Pictures from
Raging Bull Texas Stampede, February 27, 2005

Many thanks to (in alphabetical order) Dave B., Larry D., Renee H.,
John H., and Jason & Christine T. for contributing all the photos below.

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1 Radar weather map of conditions on the originally scheduled day, February 26.
2 Drivers' meeting
3 Bull Riders mingling at starting point.
5 Jason's 350Z.
6 Jason's 350Z and Patrick's 300ZX TT

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8 Close-up of Patrick's 300ZX TT
9 Engine bay of Patrick's 300ZX TT
10 Rob's SR20DET-powered 240SX
11 Engine bay of Rob's SR20DET-powered 240SX
12 L-R: Patrick, Rob, Floyd, and Nick
13 Renee's Ulta Yellow Metallic 350Z Anniversary Edition
14 L-R: Sanjeev's G35 Sedan, Sanjeev, and Eithan

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15 Cung's (Mike's) G35 Coupe
18 Floyd's G35 Coupe
19 Custom hood on Floyd's G35 Coupe. Notice the vents.
20 Rob's 300ZX TT and Dwayne's 300ZX 2+2

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22 L-R: Floyd, John, and Rob
25 If you zoom in, there are a lot of cars there.
28 This happens at least once on every Stampede: A truck or SUV driver who tries to join in on our fun by, get this...trying to out-run us! The truck this time had an unleashed dog on its flat bed. The dog initially enjoyed the higher speeds, but then became visibly scared as he realized he may not be able to hold on. Meanwhile, the Tourmaster was wondering if this dog was soon to become a hood ornament on his car. Luckily, we managed to pass this driver quickly and saved him (and his dog) from hurting himself.

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30 Jason's 350Z
31 Cockpit of Patrick's 300ZX TT.
32 Nick and Patrick standing next to Patrick's 300ZX TT.
33 Renee's irresistibly eye-catching 350Z Anniversary Edition and Rob's 240SX.
34 Engine bay of Renee's 350Z Anniversary Edition.
35 L-R Renee, Rob T., and Rob J. discussing how Nissan managed to fit
all those horses under Rob J.'s 300ZX TT.

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36 Rob's 300ZX TT, Cung's (Mike's) G35 Coupe, and John's G35 Coupe.
37 Another shot of John's G35 Coupe.
39 Custom carbon fiber hood with vents on Floyd's G35 Coupe.
Note the Nissan badge on the grill.
41 Bull Riders during lunch at Stagecoach Inn in Salado, Texas.
The dude in the white shirt with the grin is Rob who, apparently along with many others near him, still had a grin on his face from the morning run.
42 Sanjeev and Pat.

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44 Short waterfall next to Stagecoach Inn in Salado, Texas.
45 Another shot of waterall and river running through Salado.
46 Bull Riders with full tummies ready to get back on the Raging Bull.
47 Tourmaster: The Raging Bull is about to get meaner...
48 Tourmaster: ...uh, look behind...we have some admirers!
49 Yep, these admirers drove by us, and then turned around to come and meet us.

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51 The group is delightfully surprised by the cars and
watching them as they head towards us.
52 The admirers park near our cars. Here's the Lotus Elise.
54 Corvette
55 Dodge Viper

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59 Another Corvette
60 Honda S2000. This driver is really not trying to stay under the radar, is he?
62 Renee's 350Z AE and Patrick's 300ZX TT
63 Rob J.'s 300ZX TT and Rob T.'s 240SX

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64 Jason T. refueling his 350Z for the afternoon leg of the Stampede.
66 Cung's (Mike's) G35 Coupe. Notice the Skyline and GT badges.
67 Dwayne's 300ZX 2+2
68 Rob's 240SX
69 Poster shot of Dwayne's 300ZX 2+2.
70 Guy in white shirt: Dude, you're holding everybody up. Can't you go any faster?
Guy in dark shirt: Let me drive your Twin Turbo and I promise I'll do better.
Guy in white shirt: Now you're talking crazy!

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71 Regrouping after an easy-to-miss turn.
72 We're really not going that fast. It just looks that way.
73 The gorgeous scenery moments before we battled the meanest part of the Raging Bull.
74 The break moments after riding the meanest part of the Raging Bull.
75 Riders observing smoking brakes on Rob's 240SX.
76 Okay, so the smoke coming from the brake is not visible in this photo, but you can imagine, can't you?
77 Cars lined up during break after meanest section of the Raging Bull.

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78 Rob's 300ZX TT cooling down after the meanest section of the Raging Bull.
80 The stable of cars during the last break.
81 Jason's 350Z
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83 Rob's 240SX
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85 The Bull Riders in a pack heading towards The Oasis before sunset.
86 Surprise visit by Rick Kulach, Dealer Operations Manager for Nissan
in the parking lot of The Oasis.
87 Cars going through final cool down. Dave admiring Rob's 300ZX TT.
88 Another angle of the custom hood on Floyd's G35 Coupe.
89 And yet another angle. Notice the Skyline and GT badges.
90 L-R: Jason, Eric, Sanjeev
91 Line up of the Stampede cars in a far corner of the The Oasis parking lot.

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92 Counter-clockwise: John H.'s right leg, John K., Sanjeev, Dave, Eric, Andy, Rick Kulach, and Rick's son relaxing in our reserved spot at The Oasis after an exhausting day-long Stampede. It was a great pleasure to have Rick visit with the group. He brought along many Nissan accessories that were given away. See the Post-Stampede Report for details.
93 Group on deck of The Oasis 450 ft. above Lake Travis.
94 Background: Jason and Christine, Nick. Foreground: Pat.
96 L-R: Nick and Patrick.
97 Counter-clockwise: Jason, Renee, Pat, Rob and Nancy, Patrick.
98 Counter-clockwise: Andy, Rick Kulach, Rick's son, Floyd, and John.

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99 North view from our deck at The Oasis 450 ft. above Lake Travis.
100 Sunset view from our deck of The Oasis
101 Sunset view from our deck of The Oasis

Image used within Raging Bull Texas Stampede logo belongs to Jeff Bucchino.
The rest of his artwork can be viewed at www.wizardofdraws.com.

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