When was this forum created?

   I remember being on this forum before the '08 reboot but, I don't remember what year I joined. For some reason I'm thinking '03 but, I've taken a lot of blows to the head and been rebooted to factory settings at least once, so I don't trust my memory all that much. I was definitely on Solo2.org back in '03 but, sadly it no longer exists.


   Also once again it struck me just how amazing this community is. I've joined a few overlanding forums, a machining forum, and a couple of boxing/powerlifting forums but, nothing compares to GRM.


   This site has been a big part of my life for a very long time. One of these years I'll actually compete in the challenge. LOL

A long time ago in a far away place... Wait. That was a different thing.   

In reply to The_Jed :

I've been here for 25-years as of either next month or September, and it had been around for a while prior to that!

Edit: that would have been 1998, so sometime prior to that. 

On the seventh day, God awoke from his rest, looked down and thought, "These little meat sticks need some entertainment".

I know I've been on here since at least 05-06?

You might be a GRM-OG if...

1. You know that Noel is not just a Christmas greeting.  

2. You know how many Per you get per forum?

I joined in 2003. It was well established at that point. 

In reply to John Welsh :

You might be GRM-OG if you know more than 1 person named A. Nelson, and they're both cool people.

The GRM $1,500 Challenge of 1999 started as an article idea that was spoke of on the GRM forum where people were invited to attend.  

The first GRM $2,000 Challenge held in 2001 was the product of forum chatter from those who missed or wished they had attended the $1,500 Challenge.

What ever happened to the clown? Haven't seen Guido on here in a long time.

Via the Waybackmachine, this is the oldest screen shot they have.  That doesn't mean it's the first ever page, just the oldest they have archived.  

https://web.archive.org/web/20000608044557/http://www.grassrootsmotorsports.com/

Notice near the bottom that Jerry Stein has "Thoughts on the Challenge"  Is that the same Jerry Stein?  

I think 2004 for me...  before the Dork replaced it's predecessor.

I miss Amy.

 I've can remember when there was only one forum category and when they started a for sale (or for some of you: "for sell"  ) category and another one, but I can't remember what the other one was. My initial forum name was "stansmr2", but had to change it after I put my MR2 up for sale and one of the staff asked me if I was going to change it to "stans1300" if it sold. Years ago for sure...

It was before 1999, that's for sure. I joined sometime in the 98-99 time frame, and had considered a $1500 challenge car. I found out about GRM the magazine from a friend, and shortly found the web page. 
 

Posters have come and gone, but the tone and whatnot hasn't much. 
 

The discussions about the challenge being legit started before the $1500 challenge happened, and then escalated after Guido won. Child labor and all. 

Appleseed said:

I miss Amy.

I miss worksgarage

In reply to bludroptop :

Ah yes, when Harold Thong graced us of shots of his masculinity while holding a YZ exhaust pipe.

I found this site back when it was in another format. I started following a woman who was racing/building a Ferrari? Then she had a falling out and was banned or left. I signed up some time after that because I found myself visiting quite often. Who was that member?

What does everyone think of SUV's?

I think they suck.

Discuss...

If you made them,

And they made you,

Who made who?

Peabody said:

Appleseed said:

I miss Amy.

I miss worksgarage

...was just thinking about his amazing posts...

Even through I never posted at the beginning, I have been a member since the late 90s. I wish I could still access my aol account. 

Found this email from David, funny GRM used an aol email  

dean1484 said:

A long time ago in a far away place... Wait. That was a different thing.   

You beat me to it. 

I think I registered in either 2001 or 2002. I remember when Dorks were Tards.....

I've been on since around 2001. I asked a question and Keith Tanner answered. I didn't know who he was at that time. I actually had a printout of that, but can't find it.