<VV> Plowing at the Farm

[Ron]

Looks like all of you had a really fun day!
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Smitty" <vairologist at cox.net>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 9:29 AM
Subject: <VV> Plowing at the Farm


> Smitty Says;
>   Just returned from (I would guess) around the 10th annual Ho Down at the 
> Whelan family farm in Dinwiddy VA.  It rained the day before the event and 
> it rained a little off and on all day Saturday.  This would have dampened 
> the spirits of normal people but us Corvair people didn't notice.  The big 
> event of the day as usual was the autocross in the pasture.  This time a 
> single cone was used to mark each corner so as long as you went around the 
> cone it didn't matter if you entered "wide" or "tight" or simply drove 
> "across the street" to go around the cone.  The pasture was first cut with 
> a bush hog at about 8".  Then after the course was laid out a finish mower 
> laid out a track.  You could not get lost if you tried.  Because of the 
> rain you could light up the tires anyplace on the course and at any time. 
> You could enter a turn at 30 mph if you didn't mind going sideways 30-40 
> feet before actually "turning in".  Hey, raci'n is raci'n, no matter if it 
> is gocarts or NASCAR.
>    Spike had been taking a real beating out there in years past with many 
> drivers trying him out.  This year Frank DuVall brought a new entry.  A 
> Late 4 dr with a PG and a 140 engine called Pi. It was an ideal "farm 
> racer".  One of those that got lighter every time you slammed the doors. 
> You have to think about that a bit to figure out the car's side number 
> from looking at the symbol on the door.  Anyway the interloper beat Spike 
> by a second and took away the award for FTD.  Dang PowerGlides anyway. 
> Power means nuthin if you can't get it to the ground.
>    To fend off the cool and damp a baby fire was started early in the 
> afternoon but that didn't keep us from starting the real fire later in the 
> evening with it's 20 ft flames and wonderful heat the pushed the lawn 
> chairs back 50 feet.
>    All day long we ate on the potluck food that had been brought in and 
> placed on tables under the Easy-Ups.  Late in the afternoon we shifted to 
> more conventional picnic fare of hot dogs, hambergers, and steaks, with 
> all the fixins.
>    The hay ride was cancelled for lack of interest.  Seems there were few 
> willing to sit in wet hay and get slapped in the face with wet branches 
> for an hour.  About midnight when the fire was reduced to a pile of hot 
> coals the troops retired to our tents, campers, or the farm house, or 
> simply went home.  If they weren't tired they just didn't have as much fun 
> as I did.
>    The turnout was reduced as might be expected but still there were 
> around 60 fun loving Corvair folks that came.
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