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I'd never really heard of it before, but a few days ago I get a number of PM's, texts and emails from friends congratulating me on the feature they've just run on my MX5 (the Teenage Dirtbag) whiich, at the time, was at the top of their homepage.
I rush to check it out and I'm completely flabbergasted to see my car on there with a nice write up and a 'photo summary' of the build complete with a link to my build thread in Reader Rides on here! What an awesome start to the year.
www.build-threads.com/build-threads/teenage-dirtbag-na-mx5/#more-5307
24hrs later I get a really nice PM on here from the owner of BuildThreads with some awesome comments:
I was quite simply stunned and genuinely speechless!
A few PM's back & forth for the past few days and I get a PM this morning telling me that the feature is now up:
www.build-threads.com/build-threads/area-52/#more-5325
To say I'm stunned is an understatement. You can also throw surprised, honoured and flattered in there too! Sorry if this sounds like I'm blowing my own trumpet, but I'm so flipping excited I just had to share.
Most of all, I must say many thanks to all those who attend Area 52, drive from all over the country (and indeed Europe) to join in and make it what it is. The Playweekends are awesome because of you guys and the recent contributions kitty (which I don't think he picked up on in the feature) has really helped to keep the place going. It's such a brilliant thing to be a part of and I hope it continues.
Many thanks everyone - without you making the place so special it would never have made it onto the BuildThreads website.
Thanks also to Anth for featuring both my car and the unit. It's a fantastic website with some truly amazing builds and garages. I still have to pinch myself when I think that I've been mentioned among them. What a privilege ;D
If you haven't read about it before, please do check out the full Area 52 thread by clicking my signature below.
I'd never really heard of it before, but a few days ago I get a number of PM's, texts and emails from friends congratulating me on the feature they've just run on my MX5 (the Teenage Dirtbag) whiich, at the time, was at the top of their homepage.
I rush to check it out and I'm completely flabbergasted to see my car on there with a nice write up and a 'photo summary' of the build complete with a link to my build thread in Reader Rides on here! What an awesome start to the year.
www.build-threads.com/build-threads/teenage-dirtbag-na-mx5/#more-5307
24hrs later I get a really nice PM on here from the owner of BuildThreads with some awesome comments:
Hi Bruce,
It's anth here, from Build-Threads.com Hope you liked the feature! I'm a big fan of what you do, so much so that a while back I started the habit of clicking on your profile every now and then and hitting "view last 50 posts" just to see what you're up to! Can't wait to see what you do with the Lotus.
I tried to pm you almost a year ago to ask if it was cool to feature Area 52 on the site, under the "Garages" category. If you don't mind I'd love to feature it next, right after the MX5, sort of as a follow-on story. I know A52 is a community project with more than a few people involved, but are you the sole founder?
cheers mate,
Anth
It's anth here, from Build-Threads.com Hope you liked the feature! I'm a big fan of what you do, so much so that a while back I started the habit of clicking on your profile every now and then and hitting "view last 50 posts" just to see what you're up to! Can't wait to see what you do with the Lotus.
I tried to pm you almost a year ago to ask if it was cool to feature Area 52 on the site, under the "Garages" category. If you don't mind I'd love to feature it next, right after the MX5, sort of as a follow-on story. I know A52 is a community project with more than a few people involved, but are you the sole founder?
cheers mate,
Anth
I was quite simply stunned and genuinely speechless!
A few PM's back & forth for the past few days and I get a PM this morning telling me that the feature is now up:
www.build-threads.com/build-threads/area-52/#more-5325
To say I'm stunned is an understatement. You can also throw surprised, honoured and flattered in there too! Sorry if this sounds like I'm blowing my own trumpet, but I'm so flipping excited I just had to share.
Most of all, I must say many thanks to all those who attend Area 52, drive from all over the country (and indeed Europe) to join in and make it what it is. The Playweekends are awesome because of you guys and the recent contributions kitty (which I don't think he picked up on in the feature) has really helped to keep the place going. It's such a brilliant thing to be a part of and I hope it continues.
Many thanks everyone - without you making the place so special it would never have made it onto the BuildThreads website.
Thanks also to Anth for featuring both my car and the unit. It's a fantastic website with some truly amazing builds and garages. I still have to pinch myself when I think that I've been mentioned among them. What a privilege ;D
If you haven't read about it before, please do check out the full Area 52 thread by clicking my signature below.