carlos,
congrats to you and Bob in your pursuit of the Mo laurals -- i believe the
Monza filler cap will be the difference !!
cheers,
jerry
Carlos Cruz wrote:
>
> Happy Spring - 1 day early,
>
> It's Sunday morning and the sun is beaming through the windows. It's a lazy
> morning, just watching TV and checking email. I thought I'd share a little of
> what's going on here in the Chi-Town area since it's almost time.
>
> Some of you may recall from previous post our attempts at the Missouri
>Endurance
> Rally. This year will be Bob Brown's and my third run at the Missouri
>Endurance
> Rally. This year our run for bragging rights will be done in my '60 BN7. Bob
> and I will be competing the the full endurance. In addition, Mike Shickler,
>also
> from the Midwest Club AH club and a friend of his will be competing in the
>short
> rally with Mike's square-bodied Sprite
>
> Preparations began several weeks ago with breaking my Mistress out of her long
> winter's slumber. First came the basic Start of season maintenance routine.
> Draining and replacing all the fluids. Then getting the car over to Bob's
>new 6
> car garage - complete with lift for some minor work and lubrication on the
>dark
> side. A new muffler bracket produced a priceless additional 3/4" ground
> clearance. The OD solenoid was also reset successfully.
>
> Yesterday a new seal was added to the top front rail plus a new Monza filler
>cap.
> The brake system was also bled and refilled. I drove the car for a nice drive
> about 30 miles to make sure everything was working as expected. So far so
>good.
> Next weekend will bring a longer shake-down drive.
>
> We'll be heading down to the start in the St. Louis area on Friday March 31.
>It
> would be great to see other Austin Healeys complete - Any of you up for the
> challenge? Let me know if you'd like more info. There is also the email
>below
> from the organizers for more information.
>
> I'll post an update with our results following the race. Till then - keep the
> rubber side down.
>
> Cheers,
> Carlos Cruz
> '60 3000 BN7
>
>
>
>
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> From the Rally Organizers:
>
> Yep, it's getting down to the wire for the kick off event of the driving
>season!
> Registrations are coming in, but there are still plenty of spots left open for
> teams to take on one of the best driving events of the year - the Missouri
> Endurance Rally and the Missouri Mini Endurance Trial!
>
> We'll meet at 6:30 a.m. Saturday, April 1 at the Red Roof Inn at West Port
>here
> in St Louis for the driver's meeting and the odometer check run. After that
> teams will be sent on their way to see who can meet the challenge of hitting
>all
> the stops and making it back to the start while covering the least number of
> miles. Map skills are essential!
>
> Hope to see you there! Let me know if you have any questions. If you need a
> registration form, go to www.stlouismgclub.com and look under Events.
>
> British Cars Rule!
>
> Robert Rushing
> MG Club of St Louis
>
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