Per-Carlisle note

Just roared by exit 52 on I-81 (should be familiar to a few of you) on one of our pilgrimages back and forth this year. Skipped getting fuel there and waited until north of Harrisburg for a single shot all the way home to Massachusetts.

Spent 8 hours in a constant downpour on Wednesday. NOTHING leaked in at the header or at the side windows(yay!) but the floors are damp on both sides in the front, while behind the seats is relatively dry. I think i need to address what comes in at the rear corners of the windshield, just like SAS and others. Battery well was wet, too. (I really need to use the same hood weatherstrip as Dr. Clock!)

Remember, Pearl was on a trailer so it's not the same as when the wheels are turning, but at times Wednesday we were doing about 40 mph because the rain was so heavy you really couldn't go any faster. Most of the rest of the time we were in cruise mode set at 70mph. I'll get her out in the sun tomorrow to dry her out (after she gets a good bath). Not all that bad for the intensity of the rain. "Beeped" at Chambersburg and Harrisburg on the way by, but the pups had us up and on the road at 6am so it was pretty early.

Route taken was I-95N to I-26n to I-77n to I-81n to I-84e

The only construction slow-downs were on I-84E between Wilkes-Barre, PA East to Newburgh, NY. Slow, at times, but always moving.

Gn
The Speedstah Guy back in "Sox Country"

Glad you made it home to Yankee-Doodle-Land, Gordon!
Pearl will dry out, I think. ;)

Yeah, that construction will probably never be finished! Usually smooth sailing though, from Wilkes-Barre all the way to Carlisle. I-84 should be ok on Thursday and Sunday, it slows around 9 am and 5 pm weekdays(rush hour), which we will definitely be avoiding....

Glad you guys made it back safely . See ya soon

Yup, you folks coming up from the Southeast (Lane! That means YOU!) should see no construction delays anywhere on those routes mentioned. Smooth sailing all the way.

I wish I84 wasn't quite so busy, but at least it's not as bad as I78 coming out of Jersey used to be. What was that......3 HOURS of construction over 75% of it's length for YEARS?!?!?

Further inspection of Pearl once I got all of the "stuff" out of her this morning (I tend to use her as 'expansion' space if the truck gets too full) showed that most of the leaks must be on the passenger side because the carpet in the footwell was soaked (although no water sloshing around!) and the accessory bag behind the passenger seat was wet. The driver's carpeting was damp, but that's all. Looks like I upgrade to better weatherstripping all around!

So she's parked with the sun where she needs it and should be fine by mid-afternoon. We went through about 5 hours of torrential downpours so I'm not upset with the extent of water on board. It was really nasty out there at times. Had to slow to 50 or below half a dozen times for lack of visibility.

So then we finally get to Martinsburg, WV for the overnight and, after unloading our overnight bags and getting the dogs settled, tired through and through (I did all the driving), I head out for some Chinese take-out food. The place is in a small strip-mall with tight parking and even tighter room to maneuver the truck and trailer. All of a sudden I see a beat-up pickup with two West Virginia Rednecks driving, chasing me around the parking lot in the rain, trying to see the car. Both of them, I swear, had less than 5 teeth each, ratty caps, Camo shirts and wadded up Skoll in their lips, and the truck probably didn't have mufflers (didn't sound like it, anyway). I park across 5 normal slots (the only place I could fit with the trailer) and get out. They come tearing up. "HEY! Is that a REAL Porsh?"

'Yup', I say.........It's a real car...' wondering if they would catch the word play.

"Thar, ya see Bobby? I TOLL ya it was f...in' real! Lookit them wheels! They's got that Porsh thing on'em, just like the hood!"

I trudge off in the rain towards the 'Peking Gardens' to pick up dinner while they're still there pointing at the car and shouting at each other.

Life on the road. I don't see how Dr. Clock does it, much less Jack Kerouac. all I ever get are the Rednecks - not much to look at, either.....

Gordon
The Speedstah Guy from Grafton, MA

That got a Hemi in it?

Be nice, Gordon. Those "rednecks" were once somebody's sweet baby boys. Mama didn't have no teeth either and probably had a wad of skoal in her cheek and a mason jar full of "oh be joyful".

If any rednecks show up at Carlisle, I'll whip out my "northerner" bourbon! Just picked up some local apple-based single malt today, just for our long weekend. GOOD stuff it is! TOO good for rednecks anyway. Lane, you have to try it! You too, Hoss.

I'm in, Danny!

I resemble a few of those last remarks...... 8-)

I resemble a few of those last remarks...... 8-)

Leon, you are a true southern gentleman, never a redneck! Lane, you're on!

..and I truck cars out of "West By God Virginny" 2 x weekly and still can speak English ~:)

I'll swap shots of your stuff with some Tullamore Dew. I'm sure Lenny will be happy that I'm bringing some again this year. He seemed to become a fan rather quickly last year.

Alan, that's because you still have your teeth!

What has 6 teeth and an IQ of 27?

The whole front row at a Merle Haggert concert!



Hey Gordon--good PSA for the troops. Good to know it's clear sailing from the South. Thanks.

Hey, what's that white stuff covering Pennsylvania? Only a few weeks away and they're covered with snow? I'm not sure I have enough winter clothes to wear.

Thats Canadian dandruff Nolan........ 8-0

I'll try to bottle some Florida sun to bring with me. Nice 82 degrees today.

Got my Carlisle windshield sticker today!

I don't know, maybe it's just me, but if you guys moved your event to later in the year perhaps "rain" wouldn't be the main topic of conversation every year....Here on the "Best Coast, I mean West coast" we moved ours, but of course the rain has followed us even into the summer.....I realize you would lose all the cobra's etc, but then you could have it wherever you like....

Carlisle has moved the date at least once to avoid the rain but occasionally we do get a day of the wet stuff, we've been pretty lucky though. The Carlisle import/replica venue as a backdrop is just too good to pass up to fill the weekend.

HEY VINCE SOUNDS LIKE U WERE IN CARLISE EARLY WITH YOUR COUSIN

Got my Carlisle sticker and goody-bag letter today. WOOHOO! I guess it's real now, huh?

Got my window sticker. Plus a bonus "camping" sticker in the name of a "James Ericson." If anyone knows who that is, let me know how to get in touch so I can mail it to him.

Sticker arrived here also.......

Ed,

Are you camping in Carlisle? Norma and I did that several years ago, in fact it was Mother's day - we trailered the Speedster and slept in the back of the Blazer. VERY romantic.

Well, Norma thought it was romantic but had no idea Bruce was putting pills in her drinks.......good one Bruce, we'll never tell! And on Mother's Day, you da man!

Yeah Vince, Carlisle is kinda married to the import/Kitcar weekend. They won't move it, they have something going on every weekend I think. Don't worry, if it rains, we just drink more! Late September here is the best, warm, dry and fall colors, can't be beat.

But the weather has been pretty good the past few years, except when Jim wore Crocs and got thrown out of Harley Davidson....but that's another story!

Sticker and goody bag arrived. Off with the old and on with the new.

Crocs---those got us ALL yelled at. I thought they were going to ban Jim from the plant. And you had damned well better stay inside the friggin' yellow line!!!!

I thought about making a run for it but figured it wouldn't be too hard for them to catch a chubby Guamaniac and throw me in the press that stamps out Harley rear fenders. No problem! I've been thrown out of worst places.....BWaaaaaaa haaaaaa!

I'm in the hotel. Tried emailing Carlisle Events to let them know they sent me someone else's camping pass. haven't heard from 'em.

Ed:

Call Carlisle Events staff at: (717) 243-7855 and tell them what's happened. It's a small staff and they'll be able to correct things right on the phone and send another camping sticker out (if necessary) to the rightful owner. That is.......if you don't feel like camping out for the weekend!

gn

Or email Ed Buczeskie at EdB@carlisleevents.com