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[RallyGuy2k]

Hey all,

This is my first VX post but thought I'd post since just today I found out about Tone...we first met in 2000/2001...I'll just copy what I posted on Tone's RIP FB page...I have more photos and I believe video from our crazy rallycross days. I'll post more when I find.

Geez...I've been getting psyched up for my return to rally racing and looking up my rallycross buddies back in the day and just came to find out that my buddy Tone Monday passed away. For those who've seen Rush or know the Lauda/Hunt rivalry, he was the James Hunt to my Niki Lauda when we battled for the tops of rallycross.

He and I were the ones to watch when on the track...going out with 120%, driving like possessed to win. Making bets like concert tickets, etc on who won that month's race.

I remember one race, we all met at the track, crazy early in the morning like usual, and Tone had a *really* dirty evil grin on his face...the first rallycross since he threw a supercharger in his VehiCross...that's the day we both went into the next level of competition mode.

Even when his VX broke down and was being fixed, he coudn't skip a championship points....so he RENTED a Pontiac Grand Prix to drive...removed the whole intake silencer system, throttle body filter, the air filter, and drilled a hole into the hand brake handle to route a zip tie to hold down the button, to work better for handbrake turns. He drove that automatic in manual mode and drove it like a mad man...every run sliding across the finish line with the car smoking and smelling like rotten eggs.

(I really, really, really, wanted to be there when he returned the car.)

Then of course after the day of racing my Dad would come over just to say something like..."Good day of racing guys...just too bad one of you missed your drift line on corner #6." Then he'd stand back and enjoy the show that would be Tone and I arguing about who he was talking about.

Was really looking forward to competing again Tone....RIP buddy.


One of the shots I took of him owning the course:

[Maddawg]

[QUOTE=RallyGuy2k;286772]Hey all,

This is my first VX post but thought I'd post since just today I found out about Tone...we first met in 2000/2001

You must have met him prior to 2000, because he passed away in March of 1999 or.....................

[Cobrajet]

This is my first VX post but thought I'd post since just today I found out about Tone...we first met in 2000/2001

You must have met him prior to 2000, because he passed away in March of 1999 or.....................

You're only a decade off. Try March 15, 2009!