Sounds like good fun! Now how far is it to Topeka from Portland, Maine?
Would I still be able to walk after that many mile is a Spitfire? ;-)
Seriously, I would love to attend something like that in Freddy -
especially since I missed almost all of the VTR in my own backyard.
Kevin Rhodes
Portland Maine
Freddy the Spit
At 10:08 AM 02/15/2000 -0600, Susan Hensley wrote:
>Okay! We have a name!
>
>I had a thought yesterday, wrote it all down, and my computer crashed as
>I was trying to send it. Sigh. So here it is again:
>
>The SCCA Solo II program has their National autocross meet in Topeka, KS
>each year at Forbes Field, a working AFB (perfect for the Squadron!),
>since it is reasonably centrally located in the US. It runs in the
>middle of September for two weekends and the week in between. Last year
>there were several competing Spitfires there (5 or 6), and next year
>hopefully more, including mine! How about trying to attach a NASS
>get-together to this event? There is camping/RVing space and possible
>tarmac available at the far end of the paddock area for showing cars,
>etc. (If not available, the camping area has plenty of room on a flat
>grassy area.) I can approach the SCCA about it, if anyone is
>interested. During the week they run two courses, and the action is
>hot. Planes take off and land right next to the courses -- mostly
>bombers but there were several fighters and one AWACS plane (I got a
>great picture of it over the trailer). They have a neat museum there as
>well. Anyone seriously interested?
>
>Keep Triumphing,
>Brigadier Specific Hensley :)
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