{"id":6800,"date":"2009-12-10T22:17:15","date_gmt":"2009-12-11T05:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/?p=6800"},"modified":"2010-08-07T11:31:44","modified_gmt":"2010-08-07T18:31:44","slug":"vote-for-hechtspeeds-best-picture-of-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/vote-for-hechtspeeds-best-picture-of-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"Vote For Hechtspeed&#8217;s Best Picture of 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fvote-for-hechtspeeds-best-picture-of-2009%2F&amp;media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2009%2F12%2Fbonnie-in-salt-1.jpg&amp;description=Vote+For+Hechtspeed%E2%80%99s+Best+Picture+of+2009\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\" rel=\"lightbox[6800]\"><img 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data-image=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/bonnie-in-salt-1.jpg\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><p><div id=\"polls-3\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t<form id=\"polls_form_3\" class=\"wp-polls-form\" action=\"\/Blog\/index.php\" method=\"post\">\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_3_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"0931172f55\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"poll_id\" value=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What's Your Favorite Hechtspeed Picture of 2009?<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-3-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-9\" name=\"poll_3\" value=\"9\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-9\">Bonnie's Salt Flats Beauty Shot<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-10\" name=\"poll_3\" value=\"10\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-10\">Larry Volk's Hilborn Injectors<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-11\" name=\"poll_3\" value=\"11\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-11\">Hot Rod's by Dean's '55 Chevy<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-12\" name=\"poll_3\" value=\"12\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-12\">Galaxie Custom and 5 Window Coupe<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-13\" name=\"poll_3\" value=\"13\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13\">Yellow Turbo VW Ghia<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-14\" name=\"poll_3\" value=\"14\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-14\">Pikesan and Bonnie's Rolling Shot<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><input type=\"button\" name=\"vote\" value=\"   Vote   \" class=\"Buttons\" onclick=\"poll_vote(3);\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#ViewPollResults\" onclick=\"poll_result(3); return false;\" title=\"View Results Of This Poll\">View Results<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"polls-3-loading\" class=\"wp-polls-loading\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-polls\/images\/loading.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading ...\" title=\"Loading ...\" class=\"wp-polls-image\" \/>&nbsp;Loading ...<\/div>\n<br \/>\nThese pictures are a look back at my first year of blogging at MyRideisMe.com.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve met some cool people and made memories that mean a lot to me personally.\u00a0 This poll\u00a0is\u00a0a cool way to remember my favorites from the year.\u00a0 Take a look at the pictures below and vote for your favorite.\u00a0\u00a0Don&#8217;t forget to click on the images to see them Full Size!\u00a0 Check the links for the full stories as well.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/bonnie-in-salt-1.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[6800]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6805\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: black 2px solid;\" title=\"Bonnie's Bonneville Homecoming\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/bonnie-in-salt-1.jpg\" alt=\"1927 Roadster at Bonneville Salt Flats\" width=\"590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/bonnie-in-salt-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/bonnie-in-salt-1-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/bonnie-in-salt-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/bonnie-in-salt-1-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bonnie&#8217;s Bonneville Homecoming at Speedweek 2009.\u00a0 The first roadster I&#8217;ve ever ridden in.\u00a0 What a blast!\u00a0 This beauty shot on virgin salt will stick in my brain for years.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/2.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[6800]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6808\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: black 2px solid;\" title=\"Volk's Hilborn Injector Stacks\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/2.jpg\" alt=\"Larry Volk's Hemi powered model A Roadster with Hilborn Injection\" width=\"590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/2-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/2-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hilborn Injectors from <a title=\"Larry Volk's '29 Roadster Project Story\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1929-roadster-part-1-a-long-time-coming\/\" target=\"_blank\">Larry Volk&#8217;s &#8217;29 roadster project<\/a>.\u00a0 This Hemi powered Model A will be an epic project that I plan on writing more about in the future as Larry builds his dream ride.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/World-Finals-2009-235.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[6800]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6812\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Hot Rods by Dean '55 Chevy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/World-Finals-2009-235.jpg\" alt=\"Hot Rods by Dean '55 Chevy\" width=\"531\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/World-Finals-2009-235.jpg 531w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/World-Finals-2009-235-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/World-Finals-2009-235-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/World-Finals-2009-235-400x602.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a title=\"Hot Rods by Dean 1955 &quot;Salt Air&quot;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/beautiful-55-chevy-hot-rods-by-dean-at-world-finals-2009\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hot Rods by Dean &#8217;55 Chevy<\/a> at World Finals blew me away when I saw it waiting in line.\u00a0 One of my favorite cars I shot all year.\u00a0 Nothing like a stock bodied car with great stance!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/DSC4055edited-Copyweb.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[6800]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6816\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: black 2px solid;\" title=\"Deuce Coupe and Galaxie Custom at Bonneville\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/DSC4055edited-Copyweb.jpg\" alt=\"Galaxie and Coupe at Speedweek\" width=\"590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/DSC4055edited-Copyweb.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/DSC4055edited-Copyweb-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/DSC4055edited-Copyweb-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/DSC4055edited-Copyweb-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Nick's 1962 Salt Cruisin' Galaxie Custom\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/galaxie-custom-and-bonneville-salt-cruiser\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nick Hoesing&#8217;s ex-Galaxie Custom<\/a> and his buddy&#8217;s 5 Window Coupe from Nebraska.\u00a0 Cruising the Long Course at Bonneville while riding shotgun with Pikesan is one of my favorite moments of 2009.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/World-Finals-2009-11.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[6800]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6832\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Record breaking VW Karman Ghia at World Finals 2009\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/World-Finals-2009-11.jpg\" alt=\"Record breaking VW Karman Ghia at World Finals 2009\" width=\"531\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/World-Finals-2009-11.jpg 531w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/World-Finals-2009-11-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/World-Finals-2009-11-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/World-Finals-2009-11-400x602.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Larry's Turbo Salt Racer Story\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/larrys-old-volks-home-land-speed-racing-hbagc-record-holding-ghia\/\" target=\"_blank\">Larry Monreal&#8217;s\u00a0turbo VW<\/a> just after sunset during World Finals 2009.\u00a0 The bright yellow paint, low light from the sunrise and a top notch driver and &#8220;5th son&#8221; Jim Bradshaw.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Bonnie-rolling-1.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[6800]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6835\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: black 2px solid;\" title=\"Rolling shot of Bonnie Roadster on the Salt Flats for the first time\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Bonnie-rolling-1.jpg\" alt=\"Pikesan's 1927 Model T Pinto powered Roadster at Bonneville\" width=\"590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Bonnie-rolling-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Bonnie-rolling-1-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Bonnie-rolling-1-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Bonnie-rolling-1-400x242.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is definitely one of my favorite shots from this year.\u00a0 Man and Machine.\u00a0 I really gained an appreciation for the roadster as the ultimate driving experience.\u00a0 <a title=\"Bonnie's Bonneville Home Coming\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/speedweek-2009-bonnies-homecoming\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pikesan&#8217;s first trip to the Salt Flats<\/a> will NOT be his last, that&#8217;s for sure!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Just realized this turned into a &#8220;Favorite Salt Flats Picture Poll&#8221;.\u00a0 That tells you how EPIC Bonneville is!\u00a0 See you on the Salt!<\/p>\n<p>Hechtspeed<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fvote-for-hechtspeeds-best-picture-of-2009%2F&amp;media=&amp;description=Vote+For+Hechtspeed%E2%80%99s+Best+Picture+of+2009\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button 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