2011 Carlisle Information

I'm in for the ride to Carlisle, Hoss I'll meet up with along the way out of TN.

Now let's get the car finished!

OK, now let's see: seats and hemmorhoids. This brings back memories of a trip I took: cross country and back in 1967 in my old '56 A coupe. Took about six weeks, lived out of the car (had a tent) plus a few motels here and there for hot showers, and some friends along the way. Never had any trouble w/ the 'roids before that trip, and not a few "sessions" afterward. It was the beginning of my undoing, as it were. But,it was a great trip, and I rode many of the highways mentioned here, including my 1st tour of the PCH from SanFran to Sandyeggo. I still have one (and only one -?-) of those seats in my basement -- now what am I going to do w/ that??

Schubbie (Dale) and I have a room reserved - now to brave cold in garage and finish up damn Speedie!

PS: I am having no luck at all reaching a live person to take my reservation at the Inn. So-and-so is ALWAYS away from her post, please leave a message. Grrrr. . . . .

Greg, your garage probably is not as cold as mine. But, I need to do the same. Maybe I will work on rebuilding the brake calipers tonight.

This started as a double post so I have to think of something else to say.

Greg, if you want to email me we can set up an email correspondence about our progress to ensure we both get our cars to Carlisle.

Carlisle teaser, this show gets biggr each year ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF-E-Gzt7DI

breakthrough managed: got my room reservation at the Carlisle Inn.

No hesitations now, we need everyone there.

Anyone make a list of attendees yet?

I CAN'T MAKE IT.

Oh, Wait....That's GERD's line!

OK--we are all set with reservations made---Jennifer even answered the reservation line herself so it must be a good omen--Alice and I will look forward to seeing you folks!

Also, my son Russ and grandson, Sean will also join us for Carlisle---
Russ will be driving his 911 and will meet up with Hoss and Sarah at Knoxville and caravan up with us.

This is a highlight each year for us.

Now, if I can find some brave folks who would like to caravan to the West Coat Pismo Beach event with us that would be fine. That event
is June 3,4 and 5---check it out in the "Events" section of this site.
The West Coast event last year was just a wonderful time and we want to return this year.

We will be heading accross I 40 which is a beautiful, scenic trip. Anyone?

E now return you to your regularly scheduled thread.

jack, u need to quit eating those rocky mountain oysters..

Don't think I ever tried 'em.

We're booked in at the Fairfield in C'burg for the 18th. Somebody must be able to bring Real Oysters from the coast...do I have to drive to Dundalk to get'im myself ? :-)....memories of the Balco
Yacht club... 1984 ...fugitives at large seeking refuge on the Crane Highway. Guess where the little tin can hotel we stayed at was located ? Uh huh....gun shots after midnight but we sailed on the Cheasepeke for a few days later.

Dave... why not book the Hotel Carlisle with the rest of the gang?
Can't beat the parking lot BS sessions and the Hospitality Room antics. ~Alan

Already done dood, sorry for the late note. We're in C'burg on the 18th and Carlisle for 19-21. I need to test my new tow bar out and will head South on 81 to 95 at the end of this month to troll Flagler Beach for a week. The Bride will fly into Orlando on Jan 29 and ....perhaps...I'll find her in the crowd. Any listers in the Flagler area....High Tides...Oasis in St. Augustine ? I'm gonna rip up that beach in slowwww motionnnn.

All booked for Hotel Carlisle and Christiansburg. WOOOOO HOOOOO!

I gotta do that this weekend.

Registered and Reserved.

Now I just have to really finish the car. Of course I have said that before. This time I have added incentive. I don't want Wolfgang to do it and not me.

Come on Greg - it looks like you have a challenge

That's a 'throw-down' if I've ever heard one!

Just 127 more build days until Carlisle, get wrench'n :~) ~Alan

I had better warm up a little. Garage is like a meat freezer.

Oh, Wait! It's only 30 friggin degrees out there!!!

No wonder!

Supposed to be 70 next week - THAT's when I'll seal up the pan/body seams. Meanwhile I'll be prepping the body for light/horn grill installation.

gn

Or you could drive up to Charleston tomorrow and help me wrap up the clutch thingie. I'm just sayin'...

If I get the wiring done and the rebuilt engine (21 years ago) fires up and doesn't leak faster than I can pour oil into it, I drag my Speedie up! I'll offer it up for a TECH SESSION on installing a new VS tonneau and top -- a follow on one can be side curtain build. Not that I'm anticipating any rain!

Anyone in DC area ever want to get a feel for building a Speedster --- come on by. I still have long checklist to go before its done.

Heck, if I drag it to Carlisle --- I can leave it by Alan's on return trip for finishing touches and pick it up the next weekend completed!

Nah....He might just finish it at the motel....

I'm pretty sure we can plan a get-together on one of these weekends ...

..... leave it by Alan's on return trip for finishing touches and pick it up the next weekend completed!
Yeah I can do that as long as it's after Carlisle weekend. ~Alan

Just bring it to Carlisle---Alan can complete it between egg sammiches!

No one can eat just one!

That's right Lane. After all we have Saturday and Sunday breffasses. I find that just one sammich, with or without the fried potato sidies, holds me all day until the evening repast. Friday morning, I have to rely on Dunkin Doughnuts before the Friday group run. That's two types of fixes I get in one Carlisle weekend. What could be better?

mmmmmmmmmm hot Krispie Kremes

Krispie Cream fan

OMG, that's what I'd called a full moon!

Looks like the gas giant Uranus to me.

Ok, you people are sick, do you hear me? Sick!
Especially you there, "gas giant" Lane.

But funny! Very funny!

May and Carlisle can't get here soon enough!

Something has always puzzled me. If a person that studies geology is called a geologist and a physicist studies physics why isn't a Doctor that specializes with rectum and colons called an Analyst?

Here's a Proctologist joke:



This guy wants to be a proctologist, and he wants to be a really good proctologist, so he decides to go down to the morgue after class and practice a little. Well, he uncovers the first guy and there is a cork in his butt! He thinks it's a little strange, so he pulls it and music starts playing! ". . . On the road again, just can't wait to get on the road again...".

The guy really freaks out! He runs and gets the M.E. and drags the poor guy back to the table. "Look!" he says, and pulls the cork out again, ". . . On the road again . . ."

The M.E. is totally unimpressed..."So what?" he says.

"Isn't that the most amazing thing you've ever seen?", the guy asked.

"Are you kidding?" says the M.E. "Any asshole can sing country music!"

BWAAAAAAAAAA HAAAAAAAAAAA!!

Oh great! Now whaddam I gonna do for Karaoke?

I finally made Hotel Carlisle reservations today.

Folks, don't delay making yours. We have a block of rooms set aside but if too many people wait and time runs out we may not be able to extend the block. Also, you have a better chance of getting your room of choice i.e. smoking/nonsmoking, double/king beds, etc.

Come on Spring!