Where the heck IS everybody??

we're over on the Carlisle '13 thread, I think, posting pictures -- or trying to.

 

As for me, I'm home too.

Whew ................ who started that rumor?  My wipers didn't work?  Uh, uh!  Not me Gordon. My wipers worked fine for 420 miles (all the way from Carlisle to North Kingstown, RI).  I think you must mean some other John.  I didn't even need to wipe the inside of the windshield.  I've got defrosters ya know.

Sounds like a blast! Hope everyone makes it home safe. Al

Yeah, we're already planning the "Gala, Northeast End of the Season Event" at the Vintage Races at Lime Rock over Labor Day weekend.  Now that we have Northeast people spread all over New England (every state in NE) we can all get together there!

 

Oh, and I stand corrected on those Wipers.  

 

It was a treat to see you guys at lunch.  I didn't stop for fuel until Manchester, CT.  Usually I can make it home on a tank, but after Rick and Michelle left me I kinda hammered it a bit to get home and it drinks a bit heavier when I do that.  Saw three antique tow trucks going the other way on I84 from a show - the last big truck in line had a Model A tow truck up on the bed in back - what a hoot!  Other than that and the drizzle, the traffic was surprisingly heavy for a Sunday with only one cop sighted on the entire trip - both ways.  On the the way down to Carlisle, the trucker chatter on the CB about the cars was a lot of fun, too.  Like I always say:  "One Speedster driving along is a 'cute little car', while a bunch going together somewhere is an EVENT!"

Subidoo is the one that the wiper linkage came loose, however it did prove that Rain-X does work!

Nolan et.al.

 

Glenn's battery in the 240Z died in front of an Advance Auto 3/4 of the way home - for a change neither Alan Hais nor I had any issues. That makes 3 for 3. Alan just sent me an e-mail thanking all of us for the excellent weekend. Great time was had by all - thanks again TO THOSE that helped - you know who you are. I went by to see Cary this morning and found that "someone" had already bought his spare clutch cable - will call this week to order two.

 

Boy am I beat.

 

Paul

We rolled in about 8pm, about 10  hours including a stop for gas and a quick stop at Subway. Traffic and weather pretty much sucked till we got 100 miles from home but that's nothing new. One bourbon on the rocks (or maybe two) and unpack tomorrow.

 

Thank you to everyone involved in making the event as great as usual. We will see you all again next year and some of you this summer , hopefully.

 

Like someone here said, "a family reunion, except you like everybody".

You can check me off the list...13.5 straight (arrived home in Cheeseland at 9:45pm), plus a missed exit that put me through downtown Chicago (thank God the traffic was no problem at 8:00pm on a Sunday). The rain stopped for Marty, Sandy and I at Pittsburgh and the traffic was quite pleasant. Hot and sunny in my 911 which ran like a top. I love that car! More after I get some sleep. Thanks everyone.

A lot of early morning fog and a cold drizzle the entire trip home that dampened everything but my spirits !!!

 

Not a cough, not a stutter, burp or backfire...at a fairly constant 120Km (need more ballast in the nose to push beyond that speed)

 

Many thanks to Alan and Ross for the creative jerry-rigged parking lot fix on the fuel pump.

 

And...I've got a hilarious Venuti & Me on the Road Home Story. But it's such a side splitter that I'm saving it for the big audience at Carlisle next year !!!

We rolled in about 9:30pm.  Went straight through too,  the last couple of hours was a bear as the foot and right hip start to get numb. Envied Rich in his 911 a bit as he was able to drive 80 plus without the wind buffeting you get with the 356's.  The mileage was great in PA when the winds were not blowing across the highways.  I manged 42 mpg at one fill up (Subaru 2.2).  I saw a steady drop in mileage as the winds picked up driving in Ohio and Indiana.  We logged in 1659 miles this weekend.  

Deja Blue made the 420 miles from Carlisle to North Kingstown, RI in fine fettle.  I had a few de-watering spots and stopped for lunch with John Estes and his friend Augie.  Anyone else get that terrible fog on I-81?  Whew!  Now I know how they have those 60 car accidents.  It rained most of the way back.  I average over 33 mpg for the whole trip with my 2.5 liter Subaru.  At one fill-up I actually got 36 mpg.

Moved to Carlisle 2013 thread.

Made it home about 2:30 EDT in Charleston.  Had a few spotty showers including one fairly strong one, as well as some serious fog in VA just above the NC state line.  The car ran flawlessy. Wish I was in as good shape as I now have a nasty cold (Thank you Todd El-Taher ;-).  I'll post some of the >200 pictures I took shortly.

glad you're home safe, Lane. But just what were you and Todd up to that he'd give you his cold?

Yeah, and the rest of the world watching this thread were wondering that, too......

I think it was as simple as sharing the same airspace and not having the necessary immunity.  Anything else is a product of your prurient imagination, I swear.

Just wanted to thank everyone again for a great weekend. Always wonderful to see everyone their cars etc. I got on the road at 6:15am on Sunday so apologies if I missed saying good bye to a few of you. Safely home by 12:45pm no issues knock wood. Look forward to seeing a few of you at Lime Rock in the fall if not sooner.

Peter

OK guys, there are just some things we don't all have to know....

Peter, are there any definitive plans for Lime Rock?

Hi John,

 

I would say not at this time. But last year a few of us met out there on Saturday for a day trip so I suspect the plan will be similar again this year.

 

The local 356 club http://www.typ356ne.org/ is planning to be there Saturday stay overnight and particapate in the Sunday in the Park event the following day. Check out the website the clud is open to anyone Gordon and I are both members.

 

If your interested in joining us we(Danny, Lenny, Al & Heidi G, Carl, and others  can be sure to keep you in the loop

Yes, please, do that.  John Estes may be interested as well as Don Moretti from Cranston, RI. I also have a buddy who is a Ferrari driver (and went to Skip Barber's school many years ago).  Would he be eligible? (just kidding).

Hey John,

 

I'm beginning to build up an enthusiasm for Lime Rock that almost rivals my anticipation for Carlisle.

 

You get Moretti and Estes chomping at the bit, and I'll try to convince Juan Gonzales (speedster widebody) and Bic Green (Spyder) to chase me up Rt.7 to Lime Rock and keep the 911's off my tail!!!...Maybe Michael in his stunning widebody can redezvous with Venuti and Nichols off the Mass Pike.

 

This could be a very big hoot!...If there's enough of us maybe the 'parking marshal' instead of scattering us in the Porsche Corral will group us together? 

Sounds good Carl.  Maybe Danny Pip could join us.

Baring an 'act of God' I'm sure Piperato will be there (I sure hope so. I think my Webers are running rich and need tweaking)

 

I'm bringing a cooler of chilled beer and Pretzels to go with the juicy vendor hotdogs !!!!

What date/s are you lads thinking for Limerock? Someone start a real thread yet ?

Finally rolled in at home at 6:30pm today Tuesday, 2940 miles total round trip plus cruises. Didn't figure out gas mileage but did get a bit over 500 miles between P breaks.

Nolan....500 miles!  I think there should be an award for that!

Nolan what’s your secret, did you stop eating and drinking on Saturday.

 

Maybe the award can be called the iron bladder.

 

David I believe it’s the weekend of September 1^st.

I think Nolan's distance secret is as simple as a clothes-pin.   I'm jus' sayin........

 

Yup, Labor Day weekend is the weekend of the Vintage Races at Lime Rock.  I've managed to miss them there year after year, but did make the Vintage races at Watkins Glen years ago (along with Hoss) and it is truly a weekend you won't forget.  I've also heard that Suzie-Stew and her "el Capitan" husband, Mark, will be there for the weekend, too, so this might turn into an un-typically big New England event for us, especially now that we're getting some air-play.  Rick and Michelle Milczanowski said that they would be going as well, and even if I had a bike ride going on around that weekend, I would become a "car guy" again to hang with all y'all.

 

If I remember from other Lime Rock weekends, the food there is pretty good, although it can be expensive, so everyone brings along grills, coolers and lots of food and set up on the infield corners for the weekend.  Lots of campsites and BBQ and drinking and everything that makes road racing, "Road Racing".

 

There's a lot of other stuff going on around NE during the summer, too.  I'll start a thread of NE-related things to do and see what/who we can drum up.  I'll be riding my bike a lot in the coming months but will always find time to hang out with you folks whenever I can. Besides, it's a lot easier than pedaling 50-100 miles!!

I had a great Carlisle weekend. Stayed up until the wee hours and got up early every day. Made it home through the rain dry in the Spyder, top up and heat on in the mountains. FOG FOG FOG sucked! We saw a Prius sandwich, not pretty, delayed us a half hour. Other than that clear sailing, and 31 mpg. It did take me a couple days to get back to normal sleep patterns and work! But totally worth it!

It Depends how far Nolan drives each day!