[Sports in Charlotte]

Not sure if it is completely unexpected, given the uncertainty of  the current environment, but the Charlotte  Checkers (AHL affiliate of the Florida Panthers) have decided to opt out of the 2020/2021 season  based on "safety and logistical concerns related to the COVID-19 panemnic. 

Here' s the link from the Observer. 

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nhl/charlotte-checkers/article248269275.html

[Cars of the QC]

On 11/26/2020 at 10:48 PM, nicholas said:

It's a BMW Z4 with some Toyota badges.  Fail

As the resident car nerd, you should know better than to dismiss the cooperative efforts of BMW & Toyota as simple "badge engineering".  This has the potential to be significant for both brands with more projects and sharing of technology on the horizon.  

https://www.drive.com.au/news/bmw-wants-to-strengthen-bond-with-toyota-124587

 

[Another bar/restaurant bites the dust]

All Charlotte locations of B. Good will permanently close, along with the Raleigh and Fayetteville ones.  I did notice the one in Durham was closed when I was there on business a few weeks ago...

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/charlottefive/c5-around-town/c5-development/article243806567.html

 

[Cars of the QC]

On ‎7‎/‎14‎/‎2020 at 11:32 AM, KJHburg said:

More show cars for sure.  But head out to the Auto Fair at the speedway and you will see plenty.  Here is a popular place for storage in Concord https://www.autobarnclassiccars.com/storage

and another place for car storage in Concord https://www.streetsideclassics.com/locations/nc   but believe me plenty of people have classics in this area they don't show them off as much. 

We keep our 1970 Thunderbird at the AutoBarn, and there are a LOT of amazing cars there - a mix of consigned cars for sale, as well as storage for owners cars.  I park in the "back room" which holds some real treasures - Tom Cotter (The Barn Find Hunter himself) stores some of his cars there as well, and I have been lucky to strike up a friendship with him.  He's been paring his collection down recently and sold the car I have spent hours drooling over -  a 1 of 1 1967 Ford Country Squire.  I still miss seeing her in all her glory...

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1967-ford-country-squire/

[Charlotte Supermarkets]

17 minutes ago, Tyree Ricardo said:

either the man in the middle's parents were eliminated from the space time continuum and he's fading away, or you still really need to wipe your camera lens.

Man - that's HEAVY!!

[Cars of the QC]

I need to post some pics of the other participants but there has been an "Invisible Heroes" cruise on the 485 loop the past 4 or 5 weeks.  We have been cruising with the group the last 3 weeks.  There have been some amazing cars including the 1966 GT40 that won LeMans (the actual car, not the replica from Ford vs. Ferrari), a 1928 Bentley 4 1/2 Liter, two  1965 289 Cobras, a GT350H "Rent a Racer in Wimbledon White (one of 50 in that color), and many Porsches etc.  

We have alternated between our 1970 Thunderbird Landau Sedan  and our 1990 35th Anniversary Thunderbird Super Coupe.  

Tons of fun and social distancing in effect.

 

[The Coronavirus thread]

6 hours ago, urbanlover568 said:

VIRGINIA PASTOR DIES FROM CORONAVIRUS AFTER PREVIOUSLY SAYING 'MEDIA IS PUMPING OUT FEAR' ABOUT PANDEMIC

 

https://www.newsweek.com/virginia-pastor-dies-coronavirus-after-previously-saying-media-pumping-out-fear-about-pandemic-1494702

As my late dad was fond of saying "I bet that fixed his wagon".

[What are you watching]

Us too.  Looking forward to a wild ride!

[FNB Tower 401 S Graham St (29 floors - 365 feet)]

Took a few pics of this recently.

1st one is from ASG weekend and the last one is from Saturday after the Wake Forest/Furman game.

My teen son got a job working in the visitors clubhouse at BB&T, so this project is rising right in front of the door he uses to get into the ballpark, so he will have a cool perspective.

 

[Charlotte Photo of the Day]

Haven’t posted in ages, but need to get back “in the game”.

My son got a new job working in the visitors clubhouse at BB&T, and I took this after Fuman lost to Wake Forest on Saturday.

Hope it is an acceptable return to a GREAT forum.

[Bearden Park in Third Ward, Uptown Charlotte]

If my mother-in-law said one more time that a funnel cake would hit the spot while watching the fireworks...

 

So yeah - more food trucks around the park (in general) would be a bonus.  I know there were a few around the time of the grand opening, and we do spy Mr. Softee down there occasionally, but not nearly enough.

 

Also I am unsure of how long the Fuzzy Peach will last in the stadium.  I suspect gameday traffic isn't too bad, but when the Knights are out of town or during the off-season, that will be a tough road for sure.

[Bearden Park in Third Ward, Uptown Charlotte]

We watched the show from my office, which overlooks the park and the stadium.  Has anyone seen (or is anyonw willing to guess) how many people were in the immediate area for the show?  The park was packed for sure - but how successful was it?  Would love to know...

[Bearden Park in Third Ward, Uptown Charlotte]

Cool!

Didn't realize there was one. Nice to see soccer enthusiasm here.

That is pretty solid!  Maybe they can channel that into an expanded space behing the Latta Arcade, unless the new buidling there won't allow for that.  Thanks for sharing!