[RevXtreme 1]

Here are the facts as they stand with me:

over 2 years ago Tom was trying to sell his car, but in the condition it was in there were no takers. The car had sat behind Greg's house covered in years of leaves & debris, and mice or rodents had eaten away several of the wire harnesses (Greg or Rachelle please jump in on any of this to add facts or verify what I am stating) so Tom asked if I could get the car to my shop to at least clean it up & get it running to help him as he had no $$ and no place to work on it. I agreed to pick it up and do just that, and try and sell it afterward and I would get a share of the sales price. When I went to pick it up, the column lock was stuck & after 1/2 day of working to get it on the trailer, Greg then left his shop (where he had paying work) and met me to dissasemble the cloumn so we could steer it & he then helpped me push it onto the trailer. The car then spent over two years at the shop with not a peny paid by Tom, nor did I charge him a penny. I did take the turbos off and replaced the seals, and rebuilt the scavenge pump, finished the exhaust & fixed the chewed wires. During this time I also brought Tom in on every tune I thought comfortable with him doing to give him some income, paid him even when he just showed up so he could at least get gas$, and also helpped him repair his DD car he & Ellen used, and again, never asked for a dime...all was generosity. For those that dont know of FRC Tom, he was one of the pioneers in C5 corvette tuning & performance, but due to unfortanate circumstances pretty much slid down a steep slope to the bottom which is sad because he STILL has a near genius brain when lucid....I urge any that have not read the tribute story I wrote on him & this car to go to LSXTV and read it) During this time the car was at the shop, Tom came in and was selling parts to raise money. Again, not charging a penny, I removed the front & rear sway bars for him that he sold. After showing this car to dozens, not a single person could see past the ugliness to see what this car could be when finished. Enter Justin Mizell, current owner of RPE. He could see that the car was something that could be turned back into what it was and more. After introducing them He & Tom entered into an agreement with Justin making payments monthly to Tom & then to his Mother as he had some legal issues to deal with. Most of the time Justin paid him on time, but again THIS WAS NOT MY DEAL & I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT other than trying to get the payments to him when Justin was out of town or unavailable (Justin owns a company that takes him across country quite often and is not always around to send it on time, but he has always made good & I trust him to continue to....he is very honest & honorable). I have endured Toms calls at all hours and Ellens profanity and disruptions, and each time have bent over backwards to get him a payment and relay messages. What I have been involved in is transforming this neglegted car into a super car show piece. (look at the photos) and Justin paid for it all. Tom signed the title over to Justin. Again, Where Mark Dickey do you see any of what I have done to help a former friend down on his luck that has been unfair or cheated him in any way? I realize you have for years hounded me with your attacks, but never have we done business or even met, so your attack is as low as they get. I also understand you have plenty of friends that look up to & respect you, but your attacks on me (this being just the latest) so You can see I have not seen any side of you but this jerk who knows nothing of me going out of your way to slander my name and continue attacks.

Now, I would like Greg & Rachelle to add their info to this as the car sat at their house for 2 years before I tried to help Tom, and it would help for Justin to verify what I have stated.

Also, any active members here see my average post is either to assist a member with a tech issue, give credit & referals to other shops I trust (Antivenom, Xtreme, Mike Norris, Mike Huser, etc. (no, I would NEVER send someone into the pit that the sticker mod shop is) and unlike many forum vendors (on all sites) you see a pretty balanced blend of help, knowledge sharing, kudos & reccomendations to other shops I respect along with promoting my products & services. I am not perfect, and make mistakes from time to time, but I never place blame elsewhere or tell a customer to get lost...I own up & make it right, and always have....but when a false attack is aimed at me I no longer sit back & ignore them, but will defend myself & employees to the end.

I talked to Tom nearly 2 weeks ago when he called to tell me Mark Dickey had called him and told him a totally different description of what the story actually was, and Tom told me he hadn't read it yet, but Mark totally misperesented it. At that time I urged Tom to set him straight with the truth right away....and it appears he neglected to do so, or Mark took it upon himself to even not knowing the facts still chose to slander me in public.

I have a question for you Mark, what have I been doing to attack you and lbel & slander you over these past few years you have attacked me? NOTHING! Never a public cut or post concerning anything about you except the comment how nice your car turned out....so where does a person have to stoop to find the evil in their heart to want to harm others? What satisfaction do you get out of such things? I can't imagine having that type of evil intent in my heart & soul. Tom? Never again will you EVER get a favor or help from me again....and just a week or so ago you told me how I've always been there for you when so many have not.....