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Tuesday, June 5, 2007 |
| Day Seven - Springfield |
Last evening, the rain finally stopped, and I wanted to wash the car...err, wagon...but the others thought it would rain some more, so I was overruled.
Somewhere about 5:00 AM (6:00 Racine time), as the sun was rising, we were in the parking lot, loading our cars. I wanted to wash the wagon, but the others thought it would rain some more, and they were right again!
Sonny and I were ready for the big race (he practiced in the parking lot last night), but it wasn't meant to be...it began raining as we headed for the track. Nah, that's not true. Actually, we had no intention of racing this morning, but if we DID, we would have been rained out.
We ran the two-laners for nearly a hundred miles, and ended up in Lake Geneva. It was still raining off and on. We stopped for breakfast, and a photo op along the lake.
Once back on the road, the rain finally stopped, and way out in the country, we came to a stop sign. There were about three cars in front of us, and a huge crowd at the intersection, yelling for a burn out!
The first two did well, but the third car, a Chevelle, power-braked, then burned for a good ten seconds, leaving me in a cloud of burnt rubber! Of course, Sonny and I couldn't possibly outdo that, so off we went.
The two-laner was wide open, and we were running behind the Chevelle, averaging about 75 MPH. This road was actually in better shape than the interstate was!
We thought we would be among the first few into the Fairgrounds, but that didn't happen. When we arrived, there was already several hundred Long Hauler's in the lot. I guess NOBODY goes to the drivers meeting any more.
We clocked in, walked around, picked up a few more freebies, then had the famous Edelbrock We'll Serve No Swine Before Its Time BBQ.
We found the hotel with no problem...almost...and checked in. It's located directly acrosss the street from the State House, and DOES have a lounge. Did I mention we got FREE drink tickets at check in?
It had been sunny all afternoon, and the coin-operated car wash is just a few blocks away, so Sonny and I took care of that. Packard Bill DOESN'T wash his car, so he didn't go. Cecil, who always has the cleanest car, took a nap instead.
So with all the work out of the way, it's time to play. And the Old Guys have selected the lobby cocktail lounge as our playing field this evening. Surprise, surprise.
Tomorrow morning, we'll try and line up the cars on the lawn in front of the State House, and if we don't get arrested for that, we'll be on our way to Evansville, Indiana, where we expect to meet up with the world famous (alumni of 2003 and 2004 HRPT's) Robert Lee Zoom.
LATE EVENING EDIT: Springfield is the sleepiest town in the country! We took a walk...covered about 20 blocks...and the busiest bar in town had three customers! We hope the Route 66 Festival in September wakes this place up a little! |
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Day Six - Racine
Day Five - Kalamazoo
Day Four - Cleveland
Day Three - Cleveland
Hot Rod Power Tour - Day Two
Hot Rod Power Tour - Day One
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The Old Guys Score A Trifecta!
Cougar Prowl II
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