<VV> Convention impressions

[Rick Norris]

Good report Warren, thanks.
Rick Norris
#36 Sunoco Corvair
www.corvairalley.com

>                                    Convention Impressions
>   The convention was great---well done.
>     My personal experience weren’t all perfect but that’s not the
> conventions’ fault.
>    About a half hour from the Hotel the brakes started howling on the
> tow truck. I waited until Wednesday Morning to work on them in the
> relative coolness. I found that the front pads were about two thirds
> gone and the warning tab was on the thickest pad of course. The inside
> front pad was just touching metal to metal . I have to thank Scottie
> Allison for taking me to a parts store. The job was fairly easy if it
> wasn’t in Denver with heat and no air to breathe.
>      I live in a condition of about 10% normal hydration. Tues
> afternoon I was to deliver a tech session on suspensions. Tues at
> breakfast, I had three juices and then three large Gatorades later. My
> lips were still sticking to my teeth and my voice was raspy for the
> tech session, but I perservered through.  I had a great response front
> the attendees at the session; with lots of questions, and lots of talk
> on other related Corvair subjects. Thanks to all for contributing.
>      The wed tech was about Corvair oil choice and was interesting even
> though I had sat through it before at a performance workshop; doesn’t
> hurt to review.
>       We usually have a sing along or a band of musicians at the
> conventions.  I usually bring a piano keyboard just in case, but not
> this time because a piano was assured. I did bring an amplifier and
> microphones. The supplied keyboard showed it’s electronic finicky side
> by playing for a short time and quitting. After several nice folks
> tried to help, I finally gave up to the wasted Thursday.
>     Friday was autocross day at Bandimere Speedway about 2000 ft higher
> still. Tech was available Wednesday which meant we didn’t have  to be
> there quite so early Friday.
>     The course had a little of everything; it had at least two or more
> drag racing straights, two slaloms and at least three large sweeping
> curves, plus elevation changes, and one reverse camber turn. Surely
> there was something for everyone.  Most everyone really enjoyed it. The
> finish was so fast that I was in third gear. I nearly ran over a
> spectator who went around the yellow tapes.
>     It was a foregone conclusion that the 2000 pound 600 Horsepower ,
> 383 cid supercharged V8 vair would win overall---considering the
> straights—we just had to find out if it would be Harlan or Seth. It was
> Seth---congratulations. I was the fastest Corvair powered Corvair, but
> considerably behind the V8.
>     The highlight of the autocross  for me was Michael’s Tracy who was
> driving my car. Michael made the mistake of telling Tracy that she
> couldn’t beat him even though he was driving a SM3 car. We had to wait
> for the car to cool down between heats so Tracy had to divide her runs
> between two heats. She was so excited that she could barely contain
> herself between heats. On her last run she picked up 1.3 seconds, which
> is a big percent of a 38 sec. run, which did beat Michael.  Tracy may
> have mentioned this to a FEW people!!!
>      At the Saturday car show, people who came by always commented on
> Tracy’s car---as if it wasn’t even mine. I really enjoyed looking at
> the engineering in the modified cars; I especially liked the rear
> engine aluminum Buick V8.   I was really enjoying the  “oldies” music
> when the voting was being announced and really wasn’t paying  a lot of
> attention,  because race cars don’t usually get that many votes, when
> people started yelling at me to get up to announce stand.  I had just
> won “Best of Show”; that may be a first ever for a race car.  I was
> blown away; may thanks to all of the voters. Really, I only voted once!
>       The above trophy certainly makes up for the poor physical
> condition of this old fellow after Denver. I lost 7 pound off of this
> already skinny 150 pound body due to the dehydration. I’ll just drink
> lots of Ensure this week and rest a lot.
>      Pleasant memories win. Just visiting with my Corvair family is
> enough.
>
> Warren
>
>
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