Keith,
The Gas Up is scheduled for the second of October, the week after World of
Speed. If you are a racer and going that way you just have to call ahead
and explain who you are. He is the only Jack Mendenhall in the area. It
took us three and one half hours from Beverly Hills to the turn off on a
Saturday morning. It was stop and go all the way to Santa Barbara. Don't
try that if you can avoid it. The pea soup at Andersons is famous, a block
from his place. The retired dentist who has a winery across the creek is
suposed to put out some good wines too. Very short 4 mile drive to
Solvang...a pleasant, Danish theme, tourist town worth checking out too. If
the Air Force ever decides to let racers onto Vandenberg AFB and their three
mile seamless runway you'll really hear about the area. It was built for the
space shuttle as a back up landing site. Now they go in and out with
helecopters only. It's located near Lompoc 20 miles from Buellton.
Wes USFRA
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> From: "Thomas E. Bryant" <saltracer@awwwsome.com>
> To: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>
> Subject: Re: Gas up Party?
> Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 08:34:35 -0700
>
>
>Keith,
>
>This private museum is located in Buellton CA, north and east of Los
>Angeles on US 101 highway.
>
>I was there a few years ago to a 200 MPH function. Mendenhall's place is
>probably the best kept secret on the West Coast. This is one hugh
>collection of oil company antique signs, globes, pumps, etc. plus much
>racing and auto related stuff. I don't think it is normally open to the
>public, but it is a great place for our party needs.
>
>Tom
>
>Keith Turk wrote:
>>
>> :That gas pump and sign collection is
>> something else. The Land Speed Hall of Fame may be low key but to have
700
>> people there for the gas up? Wow! Wes Potter
>>
>> hmmm what day and where is it?
>>
>> We are trying to finalize some plans to visit LA while we are on the West
>> Coast... our plan had been to go there after the Event... maybe we should
>> go there first?
>>
>> Keith Turk
>> Austin Healey 100 / Bugeye / Box Sprite / Bonneville Land Speed Racer
>> Camaro ( D Gas Altered )
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