VTR Nationals: On the Road

[john 215]

Hi,

Great to see Ken with his old car how cool is that [8D] And also Wedge Shops and Tim's car.

Lets have some pictures of the guys and gals on here please [:p] always good to put a name to a face.

Another DVD in the making Mr Clancy, he say's hopefully ! ??

Cheers John


LIVE LIFE A QUARTER OF A MILE AT A TIME!

1976 Speke FHC Beauty Now with an overdrive conversion

1979 3.5 FHC(STATUS PENDING!!)

1982 2.0 DHC NOW A 4.6, BUILT NOT BROUGHT !!!!

[John Clancy]

This is a great event and it's an absolute delight to see so many friends in one place with so many great cars. In fact there are so many people here I correspond with regularly can everyone who is here and reads this do me a favour and please if possible grab myself or Susanne and get a picture of us together so I can have a record of everyone and maybe stand a chance of remembering the name to the face in future!

I need to get video of as many of us together as possible and I have to say, last night's "You know how you never see a TR7 on the road nowadays!" was a great start. I'm still getting everything from the last couple of days onto my laptop but hopefully I can catch up this morning before the excitement starts all over again.

And by the way, Harris Mann and Ken and Janet Slagle are all having a great time. Even Mr. Robson is enjoying it and that's no mean feat I can tell you!

We're going to miss a lot of Saturday as we are heading off to film with Graham Robson over in Raleigh for the Sunbeam Tiger production we're working on together. We hope to be at the Autocross before we miss it all. Grab us for a picture together please!

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[DNK]

Ken- Sorry I didn't get to spend more time with you and your wife.
I passed you as you were heading back to the hotel as I crossed the over pass to get on 77S.
Good luck on your way west.
It was great meeting Harris, John Clancy and I miss meeting Ken Slagle.
Would have like to talk to him ,though he probably doesn't remember talking to me in his very younger racing days.

Was a great ,very short, time with the TWOA folks.
Never did get to hear Allen's car sound up close though

Don
Stick a Wedge In It
80 TR7 V8 Kick in the pants

[Last TR]

Don, I should have stuck around and chatted with you instead of running off to get a tech inspection on my car; I ended up not doing the hill climb after all...

Ken Morton
Anchorage, Alaska

1980 TR8, 1973 TR6, 1965 Volvo PV544, 1958 MGA, Jeep Cherokees

[tr8]

Missed you Ken but got some pictures of your car and all the coupes in attendance. Great show and lots of faces to names, finally got to meet John Clancy and Harris Mann among lots of memorable meetings....great stuff.

Paul

[DNK]

Paul- Did I meet you??

Don
Stick a Wedge In It
80 TR7 V8 Kick in the pants

[tr8]

I don't think so, sorry, I was running around and got talking to so many different people I could hardly remember my own name.
What a nice show, a little warm and humid but who is complaining.

Up at 4:30 tomorrow morning and another 12 hour drive home...to match the drive yesterday from Florida.

Paul

[Last TR]

Photos from car show and BBQ:

Getting the cars arranged for the panoramic photo


Ready for the panoramic photo


Wedges entering the car show


Concours


Clint Cooper details his engine bay for the show


John C interviews Monica and Randy


Jim T watches the awards presentations at the BBQ


Wayne S relaxes a little at the BBQ


Today is autocross, funkhana, and the banquet; the week has gone quickly...

Ken Morton
Anchorage, Alaska

1980 TR8, 1973 TR6, 1965 Volvo PV544, 1958 MGA, Jeep Cherokees

[trekcarbonboy]

So disappointed I couldn't make it. [V] Looks like a great time.

Craig '75 2.0 FHC

[FI Spyder]

A life's moment missed. Glad you were there to represent the Pacific Northwest and Monica to represent the Pacific Southwest. Wish I was there to represent Canada's West Coast. Was that Monica's Spider there? I thought she'd be teaching school this time of year or did she just take a few days off?



- - -TR7 Spider - - - 1978 Spitfire- - - - 1976 Spitfire - - 1988 Tercel 4X4 - Kali on Integra - 1991 Integra - Yellow TCT

[Spectatohead]

I really appreciate your pictures Ken. You're having a once in a lifetime adventure. I am, however, extremely jealous. I'll second Merv's comment too. I really thought that there would be others from the Portland club that would make the trip. I'm glad you are there to at least give us a glimpse of it. Please keep the updates coming.

Jim Clark
'80 TR8
'06 G35 Sedan 6MT

[John Wood]

What a great event you lot have had. We have the anniversary run next weekend here in the UK (If it still is the UK after Thursdays vote?) following on from your great event. I can't wait to see JC's next DVD.

2014 will go down as a good year to be a TR7/8 (or Wedge as our USA friends tend to call them) owner.

TR7 Sprint & TR8

[Last TR]

The last day; it's been a lot of fun. Back on the road tomorrow for points north and west.


Autocross competition was fast & furious; we only watched



We stopped in at the local Dobson Cruise-in and parked between other V8 classics



Gary receives his Concours award from Harris Mann



BTW, we lost the distance award to someone who claims to have driven 11,000 miles on the way here from California...



Ken Morton
Anchorage, Alaska

1980 TR8, 1973 TR6, 1965 Volvo PV544, 1958 MGA, Jeep Cherokees

[Maxwell]

Ken - Look on the bright side. It's one less thing to take home!

Thanks for sharing!

Maxwell [:o)]


2.0 TR7 FHC \ Current
1.8 Mazda MX5 \ Current

[Last TR]

Good point. I think the guy must have made a lot of wrong turns to rack up that many miles between California and North Carolina. He needed a better navigator!

Ken Morton
Anchorage, Alaska

1980 TR8, 1973 TR6, 1965 Volvo PV544, 1958 MGA, Jeep Cherokees