I just read my own post and had a good laugh. Boy was I tired when I wrote it.
Sorry for the bad grammar and misspelled words.
A more awake
Jim
James Schulte wrote:
> Myself and 4 other MGB's participated in the Tamaqua Spridget/British
> car 100 mile rally today. What a glorious day for a rally. It was a
> lot of fun. Kevin Valentine and his family did an outstanding job of
> organizing it. We met at Leiby's Dinner at 11:00 for brunch and
> received our instructions at 12:30. First car was off at 1:00 with 3
> minute intervals. We had several options to choose how to score
> points. Scavenger hunt, time covering the course and most clues
> answered correctly. 4 B's, 4 or 5 Midgets and 11 or 12 bugeyes/ sprites
> participated. The fasted was under 3 hours. We were (78B) about 3hrs.
> and 20 minutes and the 6th car in. The course was beautiful, windy,
> hilly and dashed with 7-8 mile full throttle runs. What a rush. We
> were tired, dehydrated and hot when we finished but the end was at an
> ice cream/golf operation that offered refreshment and rest while
> waiting for all to finish. Final car arrived around 6:00 fully loaded
> with many scavenger items most of us ignored. A group picture was taken
> and some drove home while others went back to Kevin's for a party and
> news of the winners. I had to leave but did take some pictures. So
> I'll get them on tomorrow. I'm fading fast right now!
> Jim
> P.S. The 78B with O/D (connected yesterday after a 2 month wait to
> figure out the proper way to wire the new gear shift switch) performed
> beautifully!
> 70B
> 78B
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