<VV> Plowing at the Farm

[Ramon Rodriguez III]

Sounds like great fun!  I might have to try to make it in the future... I'm
VERY interested in racing a Corvair on dirt (or grass or whatever, something
slippery!)!  Been thinking about it for a while.

Ray "Grymm" Rodriguez III
Lake Ariel, PA


On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 1:03 PM, Ron <ronh at owt.com> wrote:

> 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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Ray "Grymm" Rodriguez
Lake Ariel, PA