I could have sworn I saw a Papaya Orange McLaren F1 LM driving towards I-85 on Jimmy Carter on my way to work yesterday. Is there one around here? I know Turner Motorsport owns 2 of them but aren't they in MA.

Anyone else have a sighting around these parts?

Looks like this: http://www.quantumsoft.co.uk/files/clipart/jpegs/cars/McLaren_F1_LM_2.jpg

holy moly macaroni. i think you could take him in the twisties

kitcarowned

You shouldve jacked his ride.

You shouldve jacked his ride.
Please rwindleyme02 please! Jack mah ride!

It belongs to the ex owner of Double Bubble.

It belongs to the ex owner of Double Bubble.
:ponder

http://www.plumparty.com/Merchant2/graphics/products/large/405BOW1.jpg

Lots of money in the gum business, apparently!

I know Turner Motorsport owns 2 of them but aren't they in MA.
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Wow, I wasn't aware of that!

kitcarowned

That figures... Sounded sweet though.:dunno

That figures... Sounded sweet though.:dunno
haha, just kidding, I have no idea.

It belongs to the ex owner of Double Bubble.

I have drivin past his Double Bubble "ranch" many times. The guy owns who-knows-how-many exotics.:cool

Wow, I wasn't aware of that!

I think they are Will Turner's.


jokes. TMS does not own any mclarens. They belong to a customer.

like dos santos said..ex. owner of double bubble. He also has an Enzo, Veyron on order, F40, F50, Gallardo as well as a mini car museum.

I have drivin past his Double Bubble "ranch" many times. The guy owns who-knows-how-many exotics.:cool

250. He told me.

I have drivin past his Double Bubble "ranch" many times. The guy owns who-knows-how-many exotics.:cool
So for real, does this guy have one and does he live around here?

<----------Has no idea if this Double Bubble owner thing is a joke :dunno

I think they are Will Turner's.


jokes. TMS does not own any mclarens. They belong to a customer.
Yeah I noticed that after I posted. Some guy in Boston, right?

No its not a joke, guys name is Bruce Weiner and he used to own Double Bubble gum company. His wealth is extraordinary, as is his car collection. His Enzo, F40 and F50 were on display at this past years Italian Car Day!:
http://gallery.italiancarclub.com/15756-2/IMG_0177.jpg

No its not a joke, guys name is Bruce Weiner and he used to own Double Bubble gum company. His wealth is extraordinary, as is his car collection. His Enzo, F40 and F50 were on display at this past years Italian Car Day!:
http://gallery.italiancarclub.com/15756-2/IMG_0177.jpg
Where is his ranch?

So for real, does this guy have one and does he live around here?

<----------Has no idea if this Double Bubble owner thing is a joke :dunno


Yeah, he lives out near Lake Oconee. His day consist of taking his son to school and picking him up in a Enzo. He sold a great portion of the company but still makes money off of it supposedly. At least this is all what my customer told me. But, I have indeed seen the entrance to his ranch(or whatever it is).

Yep, the guy's for real. When I was at Athens BMW we sold him two or three 7-series.

Yep, the guy's for real. When I was at Athens BMW we sold him two or three 7-series.
Well, it is some pretty darn good gum... :ponder

Well, it is some pretty darn good gum... :ponder
"Like that guy that invented the Pet Rock? You see, that's what you have to do. You have to use your mind and come up with some really great idea like that. And you can make millions, never have to work again."

I had an idea once... :D

We discuss the double bubble guy at least once every few weeks...

like dos santos said..ex. owner of double bubble. He also has an Enzo, Veyron on order, F40, F50, Gallardo as well as a mini car museum.

The guy is a dickhead IMO. I know of him because he used to fly out of my airport. When he sold his plane he kicked the pilot to the curb on a Sunday morning with no severance or anything.

The guy is a dickhead IMO. I know of him because he used to fly out of my airport. When he sold his plane he kicked the pilot to the curb on a Sunday morning with no severance or anything.

Wait....would you pay a guy to sit around and do nothing?

If so, where do I put in my app?


I mean cmon, the guy had a pilot to fly his plane.....no plane, no pilot.


I mean, shit, next you will want me to continue paying the stealership to work on my car after I sold it...:rolleyes

Wait....would you pay a guy to sit around and do nothing?

If so, where do I put in my app?


I mean cmon, the guy had a pilot to fly his plane.....no plane, no pilot.


I mean, shit, next you will want me to continue paying the stealership to work on my car after I sold it...:rolleyes


With that much money...you still need to have some respect for other people below you...

Thats some pretty nice cars. Where near Oconee is he my friend lives on the lake and I'm goin to visit him real soon and I want to drive by this house.

The guy is a dickhead IMO. I know of him because he used to fly out of my airport. When he sold his plane he kicked the pilot to the curb on a Sunday morning with no severance or anything.

"We find it's always better to fire people on a Friday. Studies have statistically shown that there's less chance of an incident if you do it at the end of the week."

You set 'em up I knock 'em down... yet another response with an Office Space quote :)

Thats some pretty nice cars. Where near Oconee is he my friend lives on the lake and I'm goin to visit him real soon and I want to drive by this house.

On the edge of Madison.

On the edge of Madison.

He hosted the 2003 Microcar National Meet at his ranch. Extraordinary collection of Mircocars. The exotics were hidden from view.

I would agree that you could describe his wealth as expansive, whether he owns the F1 or not.

The guy is a dickhead IMO. I know of him because he used to fly out of my airport. When he sold his plane he kicked the pilot to the curb on a Sunday morning with no severance or anything.

Gotta be more to the story that that. Firing someone doesn't make a person a dickhead and a severance package isn't always given once someone is out of work.

Gotta be more to the story that that. Firing someone doesn't make a person a dickhead and a severance package isn't always given once someone is out of work.


Dont know many pilots who do get severance packages except for a Delta pilot maybe? I doubt they even get severance packages.

If he sold the plane, what was the guy supposed to do, starting cooking for him?

Side note, Seth do you have any knowledge about determining a LTW by Vin #?

Mike

Dont know many pilots who do get severance packages except for a Delta pilot maybe? I doubt they even get severance packages.

If he sold the plane, what was the guy supposed to do, starting cooking for him?

Side note, Seth do you have any knowledge about determining a LTW by Vin #?

Mike

I used to have a list with VIN #s of car that were known LTWs. Email me the VIN and I will see if I can find the list.

like dos santos said..ex. owner of double bubble. He also has an Enzo, Veyron on order, F40, F50, Gallardo as well as a mini car museum.
WoW!

WoW!


I saw a Ferrari F50 roar past me today in Downtown Boca....I wish I had my camera on me (it's still in the mail). The thing sounded amazing! He took a turn and gunned it towards me and DAMNNNN! He was a young lookin guy too. HAd to have been late 20's. But then again, thats common here in Boca. I can go 3 blocks and see 5 or 6 Bentley's. I even saw a Ferrari 355 at Publix the other day....I'll take pics, I promise....

Wait....would you pay a guy to sit around and do nothing?

If so, where do I put in my app?


I mean cmon, the guy had a pilot to fly his plane.....no plane, no pilot.


I mean, shit, next you will want me to continue paying the stealership to work on my car after I sold it...:rolleyes

If he really did just sell it one day and fire the pilot without any sort of advance notice then that's a dick thing to do no matter how you slice it. If he gave him a few weeks notice then I'd say no severance pay is needed, but if I had to fire a person providing a service to me because they were no longer needed then I'd at least give them some severance pay so that they had a decent chance to find work.

You sound like you don't have many financial responsibilities by your statements...

Can you honestly respect a guy that has enough money to rival the Prince of Monaco but won't pay an employee a severance? Come on.

Wait....would you pay a guy to sit around and do nothing?

If so, where do I put in my app?


I mean cmon, the guy had a pilot to fly his plane.....no plane, no pilot.


I mean, shit, next you will want me to continue paying the stealership to work on my car after I sold it...:rolleyes

Gotta be more to the story that that. Firing someone doesn't make a person a dickhead and a severance package isn't always given once someone is out of work.

OK, here is the rest of the story. He hired him and told him they'd also be adding a jet and he'd be running a whole flight department. They even test flew jets on two occasions. Then, out of the blue on a Sunday morning at 9am, he calls and tells him he is unemployed. ZERO advance notice. Jim, the pilot, did nothing wrong. That's just dick. Sorry if you don't agree.

OK, here is the rest of the story. He hired him and told him they'd also be adding a jet and he'd be running a whole flight department. They even test flew jets on two occasions. Then, out of the blue on a Sunday morning at 9am, he calls and tells him he is unemployed. ZERO advance notice. Jim, the pilot, did nothing wrong. That's just dick. Sorry if you don't agree.


I agree with you...if I was the pilot and had a family to feed, I would be pissed too...

OK, here is the rest of the story. He hired him and told him they'd also be adding a jet and he'd be running a whole flight department. They even test flew jets on two occasions. Then, out of the blue on a Sunday morning at 9am, he calls and tells him he is unemployed. ZERO advance notice. Jim, the pilot, did nothing wrong. That's just dick. Sorry if you don't agree.


There still has to be more to the story. He wasn't a long time employee at this point from the rest of the story you tell. Just because someone is hired doesn't mean there has to be a severence especially from the story you are telling us. As I said, there has to be more to the story.

There still has to be more to the story. He wasn't a long time employee at this point from the rest of the story you tell. Just because someone is hired doesn't mean there has to be a severence especially from the story you are telling us. As I said, there has to be more to the story.

Jesus, man, did you get coal in your stocking, Scrooge? He worked for the guy about a year and a half. All during that time he was promised higher pay and an upgrade to jets and a full flight department and then unceremoniously dumped on a Sun. morning with no warning. After Daddy Warbucks sold the company he just up and decided to dump the plane and all the plans for a flight department. This guy didn't even lift a finger for that fortune--his grandfather did and he inherited it. He's worth several hundred million dollars he never worked a day in his life to earn and he can't spare like $10,000 to set his pilot right after lying to him. That's BS.

Note to self: If Seth Thomas ever buys a plane do not submit a resume for the job.

Note to self: If Seth Thomas ever buys a plane do not submit a resume for the job.


:rofl

Jesus, man, did you get coal in your stocking, Scrooge? He worked for the guy about a year and a half. All during that time he was promised higher pay and an upgrade to jets and a full flight department and then unceremoniously dumped on a Sun. morning with no warning. After Daddy Warbucks sold the company he just up and decided to dump the plane and all the plans for a flight department. This guy didn't even lift a finger for that fortune--his grandfather did and he inherited it. He's worth several hundred million dollars he never worked a day in his life to earn and he can't spare like $10,000 to set his pilot right after lying to him. That's BS.

Note to self: If Seth Thomas ever buys a plane do not submit a resume for the job.


No coal for me for Christmas but that is more of the story that I am talking about. And in the business world a serverence package is only given when it is negotiated or part of the contract. If this wasn't negotiated then it isn't deserved.

From your story though it does sound like the guy was an ass for firing the guy at the last minute. I personally wouldn't act this way in my business practices unless the employee did something that deserved that treatment.

Oh note to self: Check to see if my pilot expects a severence package ;)

Oh note to self: Check to see if my pilot expects a severence package ;)


After you get finished screwing your pilot out of his severence package, did you find any information about VIN numbers? Did you get my email?

Mike