2010 Pumpkin Run

Where should we send the birthday cards?

How about this.....the forecast for this Saturday is sunny and 75 degrees with zero chance of H2O ~
Max & Toni are so excited that they've been packed for a week now.....

Looking forward to hanging with the gang. ~Alan

We'll be there - for sure....with bottle of tequila in hand.

I think Bill is as ready as he'll ever be...

Well, OK, I'm sayin' we're locked and loaded on this one: Clarsksville FD 8:00-ish, Westminster 8:30 +/-, Merklin's Magical Mystery Barn 9:30 or so.

And again, congrats to Alan and Wild Bill for dialing in the weather.

Cell phone: 301-706-4792

Y'all have fun and PLEASE drive carefully. Take pics.

Burrrrrrrp!

Just confirming I'm a go for tomorrow morning.

See ya there!

Ed - in case you haven't met Cory before, here is what the Hoopty and he look like if you're trying to spot them...

It's A Beautiful Sunnny Morning In Pumpkinville !

Man, What a day! Sunny 75...perfect. Had a blast. Best one yet!
The gang got together and had a hell of a time.
Thanx Alan & Kim

~WB

Oh Yeah, we celebrated Max's 748 and 749th birthdays during the course of the day! Still lookin' GREAT, MAN!

~WB

Looks like you guys had a great day cruising and hanging out. Great scenery and even better comaradery(?), NICE!

BTW - Toni is planning a surprise Birthday party for Max next week but she wants you guys to keep it a secret!

Gorgeous! I can't wait to be doing the same thing next weekend. Any more pics?

Thanks to everyone for a great trip. Karen had a blast, and Bridget (the Midget) got us home with only one mishap (instrument lights are out. proly a fuse). You folks totally rock. Hope we can make it again next year.

Did this with the i-phone as we dropped down the vista from 2500-300 ft.
Credit to Calamity Joan for the edit.
~WB

Nice job, Bill!! Y'all musta been goin' pretty fast there to be able to ripple the fabric of space-time like you did.

Lane, you're close. The ripple was from me crossing over the rumble strips down the center line of the road.
If you listen close she is giving me hell for doing it.

~WB

I heard her, but I like my excuse better ;-)

I recognize four of the cars, but the red flared and black classic are new to me. Whose are they?

That's Barry Crone's red flared
Lewis Martins Black slab side.

We had perfect 77 degree weather, good country roads with minimal cow poop. We had a Fire Cop that held traffic for us at blind intersection, church bells tolled and fire sirens sounded as we entered small town of Mercersburg PA. (OK so it was exactly 12noon) and Max is now the world's oldest speedster owner.
I would like the 22 participants that came out to share the day, we had a great time and hope everyone did as well.

Our photos and a unique short video of Cory at his best will be posted tonight.

Please email me your suggestions for next year . ~Alan & Kim

ALAN! ALAN! ALAN! Looks like your Pumpkin Run gets better/bigger each year. What an awesome turnout. Wish I coulda joined you all.

Bill - cool video. Great scenery on the route Alan mapped out. NICE day to hang with the SOC.

Peace - Out!

Duh! Shoulda recognized Barry's car.

Pumpkin Run according to Cory

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c89MgAbPjW4

Wheels, Max celebrating birthday number who knows.... and "our gang"

I just got home a little while ago. I crashed at an old Navy pal's place in Perry County last night and hung out with him and his missus all day. We had moose chili for lunch.
Took the same route home, more or less, that we used to get there.
Brilliant job, Alan. Great pictures, everybody!
Kim, you have a future in the blackmail business ...

Cory, that was fricken funny! No Pumpkins and no Running with an English accent:)

Thanks Alan and Kim for a super day, beautiful scenery, great roads and your gracious hospitality. It was great to see everyone and be able to cruise with the Speedsters again. The photos and Joannie's video are super. Glad we were able to share in another Zimmer birthday - many more Max!

Oh I think you can count on that, Bruce.

Alan and Kim,
Thanks for setting up the run - had a great time, great weather, great bunch of people and great fun.
Looking forward to next year!
Thanks for the parts and let me know when you need the steering column and I will pull it off my rig.
Dale

Alan, Kim, et al.: What a fine day that was! Please note: The coupon for a free car wash was not in my goodie bag, so I'd appreciate if you would send me one in the mail, so I can get all that dust off my car. ;-) These little plastic tubs, as I am sure everyone who has one has noticed, are dust and dirt magnets, owing to their plastic composition and the way static electricity goes. If someone made a wax that would kill the static electricity, he could make a killing w/ this group. But the view was worth it, even though the small group of serious hikers that were having lunch on the out-look might disagree -- they were having such a pleasant and quiet afternnon until we showed up . . .

Anywho, the day was glorious, much like yesterday, which was spent working around the house and cheering the Redskins -- luckiest bunch going in the NFL this year -- and also much like today, which unfortunately I am spending the bulk of in the office. Oh well. Babs and I had a wonderful Run; she was thrilled to meet some of the local Speedster lunatics, and was properly impressed with same and their cool cars. Took the Interstates on home after Dilly's, getting in a little after dark, very pleasantly bushed. While it is exhilirating(?) being out in the open on such a fine day, wind in the face, and all of that, 200+ miles in a noisey car can wear you out -- a little. I have a few pics, and will post up later.

PR III a huge success, and happy Birthday Max!!!

Alan/Kim THXS for hospitality!

What a wonderful time we had! So many friends, lovely weather. I will post pictures once I learn how to do it. :) Ciao.

Here are some pictures - enjoy!

...and more!

Kim and Alan and everybody -- Just wanted to say thanks for the opportunity to re-acquaint myself with everything I've missed the last three years. Nothing compares to a string of Speedsters out through the windshield. Nothing. Nobody compares to the people who own them. I'd forgotten much of that. Toni and I got to follow the Hoopty for much of the ride. Can't ask for more for a re-initiation. Astonished at how fast it was when Cory put the hammer down. Toni romped her S2000 but couldn't come close to keeping up. It was just gone.

Gotta thank everybody too for the double birthday. I'm getting the hang of them. So I'm with you, Bruce and Lane. Bring 'em on. I'll take 'em all. Not that I've got much choice. This time, along with five tequila shots, I even scored a present. Cory took his do-rag off and gave it to me. Sweat and all. Never had the guts to wear one, but if Cory thinks it's okay to give me one, and if Jim can put a pineapple on his head, and if Norma can still stand to sit next to me, hell, I've gotta be fine about wearing it.

It was good to have Cory lead us in remembering Bill when we were all assembled for lunch. Good to remember that smile and spirit. I think we did okay living up to his legacy.

Where on Earth can a group of people who seldom meet and don't know much about each other, have such a great time together when they DO meet?

And it's not just an East Coast or West Coast thing, it's anywhere that Speedster and Spyder owners meet.

As I've heard several times now, it's like the best family reunion that you never had!

Lookin' good in the Do-Rag there, Max... You're a natural.

Happy Birthday!

Gordon
The Speedstah Guy from Beaufort