You are not gonna believe this.
My Vette has not had a stellar reliability record with 99k miles on the
clock, and I desire to compete at some of the bigger events, so I
decided a few months ago that I wanted to trailer the car to and from
out of town events. So, I ordered a truck on Feb. 1st and then ordered
a trailer a few weeks later.
Fortunately, the truck came in just last Wednesday. I drove the truck
to Dallas on Friday morning to take delivery of my new trailer since
that is where it was manufactured and had a friend drive my vette up
from Houston.
So, I lucked out and had a truck and trailer just in time!!
Mike McClure
'86 Vette SS 71 (about to undergo major surgery)
Houston, TX
Mike Bultemeier wrote:
>
> At least my problems were not as bad as yours. I also was a DNS Sunday from
> electrical problems. But I didn't get a ride in anyone elses car(Oh well,
> Got home
> early). But my ? is how did you get the car home? Did you have a trailer?
>
> Mike B. TLS#1
>
> Mike McClure wrote:
>
> > First I just have to say, WOW, what a great event! If you didn't make
> > it to this event you will definately want to put it on your calenders
> > for next year (if that works out). Things seemed to go very smoothly
> > considering there were around 270 competitors. The courses were some of
> > the best I have ever seen and the competition was fierce. The party in
> > the garage area of the Speedway was great, especially since we could see
> > and hear the stock cars most of the night!
> >
> > But, the thing that really made the event for me was the hospitality of
> > a few competitors in my class (super stock). Let me explain:
> >
> > As I was leaving impound after the first days runs I noticed a new noise
> > coming from my '86 Vette. I drove to my spot in the paddock, popped the
> > hood, revved the motor and came to the realization that what I was
> > hearing was undoubtedly a rod knocking. I couldn't believe it! It
> > looked like my weekend was over. I was pretty upset seeing as how I had
> > managed to be in 2nd place for the first day.
> >
> > The good news is that my fellow competitiors were very sympathetic with
> > my situation and I was offered a ride by a gracious competitor that I
> > had just briefly met the day before. Bob and Bev Landdeck wholehearedly
> > offered to let me use their RX-7 to complete the event. I was extremely
> > grateful, especially since Bob was just over a tenth of a second behind
> > me after the first day.
> >
> > This kind of gesture is exactly what makes Solo 2 so much fun. The
> > Landdeck's hospitality allowed me to not only complete the event, but to
> > hold on to my 2nd place spot which netted me my first trophy at a
> > National event!
> >
> > Bob and Bev, if I can ever help you in any way, please let me know. I
> > look forward to competing with you and all of the others that ran SS
> > this past weekend in the future. I had a truely great time, despite my
> > misfortune.
> >
> > Mike McClure
> > '86 Vette SS 71
> > Houston, TX
> >
> > P.S. Congratulations to Erik on his HUGE win in SS! If he continues to
> > perform at this level, he will be absolutely untouchable!!
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