supper with them and have pictures and watch them race against locals that night. Schrader won! He can sure tear up a dirt track! Ii have included pictures of that and our picture of us and you from our tour! I was your helper, hahahahaaa, remember? How is that baby of yours? Still carrying that little naked picture? Hahahahaaa She will get you for that one day! hahahahhaaaa Now, what is the new gossip inside nascar? Did the girl at Vinnie's ever date Jamie McYummy? haahaaaa Can't wait to hear from you! Love, Deana Hi Trisha, Sorry that it has taken me so long to write. I just wanted to let you know what a fantastic time Jim and I had on our tour with Sue on September 20th. She really did an awesome job! We were lucky enough to meet two crew chiefs and two drivers! Jim and his son have tried to do it on their own before, but now that he knows about your tour, he says that it is the ONLY way to go. I also had a really great time on your inaugural northern tour. That day turned out to be awesome as well. I appreciate all that you do and wish you the best for your continued success. Your tour is a great value that I recommend to anyone interested in visiting race shops. Keep up the good work!! Sincerely, Rex El Cajon, California Trisha, Just a quick thank you for the Thelma and Louise tour on Monday - it was really great! I enjoyed the day and really appreciated your husband bringing by the stuff I left behind. He mentioned that I might have something of yours but I didn't notice anything - are you missing something? Let me know and I'll check again. It was great to meet you and I really envy your 'job' - I know it's a lot of work, but it seems like fun too! I made it home without a speeding ticket or accident - a miracle in itself, and back to reality at work. Hope all is well and thanks again. Liz Trish, Sorry this has taken so long but have had computer trouble. Just wanted to let you know how much we enjoyed your tours we took on Monday and Tuesday. We missed you Tuesday but did have a great time with Susan and Danielle. Thanks for a great time. We will be back again soon. Take care and Happy Holidays. Mark and Pam Corning, AR Your Tour was Great ! Cash is wearing his Lowe's shirt, helping Hawk "Serious Shine " his car. Mom is doing the wash ! We'll try to send you some business. Give that baby a few hugs, o.k. Jo Race Tour Lady, I want to thank you for such a good time today. The shops were great to tour and meeting Richard Petty was great. Such a nice fellow. Hope the ticket turns out to be a minor thing. Loren Your Tour was Great ! Cash is wearing his Lowe's shirt, helping Hawk "Serious Shine " his car. Mom is doing the wash ! We'll try to send you some business. Give that baby a few hugs, o.k. Jo Trisha, I'm not sure what to say after today. I'm not even sure you remember me, but I often think of the day we spent together. You might be surprised how often. It was just you and me that day in January. Hendrick Motorsports was our first stop. It was the first race shop I had ever visited. We spent pretty much the whole morning there. We spent alot of time in the chassis shop, and I remember loving just how everybody knew and liked each each other. I remember talking with them and just taking in the atmosphere of work and comraderie. When we were invited back for media day that afternoon, I couldn't believe my luck. We came back after lunch and we took in the set up. I remember the first thing I saw when I came in was all the cars lined at the head of the room, with all those stools lined up in front of those cars. Each one of those empty stools had a name tag: drivers, crew chiefs, owners...all the way up to Papa Joe. I remember you pointing out Ricky Hendrick to me be the start as he passed the buffet line. I remember seeing them all talking through a pane of glass before they all came out to the press and thinking, wow they never get tired of each other!! How cool! Finally, all the press were in their seats and the cameras were set up. You encouraged me to pick my way through the crowd and get closer to where they were all coming in. I did..choosing not to push my way all the way through, but chose to stand just apart, behind one row of press, and watch from there. I watched as they all took they're seats, all in a row. From end to end....a team, a family... a lineup that included three generations of Hendricks, two Winston Cup Champions, alot of history and even more promise. Ricky Hendrick was introduced as the owner of the 25 car. Papa Joe remarked on the journey taken in the past twenty years and the people that made it possible. I took several pictures of those people all lined up on those stools. I even took pictures of the stools themselves. The sight of them struck me then and has stayed with me through these last nine months. Now as I learned the tragic fate of ten members of this family, all I can think of are those stools lined up all in a row and how some of those stools, as well as the spaces taken up by the people behind the lineup making it possible, now stand empty. My time at Hendrick Motorsports will always be special to me. The lineup that struck me so much that day will live forever in so many hearts, including mine...me, a fan who had never been to a raceshop before that day and left with a feeling of awe but also of being welcome. I spoke to the head of the chassis shop, I met Robbie Loomis as well as several members of the chassis team. Even though I had never met any of these people before that day, I felt as if I could call any of these people up the next day just to say hi. That feeling has stayed with me and in my heart I know Hendrick will stay that way always. Those that have been lost and those that remain, those that have cheered or even booed,as well as those that will join Hendrick in the future wouldn't have it any other way. My heart goes out to entire Hendrick racing community and to you personally. I know you and your husband have friends there and are deeply affected. Know that my love and prayers are with you and with them all. I thank you for the opportunty to see them all in row...an image and experience that will stay with me forever and one I woundn't have had if it weren't for you and the people at Hendrick. All my love, Heather A Race Fan Forever From CT Just a quick email to tell you how much we enjoyed the race shop tours last week. very educational and interesting...lunch was great, wherever it was we went. Sue is a good tour conductor, keeping us abreat of what we were to see, and explaining more when we got there. Sincerely, Pat Trisha: Glenn and I so enjoyed our day with you Sonja. It was a nice "intimate" group. Thanks so much for such a great and memorable day. I wish that we were going to be around to join you on one of your new tours to the North end. However, we found out a week ago that Glenn's assignment here is over and we leave Sunday for our home in Arizona. We will always think fondly of you just maybe some day we will find ourselves back in NC and look you up again. I have some great picture memories of our day with you and I am putting them all in an album so we can look back on how much fun we had with you. We went up to the Speedway on Saturday AM and was told no tours because of an event going on. We were dissappointed but were able to go into the stands and take look. Thanks again for a great day!! Good luck to you in the future. You are a terrific "tour lady" and we will never forget that Friday in September 2004! Jan and Glenn Hey Trisha, We just got back from our trip. Sorry to hear about your little mishap and that we didn’t get to meet you. Sue did a great job however, and with her being from NH we had a lot in common. We really liked the area and may find ourselves escaping the winter to Mooresville. The tour was terrific and we’ll tell all our friends about it. Good luck with your added tour, we’ll have to check it out when we come back. Sincerely, Chip & Dawn Couldn't open attatchment, for some reason. June and I had a great time. The shops and Tour were just great. Sue did a super job!! The little extras were special, such as the guys racing there RC cars during one of there breaks, and actually changing spring rubbers to make them handle better. We had supper that night at the Velvet Hammer, and might have saw Robert Yates and wife. Can't say for sure. Your tour was even better than expected. I will certainly recommend it to anybody going to the Mooresville area. Thanks again Dave & June Thurber Hi Trisha, My name is Gayle and we were on your tour on 08/23/03. My sister, Terri, who was with us in August, was recently on your tour again, and was telling me that you didn't have any pictures of you with your "pregnancy template". I thought that I had sent this last September, but if you didn't get it, here it is again. I'd love to tell you again, that your tour was a highlight of our visit to the area last year, and we will definitely do it again when we make it back to the area. I hope that you and your family are well, and I'm sure that Jonelle brings you great joy every day. Sincerely, Gayle Hey Trisha, My wife and Iwould like to thank you very much for the tour we took with you. You were a great host and we enjoyed our trip so much. It's all we have talked about. For anyone thinking of taking a tour with you, it's the best. We so enjoyed your tour. Thank You, John and Sonya from Tennessee Hi Trisha, just wanted to thank you again for the great time that we had taking your tour (Feb 17th). Bill, Leigh and I had a blast and really enjoyed spending the day with you. It was nice to finally meet you after I had spoken to you about a half dozen times or so and you were just as I expected, what a sweet person you are. We got alot of nice pictures between all of us and have told everyone what a great time we had and you have to experience it at least once if you are any kind of a race fan. We have been watching races every Sunday for the 10 years we have been married and look forward to every week, when the season ends until Feb. again, everyone kind of goes through withdrawal waiting for it to start again. I hope that someday we get back there again and believe me, we would definitely look you up. I hope you received the card that I sent you in the mail, that was for your thoughtfulness. Keep up the good work and hopefully we will see you again, Sandy (Michigan) Spencer and I want to thank you for showing us what racing is all about in North Carolina! You are the perfect tour guide for this. Your knowledge of all the teams and your personality of keeping your tour Fun and very enjoyable. We wish you the best with your tours and your little arrival coming soon!!!!!!!!! We hope to see you again!!!!!!!! Hey Trisha, How are you doing? I just wanted to send you a little email to thank you for the great tour on Tuesday. We really had a great time. (Even though I was a little under the weather) My uncle (Lowell) was so excited he talked about the trip the rest of his visit here in NC. And my dad (Arnold) has spread the news about your tours to a few people where he does his trading for lawnmowers. Once I get my NASCAR site finished I'm definitely gonna link your site to it. I run a couple of websites for pro wrestlers and I decided it was time for me to start a race site. Anyways I bought you a little gift to say thanks for being so kind to us even though we were EXTREMELY late. You should receive it in the mail sometime this week. Thanks again Trisha and keep in touch :) Kristi Hey Trisha, Long time no talk, I hope you are doing well and that business is super busy for you. I was just wondering if you had ever got my email with our comments on the tour. I wanted to post it on your site but I can't. I also would like your address so we can send you a cheese head for Robbie Loomis and so I can send you a copy of our pictures that we took on the trip. They turned out really good. Talk to you later Cindy. Dear Trisha, I just wanted to say thank you so much for your tour. My Husband and I took your tour on April 15, 2003. For our honeymoon we went to the Martinsville race and then took your tour that week. We had a blast you and Tour lady #2 were awsome. We would have never found all the shops or seen what we did if we hadnt taken your tour. Thank you for being so kind, knowledgable, and fun! You made our trip to Mooresville NC and our honeymoon unforgettable! ps. could you please email us the information on the clear barrier that we can get to put on our hoods of our cars? Thank you again for everything. And good luck with the new baby!!!!!!!!!! :) Autumn & Rusty Hi Trish, Just wanted to drop you a line and say thank you so much for a great time. Cris and I really enjoyed the tour, and it was wonderful meeting you and Rick. I think you've got a great idea there with your business, and I bet you'll grow to be bigger with more vans & more drivers, Trish, you've got the perfect personality for this, your very friendly and a lot of fun to be with. I think your going to be very successful. Hope to see you again sometime in the future, God bless you, Rick & your new baby. Sincerely Mike Hi Trishia, I thought I would send you a picture of Myself and my Wife that you took for us at Hendrick Race shop. We had a very nice tour with you on May 13th of this year. You will remember the tour by remembering a woman on our tour named Miss Rebecca. She ask several questions about the Earnhart's(especially at Hendrick Race Shop). We teased her about it the whole tour. Hope everything goes well for you and your Husband with the birth of you first child in October. Good luck with your tour business and hope to see you if we ever get back to Mooresville in the future. Thanks Again. Ralph & Patty Trisha, Just wanted to say thanks for the wonderful day Kester and I spent with you on Friday, June 27. I am not a big racing fan, but I really enjoyed the day. Being a huge racing fan, Kester declares that this is one of the best vacations he has ever had. He has talked so much about you. You certainly made his day when you gave him the flag that had flown over DEI. He has told everybody about that and about the tour. We have shared your business cards with several of our friends and encouraged them to come to Concord and take your tour. We have taken tours in different cities that we have visited, but we have never encountered a tour guide with the wonderful personality that you have. You were great to spend the day with. Perhaps we will visit the Concord area and spend the day again with you on another tour. Rita Hey thanks for the great tour and all the information you gave us. Everytime Connie and I went over Lake Norman we asked "how many miles of shore line? 500 miles... It rained the whole time we were there and we had tickets for qualifiying but we left because of the rain.We had a great time at Vinnys (twice) once for all the crab legs and once for dollar beers. I've known Connie for 32 years and NEVER saw her order or drink a beer. She had one that night. We drove around to all the shops on Wednesday and took the $5 tour at the speedway. Thanks again. and Good luck with the new addition. Let me know when the baby comes Georgi Hi Trisha, My name is Sarah and I was on your tour that took place on Tuesday, May 6, 2003. (I was on the tour with Paul, the guy who asked if Richard Petty was gay, you know the one you wanted to duck tape.) Anyway I wanted to say that I had a wonderful time! I haven't been able to stop talking about my trip since I have been home! I am trying to plan another trip out there next year around the same time with my twin sister. So I hope when you have your baby you continue doing your tours!! Thanks for the tip about Vinnie's. I couldn't believe I got the see Dale Earnhardt Jr. Paul wanted me to try and get his autograph but I didn't feel comfortable doing that, but at least I saw him!! Again, thanks for the great time I look forward to seeing you next year!! Best wishes, Sarah Patty and I just wanted to let you know how much we enjoyed your tour.Your knowledge and contacts made for a very interesting and fun trip.We got our pictures back and have Patty pictured with Mike Wallace, Joe Nemechek (We went back to Hendrick Wed and ran into Joe), Kyle Bush, Bootie Barker, and Pop Everham. All and all a great trip.Thanks again. Leon and Patty Dear Trish, We are home again and it has done nothing but rain.... How lucky we were on the day of our tour .. beautiful sunshine and such a wonderful guide. Ed and I enjoyed every minute of it and are recommending you to all our NASCAR friends. I have not decided where to place the tire, but we will find a good spot, I am sure. In the meantime I hope that you are doing well and the baby (she ) is kicking and smiling along with you - I do hope that she will inherit your disposition. Did you know that Ed and I walked up to the speedway the next day and took the tour as you suggested. We mentioned your name, and the driver knew you! Did you also know that we witnessed to governor crash Jimmy Johnson's car... I simply said to Ed, oh he crashed, please say a little prayer for him... and then he climbed out of the wreck. We bought a newspaper the next day with the picture on the front page to prove that we saw it .... Thank you again for a great tour. Did the pictures turn out? I have a wonderful one for your scrapbook. Hope to hear from you when you have a minute. Fondly, Else and Ed Hi Trisha It is hard to believe it has been almost a year since we toured with you! What a great day. We are fine and hope you are too. In the JBFC news letter, we read you got married!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats!!!!! I think I see you on TV on the Pontiac commercial with JB and the other Pontiac drivers. Could it be you? From MI. Jim, Mary, DeeAnn, Jamie, and Samantha Trisha, My husband Larry and I just got back home after a wonderful time in Charlotte. Your tour was great! We still are amazed that we saw Chad Knaus, Jimmy Fennig and Elliot Sadler. We would never have found all the race shops on our own and we wouldn't have known what buildings we could go in. Also while on the tour we found out that Jimmie Johnson would be signing cookbooks the next day. You can bet we went back there. The highlight of the trip came on Wednesday when we went back to RYR and Dale Jarrett was there. He was kind enough to stop, sign autographs and pose for pictures. None of this would have been possible if we had not taken your tour. Thanks so much. Good luck and God bless you. Holly Hey Trisha, this is Renea in KY. Glad you liked all the 3M stuff. Thanks so much for our day with you, we loved it and will do it again. We loved Charlotte and planning to come back, but glad to be home. miss my own bed!! Dad found a bag in with all of his, it is from Hendrick, a JG baby outfit and some pens, if anyone has asked about it let us know we will mail it to them. If you are ever in KY (around Lexington) call us!! Thanks Renea Thank you so much for the great tour you gave us Monday the 19th. FYI, we went back to Hendrick Tuesday to get Johnson's Power of Pride car we didn't get Monday. While we were there we got Johnson's autograph on his car, it was awesome. We also watched Nemecheck's pit crew practice. We saw a practice car go around the building, and learning from your tour, thought maybe they were practicing. We went around to the back and was able to watch from a close but safe distance. We also talked to guys working on one of Gordon's test car. Natasha tried to get a shirt from one of them. He was willing to trade her shirts but unwilling to give him hers, or at least change there in the garage, she chickened out. You talked about the possibility of a "behind the scenes" tour at DEI later this year. You can consider us as going to be there. No matter if you do it this year or next year, please consider us "in." As soon as we here, we'll get our work scheduled and send you a deposit or however you do it. WE WANT TO GO. Thanks again for the great time. We look forward to going with you again sometime, soon. Dennis and Natasha Hey Trisha! I just wanted to thank you and Laura for a wonderful time on the tour! You two made the tour what it was. You both were so friendly and funny! My dad and I had a great time. I get my pictures back tomorrow so I am excited to see how they turned out. I will reccommend anyone that I know that is going to visit the area to go on one of your tours. I would like to take the tour again someday! It was something that I will never forget. I had a couple of questions for you if you don't mind answering. I notice that a lot of the drivers always have someone following them around. Who are these people? Are they their assistants or publicists, or what? I notice that a lot of them stand around the car when the driver is getting ready to race, etc. Also, who are the people that drive the drivers around in the golf carts, etc. These are just some things that I have been thinking about and are curious to know. Thanks for your time. ~Nicole It's been over a week, and I'm still in awe of being in the garage at the speedway, especially after meeting Mark Martin!!!! I've told everyone who will listen about the wonderful time we had, and how you're the best tour guide in the world! I haven't developed my film yet, but I'll be sure & send you the good pics when I do. Don't forget to send me the one you took in the garage when I was in a stupor getting his autograph (I still can believe I became a blubbering idiot). Best of luck with your business, and with your anticipated new arrival. God bless, Roxi & John Hi Trish, Don't know if you remember us, though with my incessant talk about Jr and the Earnhardt family I don't know how you could forget us!! I just had to drop you a quick e-mail to say thank you again for an awesome tour and going above and beyond the call of duty to make our North Carolina vacation a wonderful one. The picture above did not scan well but it came out great!! As a matter a fact so great it will be this year's Christmas card, an it was all thanks to you!!! I don't want to take too much of your time, I know how busy you are with the tours and the races. Good luck with your new baby and best wishes!! Hi Trisha We want to tell everyone who might be thinking about taking a tour with Race Shop Tours that they should! It's not just a tour, its great fun and laughs. You made our first trip to Charlotte the best. We had never been there and to be treated like we were with an old friend whom we hadn't seen for awhile, is truly remarkable. To say it was just a tour would be a lie, we came away with wonderful memories and a wonderful new friend whom we will charish forever. Thank you Trisha you are the best. Ton's of Love Hey Trisha, Long time no talk, I hope you are doing well and that business is super busy for you. I was just wondering if you had ever got my email with our comments on the tour. I wanted to post it on your site but I can't. I also would like your address so we can send you a cheese head for Robbie Loomis and so I can send you a copy of our pictures that we took on the trip. They turned out really good. Talk to you later Cindy. Hey Trisha, Brandon and myself want to thank you again for the wonderful tour you gave us. We had such a good time and were happy that it was just us. You are such a wonderful and energetic person, we enjoyed every minute of the tour and couldn't believe how quick the day went by. I can't believe how much we learned you never realize how much there is to know about all the different parts to the cars. It was cool running into Tony Stewart. Ultra Motorsports was are favorite part of the tour. I can't believe we were able to get to see all that "extra" stuff that normally everyone doesn't get to see. The best part by far was being able jump inside of Jimmy Spencer's race car. I will be sending you the pictures. Going out to lunch was a nice little break to, we will go back there next time we come down. Going in to Kanapolis to see the Dale Earnhardt Statue was a really good experience it is such a cute little town, it reminded me of towns that are up north (Wisconsin). Thank you for letting me take my picture that I wanted at the end of the day, it turned out nice. All in all the day was just totally awesome and we couldn't imagine all of the things we got to see, it was defiantly worth every penny. Good luck in all your future tours and we hope that Race Shop Tours continues to get bigger. Thank you for everything we had such a wonderful time. You are the best. Cynthia Brandon Tour Date 03/20/2003 Hi Trisha! My husband Ron and I are STILL talkng about the great tour that you took us on back in late October last year. We have told so many people about it, that I hope you get some business. We have seen your ad in some of the racing magazines that my husband gets.... I hope people see your ad and call you. The highlight of our tour with you was meeting Papa Joe Hendricks in his golfcart, and getting a photo with Kenny Schrader. Everything was great, thank you again. And if we ever get back to Charlotte, we're going on another tour! It's worth it! God bless you. Ron and Roberta Trisha, Last Tuesday, I was a member of your tour group that visited the race shops. I greatly enjoyed the tour and having you to guide us meant all the difference, than if, I had tried to do it on my own. I will strongly recommend to friends and acquaintances that they use you tours to visit this very impressive area. I will never forget it. Thanks Again, Henry Trish I just got back home and had a chance to download all my pictures and I have some nice photographs to remember our great tour. I just wanted to say thanks for such a nice tour, even my wife, Ruth enjoyed herself and she is not a race fan. You make the tour very enjoyable. I am sending you a copy of your picture; I made one change, see if you can spot the modification. Thanks Floyd & Ruth Trisha, Gail and I just wanted to thank you again for such a great experience! We are so glad we were able to hook up with you. We are certain touring the shops on our own would've only been a quarter of what we experienced with you! You pack a lot of information into each one of the stops, making for a great value, well worth the money, quite a bargain actually! You made the visits to each of the shops more personal, providing all the little extra tidbits one wouldn't normally hear touring on their own. Being lucky enough to be on your tour on one of the few testing days at the Lowe's Motor Speedway was a extra special thrill. So many drivers and race teams all to ourselves! We've been spreading to the word to all our friends to look you up and take your tour next time they are in Charlotte. Thanks again for everything. Robin and Gail ps - will be sending you a few pictures in a few days of our tour Hi, Trisha! We're back in lil' ol' Vermont now, and missing NC. Had a great time with you last Wednesday - thanks for everything!! It was more than we had ever dared hope for. I'm dropping my film from the groundbreaking ceremony off for developing tonight, and will email any good pictures to you. I just called ABC - WCOS channel 9 to see if I could get a video tape of the news segment on the groundbreaking, and found out they charge $110. That's not quite in the budget, but if any of your friends taped it and would be willing to make a copy, I would be glad to send a check or money order for whatever amount they think is fair. Or we could trade for some VT maple syrup, maple candy, etc. Thanks again, and please also thank Rick for us. We had a great time talking to him Wed. night (and meeting Steve Park!). Robin & Shane P.S. - Don't be surprised if we bring a van-load of people down to see you next summer! Dear Trish, This is Mindy Harvey from Chicago, Illinois. I just wanted to tell you how much Lenny and I enjoyed the tour we took with you. I will email you some of the pictures as soon as we get them back. See ya, Mindy Trisha, Barney and I wanted to thank you for the wonderful tour last Friday, August 9. Barney said it was the best vacation he has ever been on-did the things he has always wanted to do with alot of extra perks that day! Let us know where to send Norrie's gift cert. We will send him a thank you note, but tell him thanks again when you see him. What a wonderful person he is. We will pass along your card and info to anyone we know that will coming down there. You have a special gift for people, and we both know where that blessing comes from. Take care. Best of luck in your business, and your future with Rick. We will get in touch with you when we bring our friends along next time also. Willl forward photos when we get them developed. Our very best to you, Julie and Barney Hi Trish, Just wanted to let you know my dad and mom (Glenn and Bert Summerville) had a great time on their tour with you. Thanks for the good job you do. I knew they'd love you! (They were with you when you came upon the commercial being filmed at the speedway -- good job!) Hope all is going well with you. Are things picking up now that it's racing season again? I hope so. Thanks again, Diane Hi Trisha We can't wait to return to N.C. and take the tour with you, a trip there and not a tour with you would just not be a great trip. We have so much fun and the tour is great, you make it very special for everyone. We can't imagine what it would be like not taking the tour. We will be there in May and we are returning in Augest for vacation with friends just so they can take the tour with you. You treat everyone like family so thank you Trish we love you can't wait. Tons of Love Thank you Doug, Helen, Anna & Phil Trisha, Gail and I just wanted to thank you again for such a great experience! We are so glad we were able to hook up with you. We are certain touring the shops on our own would've only been a quarter of what we experienced with you! You pack a lot of information into each one of the stops, making for a great value, well worth the money, quite a bargain actually! You made the visits to each of the shops more personal, providing all the little extra tidbits one wouldn't normally hear touring on their own. Being lucky enough to be on your tour on one of the few testing days at the Lowe's Motor Speedway was a extra special thrill. So many drivers and race teams all to ourselves! We've been spreading to the word to all our friends to look you up and take your tour next time they are in Charlotte. Thanks again for everything. Robin and Gail ps - will be sending you a few pictures in a few days of our tour Good Morning Trisha, I first want to apologize that it has taken me so long to get in touch with you. I have been having computer set up problems with my email and picture attachments. I am hoping that it is working now the way it should. Denny and I both wanted to tell you thank you so much for the wonderful shop tour on 9-9-02. We had a wonderful time, it was great going from shop to shop and seeing the behind the scenes things. You were truly blessed with a wonderful gift from God to do these tours, your great. You make everyone to comfortable and make the trip even more enjoyable. THANK YOU! Meeting the crew chiefs and Joe Gibbs was great. Words can't really describe how much we enjoyed our tour with you. YOU make them GREAT! Everyone should be taking the tour, we have been telling everyone and giving everyone your web site address. West Virginia has tons of race fans, all of the ones I work with are planning on making the trip some time next spring and summer Denny and I are so looking forward to 11-15-02. The behind the scenes at DEI with the dinner and reception are going great. It was nice talking to you the other day, I really appreciate your help with the hotel names and numbers. Do you have any more details on the 11-15 DEI? I want to make sure that we have everything in order, I especially don't want to show up looking like a country bumpkin. When you get more details on everything down to the place that we should call for reservations, please let me know. Please let me know if the email and pictures came through. If not I will get some together to bring to you in November. Have a wonderful day! :) Denny and Brenda Just thought that we would drop you a line to thank you for a wonderful time that you afforded us recently. We could never had experienced what you showed us if we had tried to do it on our own. Joan & Jim I believe a true fan of NASCAR enjoys all aspects of the sport. Meeting a driver is naturally a highlight of a tour, but I believe the people who put the driver in the car and into the spot light are equally as important and worthy of mention. Sandy I just wanted to write and thank you for the tour. It was Great! I've been bragging and telling everyone if they get down your way, they would have to take the tour! I received my autographed photo from Mark Martin yesterday. All the photos I took came out really good. I just wished I'd taken more. Joe Thanks for making our trip such a success. We appreciate all the inside information that you could give us. We also appreciate you willingness to change the schedule to watch the pit crew practice at Roush! June, Jim, Marcus and Timothy Thank you so much for the tour! We had a blast!!! You are truly a blessing to the sport. Your enthusiasm was contagious, and made a difference in the tour. We don't think we would've gotten to see the things we saw unless we were on your tour. Not everybody gets to see pit crew practice, or get autographs from Terry Labonte's pit crew members. Tammy and Terry We all would like to say thank you so much for a memorable tour! We have such great pictures of your tour! You definitely have the personality and knowledge to entertain such a wild bunch like us. What a great opportunity to meet other race fans and to actually talk to members of several racing teams. Cindy HAD A BLAST AND SO DID THE KIDS YOU WERE GREAT WITH US AND WITH THEM WE WILL HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOUR TOUR TO ALL OUR FRIENDS. KEEP IN TOUCH ABOUT THE BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR not known. I would like to thank you for making my dad's trip down to North Carolina a time that he will never forget…….getting Michael Waltrip's autograph was topping on the cake. Cheryl We enjoyed your tour and was glad that our luck had changed and we bumped into you at Jeff Gordons race shop. Keith and Tammy Just want to thank you again for taking us on your tour! Bob and I had such a fun time being with you. One of the things that made the tour very enjoyable was hearing about your personal experiences with drivers and pit crew members. It's great that you are able to share personal tidbits about them without invading their privacy. I think I could listen to you tell stories all day! Cindy We will definitely book events and tours in the future. Lance We had the fantastic luck of happening upon Race Shop Tours and we are so glad that we did. Trisha you are absolutely the greatest, you made our day of touring wonderful. We are so glad that we decided to do the exclusive tour.We can't wait to come back to Charlotte and even though we now know where the shops are.....we won't tour them without you. Not only are the tours informative and fun.....we had the pleasure of making a new friend.....!!!!!!!!!!! THANKS AGAIN FOR A GREAT TIME Kelley, Jim and Emiley
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