Solvang Wine Run Revisited

Seems like every time we got a "smoke 'um if you got um", we were doing police call five minutes afterwards. This talk is creepy. I want to go back in time driving my Speedy, but not to think about some little Staff Sargeant standing on a footlocker yelling at me. I believe I kept Fort Ord pretty clean of butts. Anyway, are you guys picking up folks at the old Hotel? Maybe Gerd and I could meet you there so you only have one stop.

Warren, Jim and Curt started it....
I was at fort Ord summer of 66.......for basic
You tell us where you want to meet, we'll be coming down PCH, its all the same to stop at the motel or the college...The motel is a better Kodak moment....
wherever that stop is should be the last before Solvang or a gas/pee stop, it is also where we will draw our first card for the poker hand....

I was a college puke with a deferment. I think the old hotel will be better if Warren is going to be driving that monster rolling mansion. What say Warren?

No no, we're (my navigator and me) driving up to Buelton today. I will drive back down in the Speedy and hook up with Gerd and we will go over the hill to PCH. Let's make it the hotel. If we're running late, we'll call and make the meet somewhere up the road so as not to hold you up. I did basic/advanced in May of 64. Had walking pneumonia the whole time.

flunked my physical summer of 72

Greetings, Where the hell are you guys going to be Sunday? I am working all day Saturday however, I got Sunday off! Want to meet ya! I also have today off aswell... Let me know damn it! Rotn-roby.

Rotnroby -

For awhile there I thought you left this world and checked into Rock-n-Roll Heaven. Hope all is well and that all your summer gigs were rocking!

I'm not sure where everybody will be on Sunday, but I'll give you a call Saturday evening when we should have a better idea of who will still be around on Sunday. I'll send you a PM tonight with more contact info..

Looking forward to seeing your ride!

Ground grunts....0900 see you then

Signed your friends from the Deparment of the Navy

Just hours away now....see you guysngirls in the morning......

...see ya at the LZ 09:00 (Code Name 'Starbucks') - Good night John Boy!

If nobody objects, Candace and I would like to tag along. We will be at Starbucks at or before 9 a.m. My cell# is 714-393-8547 in case anything changes in the morning. Looking forward to a great cruise.

Tom,

Welcome, we'll see you tomorrow morning. Are you staying overnight?

We were able to get in at the Holiday Inn Lompoc. I heard Vince was bringing an arsenal and was going to guard the parking lot all night so I figured it was a safe place to leave my car.

Great! I think Vince's style is more like a few strategically placed Claymores...

Thanks to all who made the Solvang run a very enjoyable trip. It was our first and we had a ball. This post will hit this site before most folks get home. Thanks especially to Vince, Curt and Jim. They were our leaders. Yes, there are a couple of strangers in the speedy lineup. Can you tell what they are?

Man o man, what a two days.....400 miles later I need a rest....
Kevin M and Joe L both had car trouble with their main rides the night before, but being the car nuts that they are, they both used back-up vehicles,
Kevin in his Lotus Elise and Joe in his back-up GT...
Joe's GT is a sure Chick magnet, I saw at least 4 good looking women in his car on Saturday......Joe, better keep a towel on the passenger seat.....If you get my drift...
Thanks to everyone who attended "Solvang 06" although we only spent about 2 minutes in Solvang Saturday night.....That's OK, Teri made me go back on Sunday for "Danish Days"............I am attaching only a few pic's, If you want to see all I have from the day, email me and I will forward....
Thanks again to all who attended.....I would have to say it was a success....

just a few more

Warren et al,

We just got home, 1700. Nice pic, I knew someone(Vince, I thought)would have a posting. It was great meeting you and Karen. This stuff only happens if we get permission and we include them in the activities. You are certainly welcome, Jim and Vince are the veterans, I'm a newcomer, I mostly follow their lead. Stay in touch and let's start planning another one.

It was a great outing and we were glad to see some of the 'oldtimers' and meet the some new folks. Hope we can do it again sometime soon. Be sure to make plans for the Paso Robles Show in April.

Curt and Jo Ann

Here's one that Vince didn't post. Surf Beach, Vandenberg AFB. And another of Joe's car, with my caption.

Thanks to everyone that went on the Solvang Tour for making this weekend a fun happening. It was great meeting and socializing with the group. We hope we can do it again soon, as it would be hard to find a nicer bunch of people. Candace will post some photos tomorrow. Hope everyone got back safe and sound.

Thanks to all on the "run". I really enjoyed your company. I hope everyone got home safely. I'm still trying to figure out where the smoke was from.

Larry

SOC members in 9 cars heading out on the 2006 Solvang Wine Tour - thanks to Vince for heading up another great trip!

Incorporating a "Poker Run" during the wine tour added another dimension of fun and shenanigans (look out Grant, Esther might use her Poker prize on YOU!).

Here's a short clip of the beginning of the trip in Malibu Beach! That's Esther & Grant's black car in front of me, and Larry Bull's red car in front of them.


Peace - Out!

Thanks to everyone, I had a great time. The run was great, the weather was perfect. Too bad I didn't have my Speedster, but it was fun driving with a different gal every hour in the Carrera GT!

Murph's car is great, but once I get into it, I can't get out of it. Next run will be with the Speedster.

Just another few pics - thanks to Joe L. and Kevin M. for keeping things lively (hope you guys had an uneventful trip home!), Vince & Terry for the usual guffaws, Curt & Joanne for trip and lodging tips, Warren & Karen for being such good sports and joining us, Tom & Candace for taking that leap of faith to join this raucus group, Esther and Grant for cracking us up with her Poker "Prize", Larry B. for adding to the fun & games!

Looking forward to the next SOC cruise!

What a trip!! we had so much fun..thank you so much for all of the planning and your companies..Curt and Jim for being such great leaders, Vince your poker run was really fun, going thru the wineries, the beautiful sceneries..talking and laughing with the girls..toilet papering someone's door..getting to go for a ride in my dream car thanks Joe...it just goes on and on..we stopped at Starbuck's at Dana Point and here come's this Lamborghini and parks right next to us and we talked for a while , it just couldn't been a better weekend!! thanks to YOU ALL!!! Grant and Esther

Esther -


Heeeyyy, at first Ginny thought I was goofing with the door outside our room, then when she opened it and saw we got TP'd she started laughing cause she knew who the REAL culprit was!

We're glad you and Grant had a good time and were able to finish your weekend with a cruise through HB, Newport, Laguna and Dana Point.

Let's hook-up for breakfast in San Clemente soon!

Peace - Out!

WOW! What a great trip!
Thanks to everyone for letting this "Limey" tag along.
It was fun to catch up with old faces and new.
I run with quite a few car groups and this is hands down the best!
And there's just something cool about a line of Speedsters.
The run back Saturday night was smooth.
Of course, I had to hold back for Joe. :) :P :)
I ended up turning off my radio and just listening to Joe's exhaust note on the ride home.
When's the next run???

P.S. My Spyder has me stumped.
Anybody have a recommendation for a good mechanic in the S.F. Valley?

Candace posted a bunch of Solvang trip pics on our photo page. Check them out if you get the chance, fellow travelers. Thanks again to everyone for a very nice time. You are a great group.

P.S. Hey Dusty, check out my luggage straps. This was their maiden voyage and they looked and performed great.

As much as I would like to help Kevin and Joe out with their car woes, I kinda like it better when they bring their "Back-up" cars.

I'm thinking if we can get 50 members to each contribute $9,000.00
we could buy a GT, and each have it for a week a year.....
OK, who's in?

...I say we start a 'pool' on which cars Joe and Murph show up with!

Kevin - it was a pleasure to finally meet you and share a few laughs over the weekend. We were concerned for your late-night drive home so it's good to hear you had an uneventful trip home!

Joe - thanks for being such a good sport and letting the girls ride in such a cool car, a chance in a life-time!

Looking forward to seeing you at the next get-together!

Peace - Out!

Ya know Vince I was kind of thinking the same thing, but a week wouldn't be long enough, we need more $$$$ less people lol

I had the thrill, imagine having a different gal as my right sear cover every hour. All of them, dolls! There will always be a next time.

ATT: MURPH. It sounds like ignition issues. i vote change to a Pertronix or other magnetic pick up. I had the same intermittent problem last year and changing the ignition fixed it. If you want to get together in a couple of weeks to fiddle with it, PM me.

Joe, I think this pic of you and my wife speaks volumes about how she felt being in your GT....Thanks Bud, you made her day.....
(this site destroys pic's) they are crystal clear till I upload them to my SOC files....

Vince,

I found that if I keep the file size around 100K and size to somewhere around 800X600, I have had good results with my uploaded pictures. I usually shoot at 6 megapixels and reduce the picture size to 30% of original. Good luck...

Curt

...looks like Joe is having WAY TOO MUCH FUN in that GT!!

Yeah Jim...that car is definetly a chick magnet!!!

I have to keep the hood heavily waxed so they slide off.