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On February 21st, about forty of us were treated to another tour of J & L Fabricating in Puyallup. Owner Louie Shefchik has been extremely kind to the club over the years and a marvelous and interesting tour is always given to us in their immaculate shop facility by project manager and ex-USAC midget series crew chief “Dan”.
Just to see all of the fabricating machinery and equipment used to create their perfection is a wonder. From English wheels to a huge industrial lathe purchased from the Meyer & Drake Off enhauser company, an in-fl oor dyno, and other specialized tools; all make for a dream-like fantasy working environment for most of us.
Businessman and an ex semi-pro IMSA GTP Porsche 962 racer, Bruce Leven, always seems to make an appearance when we’re there and always has four or fi ve projects going on from street rods to full race Corvettes. We enjoy his amusing stories, various complaints, and anecdotes.
We really lucked out in that a number of Loti projects were going on. Th ese included a beautiful Formula 2 racer, an immaculate Elan 26R, and the complete chassis rebuilding and new body formation of a Lotus Type 15. It was incredible to see the progress and skill
of hand forming new aluminum bodywork over wooden bucks. Highly skilled craftsmen that turn out this perfect work are fondly
referred to only as “panel beaters”! Th ere also was a UOP Shadow F1 car there, which was basically the same as Graham Hill’s Embassy team car from the past.
Several of Richard Griot’s (of Griot’s Garage fame) cars were being worked on. Th ese included an immaculate 1968 McLaren Mk 4A F2/B/3 with a handmade polished stainless steel exhaust header that was considered so beautiful by Richard that
he asked Dan to make him another one to display in his living room as automotive sculpture! Th e other Griot car
there was a 1977 McLaren M23 F1 car that needed the fabrication of an entirely new tub assembly. Interesting to compare the old painted vintage tub with the brand new one, and marvel at the precision.
Other interesting projects included a beastly
Lotus LinesNewsletter for the Evergreen Lotus Car Club - April/May 2009
EVENTS May 6ELCC Club MeetingSee Evite
May 9Elise/Exige Meet&GreetGas Works Park. Seattle9am
May16Vancouver All British Field MeetSee Article inside
May........Run to GorgeWatch for details
June 3ELCC Club Meeting
June 13 Randall Fehr Restorations on Saturday, 10am
WHAT IS IT?Evergreen Lotus Car Club
P.O. Box 40481
Bellevue, WA 98015-4481
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RAMBLINGS FROM THE CHAIR
Lot
us L
ines
is
the
offi
cial
new
slet
ter
of t
he
ever
gree
n lo
tus
car
club
. op
inio
ns
exp
ress
ed i
n L
otus
Lin
es a
re t
hos
e of
th
e au
thor
an
d d
o n
ot n
eces
sari
ly r
epre
sen
t th
ose
of t
he
elcc
or
its
offi
cers
. Use
all
tech
ni-
cal i
nfo
rmat
ion
at
your
ow
n r
isk.
P
leas
e su
bmit
all
arti
cles
, art
wor
k, a
nd
ph
otog
rap
hs
to t
he
Ed
itor
. All
oth
er o
ffi c
ial b
usin
ess
shou
ld b
e d
irec
ted
to
the
chai
rman
. Oth
er L
otus
clu
bs a
re w
elco
me
to u
se t
he
mat
e-ri
al p
rin
ted
in
Lot
us L
ines
, pro
vid
ed t
hat
th
e E
LC
C, L
otus
L
ines
an
d t
he
auth
or a
re d
uly
cred
ited
. Th
e E
LC
C i
s n
ot a
f-fi
liat
ed w
ith
an
d d
oes
not
rep
rese
nt
Lot
us C
ars
Ltd
., G
roup
L
otus
, Tea
m L
otus
, or
any
Lot
us r
elat
ed o
rgan
izat
ion
.
Mem
bers
hip
in
th
e E
LC
C i
s $2
0/ye
ar, w
ith
th
e m
embe
r-sh
ip y
ear
star
tin
g in
Jan
uary
, an
d i
s p
rora
ted
in
th
ree
mon
th
incr
emen
ts. M
embe
rsh
ip i
ncl
udes
a c
lub
rost
er a
nd
a
subs
crip
tion
to
Lot
us L
ines
.
Con
tact
th
e E
dit
or f
or b
usin
ess
ads
rate
s in
Lot
us L
ines
.
Con
tact
EL
CC
at:
Eve
rgre
en L
otus
Car
Clu
bP.
O. B
ox 4
0481
Bel
levu
e, W
A 9
8015
-448
1h
ttp
://w
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c.or
g
Th
e E
LC
C O
ffi c
ers
are
elec
ted
bi-
ann
uall
y an
d c
urre
ntl
y th
ose
offi
cers
are
:
Ch
airm
an:
Mar
k S
tern
er (
206)
870-
0359
chai
r@el
cc.o
rg
Mem
bers
hip
: A
lan
Per
ry (
206)
855-
9464
alan
p@
snow
moo
se.c
om
Tre
asur
er:
An
dy
Kec
k (2
06)3
90-3
870
and
ykec
k@m
ac.c
om
Ed
itor
: R
ober
t V
ets
(206
)669
-844
4
ed
itor
@el
cc.o
rg
Ad
vert
isin
g:
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n L
ane
(206
)686
-732
6
cl
assi
fi ed
s@el
cc.o
rg
Pri
nte
d B
y K
&H
Pri
nte
rs
Lay
out
by J
essi
ca V
ets
Des
ign
- jv
ets1
5@m
ac.c
om
ELC
C T
RIV
IA
How
long
hav
e th
e EL
CC
due
s be
en
$20
per
year
?
Las
t M
onth
s T
rivi
a Q
uest
ion
: W
hat
EL
CC
mem
ber
was
kn
own
for
wea
rin
g a
brig
htl
y co
lor
turb
an w
hen
he
dro
ve
his
Lot
us S
even
?
Bob
C
rich
ton
, w
ho
used
to
st
artl
ed
the
resi
den
ts
of
Sn
ohom
ish
wit
h h
is b
righ
tly
colo
r tu
rban
an
d f
ast
and
gr
een
(an
d r
are)
Ser
ies
3 L
otus
Sev
en
No
te:
Th
is i
s th
e la
st E
LC
C T
rivi
a Q
uest
ion
- I
f yo
u en
joy
the
Tri
via
Sec
tion
ple
ase
sen
d u
s so
me
Lot
us T
rivi
a fr
om y
our
pas
t w
ith
th
e cl
ub t
o sh
are.
Cla
ssifi
ed
adv
erti
sem
ents
are
fre
e fo
r E
LC
C m
embe
rs, a
nd
pric
ing
for
non
-mem
bers
is
avai
labl
e on
req
uest
. F
or a
ddin
g or
rem
ovin
g ad
ver
tise
men
ts, p
leas
e se
nd
them
via
em
ail
to c
lass
ifi e
ds@
elcc
.org
or
by c
alli
ng
(206
) 68
6-73
26 b
y th
e 10
th o
f ea
ch m
onth
.
1974
Eur
opa
Sp
ecia
l. F
aili
ng
eyes
igh
t fo
rces
sal
e. T
win
Cam
en
gin
e re
buil
t to
sta
nd
ard
sp
ecifi
cat
ion
s al
l rec
eip
ts a
vail
able
, m
ost
mec
han
ical
s co
mp
lete
, new
rad
iato
r, fr
ont
cali
per
s re
ar
brak
e cy
lin
der
s, n
eed
s in
teri
or, b
rake
mas
ter
cyli
nd
er, m
inor
w
irin
g, a
nd
pai
nt.
Few
if
any
mis
sin
g p
arts
. New
Pan
asp
ort
wh
eels
wit
h n
ew t
ires
, O
pti
ma
batt
ery,
new
win
dsh
ield
in
th
e bo
x, a
nd
oth
er n
ew p
arts
. Car
has
27,
000+
ori
gin
al m
iles
, ju
st n
eed
s so
meo
ne
wh
o ca
n s
ee t
o co
mp
lete
th
e re
stor
atio
n.
Ph
otos
ava
ilab
le, c
ar is
in T
acom
a, c
onta
ct S
teve
at
253-
304-
9669
or
via
e-m
ail
kam
inik
i@cl
earw
ire.
net
-- 1985
Lot
us T
urbo
Esp
rit.
45K
mil
es.
Use
d a
s a
regu
lar
dri
ver,
Lot
us m
ain
tain
ed,
BR
G/G
old
, B
BS
wh
eels
, C
D,
A/C
, $1
4,80
0.
Rob
ert
Ew
ens
(509
)447
-334
4 (h
ome)
or
(509
)280
-247
8 (c
ell)
.
--
1974
E
urop
a T
win
C
am
Sp
ecia
l, 5
spee
d,
bi
g va
lve,
re
blt
engi
ne,
wel
l m
ain
tain
ed b
y F
ehr
Res
tora
tion
s. W
ell
doc
umen
ted
car
, $14
,000
Als
o, 1
965
NA
F S
hel
by c
obra
FIA
, B
oss
351/
top
loa
der
$38
K; 2
000
BM
W M
Cou
pe,
36K
mil
es,
$20K
. C
onta
ct
Ch
uck
at
(425
) 28
0-70
42
or
at
cott
ageb
lue@
msn
.com
--
Wha
t wa
s it
?D
avid
Cal
ey i
s th
e fi
rst
EL
CC
mem
ber
to r
esp
ond
to
my
Wh
at I
s It
? p
ictu
re a
nd
cor
rect
ly i
den
tifi
ed t
he
1951
L
otus
Mar
k 3.
Th
anks
for
sen
din
g th
e n
ote
Dav
id !
! !
Loo
kin
g fo
r a
Lot
us c
ar o
r pa
rts?
Th e
bel
ow a
ds h
ave
been
sp
otte
d in
var
ious
sou
rces
. N
ote:
Th e
bel
ow a
ds h
ave
no
know
n
affi l
iati
on w
ith,
nor
are
en
dors
ed b
y, t
he E
LC
C.
Th is
in
fo
is b
ein
g pr
ovid
ed t
o as
sist
mem
bers
in
the
ir s
earc
h fo
r ca
rs
and
part
s.
1955
Lot
us 6
, VIN
133
62 R
egis
trat
ion
#18
7MM
L -
$50
,000
O
BO
(M
isso
uri)
. It
was
bui
lt b
y Jo
hn
Rus
t at
Pro
gres
s C
has
sis
Co.
as
one
of a
bat
ch o
f 3.
It
was
res
tore
d b
y M
ike
Bro
ther
woo
d
in 1
979/
80 f
or J
on B
rad
burn
of
Bra
dbu
rn &
Wed
ge i
n
Bir
min
gham
. It
was
als
o ow
ned
by
Ch
ris
Sm
ith
bef
ore
1978
, an
d s
old
to
Mik
e B
roth
erw
ood
in
197
8, a
nd
th
en s
old
bac
k to
C
hri
s S
mit
h i
n 1
979
in e
xch
ange
for
a L
otus
XI.
It
then
wen
t to
a c
oup
le o
f d
eale
rs i
n t
he
UK
an
d t
hen
to
How
ard
Mor
riso
n
in J
ames
tow
n, U
SA
. Mar
k E
van
s of
New
En
glan
d C
lass
ics
then
p
urch
ased
th
e L
otus
VI
from
How
ard
Mor
riso
n. F
rom
th
ere
it
was
sol
d t
o Jo
hn
Hum
ph
rey.
Th
e ca
r h
as b
een
acr
oss
the
pon
d
seve
ral
tim
es.Th
e
Lot
us I
t w
as f
eatu
red
in
Mar
k V
I A
ssoc
iate
s,
Vol
. 7, #
8 &
9 A
ug/S
ept
1992
as
one
of t
he
grea
t fi
nd
s. I
t w
as fi
rst
re
gist
ered
in
195
7. I
t is
pow
ered
by
a (E
ngl
ish
) F
ord
en
gin
e. I
t d
oes
hav
e th
e or
igin
al f
ull
win
dsc
reen
. In
195
9/60
, it
com
pet
ed
in t
he
Wes
t H
ants
an
d D
orse
t C
ar C
lub
hil
l cl
imb
at W
isco
mbe
in
Dev
on. I
t w
as a
lso
dri
ven
to
all
of t
he
club
mee
tin
gs, h
ill
clim
bs, a
uto
cros
ses,
dri
vin
g te
sts,
an
d r
acin
g at
Eig
ht
Clu
bs
mee
tin
gs a
t S
ilve
rsto
ne.
See
con
tact
for
“B
riti
sh C
ars”
bel
ow.
-- Ori
gin
al L
otus
Dea
ler
sign
– $
2800
, OB
O
(Mis
sour
i). o
ne-
sid
ed a
nd
ap
pro
xim
atel
y 6
feet
lo
ng.
See
con
tact
for
“B
riti
sh C
ars”
bel
ow.
-- Mis
cell
aneo
us L
otus
Par
ts (
Mis
sour
i).
Cal
l C
har
lie
at “
Bri
tish
Car
s &
Ser
vice
s” S
t. L
ouis
, MO
(31
4)
428-
9335
. ww
w.b
riti
shca
rsof
amer
ica.
com
-- 197
2 L
otus
Ela
n P
lus
2/S
130
big
val
ve -
$75
00
(Iss
aqua
h).
Wh
ite/
blac
k fa
ctor
y p
in d
rive
mag
s, g
ood
p
ain
t, st
rom
berg
big
val
ve, s
tick
y ti
res,
run
s d
rive
s w
ell.
E
mai
l at
sal
e-d
5rvk
-109
1565
544@
crai
gsli
st.o
rg-- 20
00 L
otus
Exi
ge M
otor
spor
t R
ace
Car
- $
57,9
50.0
0 (P
ortl
and
).
Ore
gon
tit
le w
ith
SP
Pla
tes.
Bra
nd
new
K s
erie
s en
gin
e w
ith
p
erfo
rman
ce u
pgr
ades
. P
rofe
ssio
nal
ly m
ain
tain
ed, e
very
ser
vice
re
ciep
t w
ith
car
. E
xtra
Wh
eels
an
d t
ires
, no
dam
age
his
tory
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all
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t (5
03)
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orts
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ar C
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orts
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umbi
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iety
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ar C
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orve
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orth
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t A
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eo C
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ttp
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rn W
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ts C
ar C
oun
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ttp
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r w
ebsi
te a
t w
ww
.Up
tow
nC
arS
how
.com
. Th
ere
are
spec
ial
rate
s on
hot
els
on t
he
web
site
an
d y
ou c
an r
egis
ter
your
car
dir
ectl
y on
lin
e. D
irec
tion
s to
th
e sh
ow c
an a
lso
be
foun
d o
n t
he
web
site
.
Th
ey a
re e
xpec
tin
g ab
out
120+
car
s, s
o re
gist
er e
arly
. C
ar
stag
ing
wil
l beg
in a
roun
d 8
:00
AM
. It
shou
ld b
e a
lot
of f
un
for
all
invo
lved
an
d a
ll f
or a
gre
at c
ause
.
If e
nou
gh c
lub
mem
bers
dec
ide
to s
ign
-up,
th
ey’ll
res
erve
a
club
sp
ace
for
us.
Dou
g Ja
ckso
n
Th
e V
anco
uver
All
Bri
tish
Fie
ld M
eet
(AB
FM
) is
sch
edul
ed
to o
ccur
on
Sat
urd
ay, M
ay 1
6th
. Th
is l
ong-
run
nin
g A
BF
M
is h
eld
in
th
e go
rgeo
us p
ark-
like
set
tin
g of
th
e V
anD
usen
B
otan
ical
Gar
den
s in
Van
couv
er B
.C. l
ocat
ed a
t 37
th &
Oak
S
tree
t (w
hic
h is
th
e ex
ten
sion
of
I-5/
Hig
hw
ay 9
9 ju
st s
hor
tly
afte
r yo
u co
me
out
of t
he
tun
nel
th
at p
asse
s un
der
th
e F
rase
r R
iver
, hea
din
g n
orth
)
As
man
y of
you
kn
ow, I
hav
e be
en t
alki
ng
wit
h m
embe
rs o
f th
e L
otus
Car
Clu
b of
Bri
tish
Col
umbi
a (L
CC
BC
) ab
out
gett
ing
toge
ther
wit
h m
embe
rs o
f ou
r cl
ub d
urin
g th
e ca
r sh
ow a
nd
pos
sibl
y af
ter
the
show
for
din
ner
... i
f yo
u ar
e in
tere
sted
in
doi
ng
eith
er o
r bo
th o
f th
ese
thin
gs,
ple
ase
con
tact
me.
I ch
ecke
d o
ut s
ever
al m
otel
s, w
her
e it
mig
ht
be a
pp
rop
riat
e to
sta
y (e
ith
er t
he
nig
ht
befo
re, a
fter
, or
both
) I
hav
e se
lect
ed
the
Day
s In
n -
Met
ro w
hic
h is
loca
ted
on
Kin
gsw
ay w
hic
h is
on
ly a
bout
15
min
utes
to
the
east
of
Oak
Str
eet.
.. ca
ll t
hem
at
1-8
00-5
46-4
792,
ask
for
Ch
rist
ine
and
th
e A
AA
/CA
A
dis
coun
t. It
sh
ould
be
$98.
10 C
anad
ian
plu
s 15
% V
anco
uver
C
ity
Tax
. It’s
not
a f
ancy
mot
el, b
ut t
hey
hav
e n
ice/
free
off
-st
reet
par
kin
g. M
y w
ife
and
I w
ill b
e st
ayin
g th
ere
both
Fri
day
(M
ay 1
5th
) an
d S
atur
day
(M
ay 1
6th
) n
igh
t.
ALL
BR
ITIS
H F
IELD
MEE
T –
VA
NC
OU
VER
ELIS
E &
EX
IGE
MEE
T &
G
REE
T A
T G
AS
WO
RK
S PA
RK
, SEA
TTLE
Th
is i
s a
call
to
all
EL
CC
mem
bers
wit
h a
n E
lise
or
an
Exi
ge
to
com
e to
G
as W
orks
P
ark
in
Sea
ttle
at
9:
00-
10:3
0am
, Sat
urd
ay t
he
9th
of
May
. Th
is i
s be
ing
set
up a
s a
grou
p m
eeti
ng
to t
alk
cars
, tec
hn
ical
bit
s, a
nd
han
g ou
t in
a
par
kin
g lo
t w
ith
our
car
s. Th
e
mon
thly
mee
tin
gs a
re a
gre
at
opp
ortu
nit
y to
rel
ax, b
ut a
fter
wor
k on
a s
choo
l nig
ht,
I li
ke
to b
e cl
oser
to
hom
e, a
nd
on
ce I
hit
th
e p
ub...
.But
, Sat
urd
ay
mor
nin
g is
a t
ime
to g
et o
ut a
nd
mot
or.
Bri
ng
your
th
erm
os o
f co
ff ee
or
pic
k on
e up
in
Fre
mon
t. I
wil
l be
th
ere
wit
h m
y bl
ue ‘0
6 E
lise
jus
t be
fore
9am
an
d
wil
l st
ay t
hro
ugh
10:
30am
as
a m
inim
um, i
f w
e ge
t a
good
cr
owd
, per
hap
s w
e’ll
sta
y lo
nge
r, p
erh
aps
we’
ll h
ead
out
for
a
rid
e, p
erh
aps
we’
ll ju
st a
ll g
o ou
r ow
n w
ay. I
f it
rai
ns,
th
ere
is s
hel
ter
to g
ath
er i
n.
I am
not
sen
din
g ou
t an
Evi
te. I
lov
e m
y E
lise
an
d I
wan
t to
hea
r an
d s
ee w
hat
oth
er E
LC
C m
embe
rs h
ave
don
e w
ith
th
eir
cars
. Go
for
a d
rive
an
d jo
in m
e at
Gas
Wor
ks P
ark
on
the
9th
at
9am
. Ed
itor
.
for
mo
re d
eta
ils s
ee a
ll a
bo
ut e
ven
ts o
nlin
e a
t ELC
C.o
rg
ST
EV
E S
HIP
LE
Y
Th
e N
orth
Wes
t A
lfa-
Rom
eo C
lub
Nov
ice
Dri
vin
g S
choo
l p
rovi
ded
a g
reat
intr
oduc
tion
to
dri
vin
g on
th
e tr
ack.
It
was
a
safe
way
to
dri
ve a
car
at
and
bey
ond
it’s
lim
its
wh
ile
lim
itin
g th
e p
ossi
bili
ty o
f d
amag
e.
Pre
tty
muc
h a
hig
h r
ewar
d,
low
ri
sk a
dve
ntu
re.
I st
arte
d p
rep
arat
ion
s on
Sun
day
an
d w
as a
ble
to a
rriv
e at
th
e tr
ack
the
foll
owin
g S
atur
day
wit
h m
y d
aily
d
rive
r re
ady
to d
rive
at
its
lim
its.
I’d ju
st fi
xed
a c
oola
nt
leak
an
d s
o I
had
a v
arie
ty o
f p
robl
ems
that
I w
as a
war
e.
I h
ad a
bad
mis
s un
der
acc
eler
atio
n,
wel
l w
orn
ti
res,
an
d
brak
e p
ads
that
w
ere
15
year
s ol
d.
Th
e at
ten
tion
get
ter
was
wh
en I
rem
oved
th
e fr
ont
wh
eels
to
swap
br
ake
pad
s.
All
5 l
ug n
uts
on o
ne
wh
eel
wer
e lo
ose,
yet
th
e w
hee
l w
as s
tuck
on
th
e h
ub s
o so
lid
ly I
had
to
use
a B
FH
to
rem
ove
the
wh
eel.
Th
ere
was
abo
ut a
six
teen
th o
f m
ater
ial
left
so
I’d c
erta
inly
got
ful
l use
of
the
orig
inal
pad
s. N
ew t
ires
ca
me
from
th
e T
ireR
ack
in N
evad
a. W
ith
sta
nd
ard
sh
ipp
ing
via
UP
S t
hey
wer
e h
ere
in t
wo
day
s, m
uch
fas
ter
than
a b
ook
ship
ped
fro
m th
e sa
me
city
by
Am
azon
. G
roup
2 M
otor
spor
ts
in M
agn
olia
was
list
ed a
s an
inst
alle
r fo
r T
ireR
ack
and
wou
ld
also
per
form
a t
rack
day
in
spec
tion
for
$35
. W
ith
a q
uick
ru
n t
o Ji
ff y
Lub
e an
d a
new
air
fi l
ter,
the
car’s
run
nin
g p
rett
y go
od
Th
ere
wer
e th
ree
way
s to
get
Bre
mer
ton
Mot
orsp
orts
Par
k fr
om m
y h
ouse
in
Wes
t S
eatt
le;
via
Sou
thw
orth
Fer
ry,
the
Bre
mer
ton
Fer
ry, o
r to
dri
ve a
roun
d.
All
take
abo
ut a
n h
our
and
a h
alf,
and
th
e on
ly d
iff e
ren
ce w
as t
he
star
t ti
me.
S
ince
I
wok
e up
ear
ly, I
too
k m
y fi
rst
oppo
rtun
ity
to g
et t
o th
e tr
ack
and
aft
er le
ttin
g m
y G
PS
dir
ect
me
dow
n s
ome
dar
k tw
o-la
ne
road
s. I
was
fi r
st t
o ar
rive
. W
ith
th
e G
roup
2 s
tam
p on
th
e in
spec
tion
for
m, t
he
tech
in
spec
tion
at
the
trac
k w
as a
bre
eze.
M
y h
elm
et a
nd
glo
ves
wer
e ch
ecke
d a
nd
the
car
pass
ed w
ith
out
open
ing
the
hoo
d.
Th
ere
was
a q
uick
bri
efi n
g w
her
e w
e w
ere
brok
en in
to t
hre
e gr
oups
for
th
e m
orn
ing
exer
cise
s.
Th
e m
orn
ing
exer
cise
s w
ere
brok
en d
own
so
that
th
e d
rive
r co
uld
fe
el
spec
ifi c
ca
pab
ilit
ies;
ro
ad
hol
din
g or
la
tera
l ac
cele
rati
on, b
raki
ng,
an
d s
lalo
m.
My
grou
p w
as d
irec
ted
to
the
skid
pad
exe
rcis
e fi
rst.
Th
e ar
ea w
as w
et d
own
an
d a
n
inst
ruct
or e
nte
red
th
e ca
r an
d y
ou w
ere
inst
ruct
ed t
o d
rive
ar
oun
d a
sin
gle
con
e. A
s yo
u ci
rcle
d t
he
inst
ruct
or w
ould
tel
l yo
u to
acc
eler
ate,
tig
hte
n y
our
lin
e, s
aw t
he
wh
eel,
or t
ap t
he
brak
e so
you
cou
ld f
eel
the
car
und
erst
eer
or o
vers
teer
. A
t so
me
poi
nt,
the
inst
ruct
or w
ould
pul
l th
e em
erge
ncy
bra
ke t
o sp
in t
he
car
to t
est
wh
eth
er y
ou w
ould
bra
ke a
nd
put
in
th
e cl
utch
. “
In a
sp
in,
both
fee
t in
”.
You
wou
ld e
xit
the
cour
se
then
get
in
lin
e fo
r an
oth
er r
un.
On
my
fi rs
t ru
n I
ran
wid
e,
wen
t off
co
urse
, an
d m
owed
a p
atch
of
law
n.
Aft
er s
ever
al r
uns
on t
he
skid
pad
, m
y gr
oup
swit
ched
to
the
thre
shol
d br
akin
g ex
erci
se.
As
mos
t ca
rs w
ere
equi
pped
wit
h
AB
S, t
his
exe
rcis
e ga
ve y
ou a
n o
ppor
tun
ity
to s
ee h
ow y
our
car
feel
s in
a p
anic
sto
p an
d
your
abi
lity
to b
rake
in a
st
raig
ht
line.
Y
ou w
ere
inst
ruct
ed t
o ac
cele
rate
to
40
m
iles
per
hou
r an
d w
hen
you
pas
sed
the
fi rs
t pa
ir o
f co
nes
, m
ake
a fu
ll st
op.
Aft
er a
few
run
s, th
e co
nes
wer
e m
oved
so
that
you
wou
ld h
ave
to b
rake
an
d st
eer
sim
ulta
neo
usly
.
Th
e la
st e
xerc
ise
in t
he
mor
nin
g w
as t
he
slal
om.
Th
ere
wer
e tw
o co
urse
s m
arke
d b
y a
sin
gle
row
of p
ylon
s, o
ne
had
its
pylo
ns
clos
er to
geth
er, t
he
slow
er o
f th
e tw
o. Th
e
exer
cise
was
to w
eave
th
roug
h t
o co
nes
wh
ile k
eepi
ng
your
eye
s on
th
e fl
agge
r at
th
e en
d o
f th
e co
urse
. A
t so
me
poin
t th
e fl
agge
r w
ould
rai
se t
he
fl ag
, at
wh
ich
poi
nt
you
wer
e to
ski
p a
con
e be
fore
res
umin
g th
e ri
ght
left
wea
ve b
etw
een
th
e co
nes
. Th
e
fi rs
t ti
me
thro
ugh
th
e ti
ght
cour
se,
I cl
ippe
d t
hre
e co
nes
but
got
th
roug
h t
he
fast
er
cour
se c
lean
bef
ore
we
brok
e fo
r lu
nch
.
At
mid
day
, th
e n
ovic
e d
rive
r h
as f
elt
the
car
at it
’s tu
rnin
g an
d
brak
ing
lim
its,
has
som
e un
der
stan
din
g of
pla
cin
g th
e ve
hic
le
on t
he
trac
k, a
nd
is
cap
able
of
resp
ond
ing
to a
fl a
gger
. Y
ou’v
e sp
un o
ut a
nd
kn
ow w
hat
to
do
wh
en y
ou l
ose
con
trol
. A
fter
lu
nch
, we
are
put
in
to n
ew g
roup
s an
d m
y gr
oup
lin
es u
p f
or
the
han
dli
ng
oval
.
Wh
en d
rivi
ng
the
han
dli
ng
oval
, yo
u ar
e p
utti
ng
toge
ther
th
e sk
ills
you
lea
rned
in
th
e m
orn
ing
exer
cise
s.
Th
e co
urse
w
as m
arke
d s
o yo
u co
uld
id
enti
fy t
he
brak
ing
poi
nt,
turn
in
, an
d t
he
apex
. Y
ou w
ere
also
put
on
a c
ours
e w
ith
an
oth
er
car
spac
ed s
o it
was
on
th
e ot
her
sid
e of
th
e tr
ack
so i
t w
as
imp
ossi
ble
to g
et t
oget
her
, but
occ
asio
nal
ly v
isib
le.
Th
e li
ne
that
you
wer
e d
irec
ted
to
foll
ow w
as t
o st
ay t
o th
e ex
trem
e ri
ght,
brak
e st
raig
ht,
turn
in
dee
p i
nto
th
e co
rner
, tu
rn h
ard
le
ft, t
hen
cli
pp
ing
the
apex
wh
ile
unw
ind
ing
the
wh
eel
wh
ile
acce
lera
tin
g on
to th
e sh
ort s
trai
ght.
As m
y in
stru
ctor
exp
lain
ed
to m
e, t
he
lin
e lo
oks
like
tan
k tr
acks
(a
par
alle
logr
am)
laid
in
sid
e th
e ov
al.
I’m
lear
nin
g th
at t
he
car
is c
apab
le o
f m
ovin
g m
uch
fas
ter
than
my
curr
ent
abil
ity
to c
ontr
ol i
t. I
nee
d t
o sl
ow d
own
to
stay
in
con
trol
. N
o sp
ins,
no
con
es d
own
, but
I’
m g
oin
g to
nee
d m
ore
tim
e to
get
goo
d a
t th
e ex
erci
se.
Now
it
’s ti
me
for
the
auto
cro
ss.
I fo
und
th
e au
tocr
oss
very
ch
alle
ngi
ng.
Th
e
grou
p w
as g
iven
a
talk
on
how
to
read
th
e co
nes
an
d t
hen
giv
en a
par
ade
lap.
W
hen
my
turn
cam
e, I
had
a t
erri
ble
tim
e n
avig
atin
g th
e co
urse
. Th
e
car
is c
apab
le o
f m
ovin
g m
uch
fas
ter
than
my
abil
ity
to r
ead
th
e co
urse
. I
was
n’t
knoc
kin
g d
own
con
es, I
was
si
mp
ly d
rivi
ng
arou
nd
th
em t
he
wro
ng
way
. A
t th
e en
d o
f th
e d
ay, w
e w
ere
give
n a
n e
xtra
hou
r to
pra
ctic
e on
th
e h
and
lin
g ov
al o
r th
e au
tocr
oss.
I
wou
ld h
ave
like
d t
o go
bac
k to
th
e h
and
lin
g ov
al b
ut I
rea
lly
nee
ded
to
pra
ctic
e th
e au
tocr
oss;
I
fi n
ally
got
a c
lean
pas
s at
th
e en
d o
f th
e d
ay.
Th
e on
ly e
vide
nce
of
my
day
is s
ome
mud
an
d gr
ass
from
bei
ng
off
cour
se. Th
e
car
stoo
d up
mec
han
ical
ly, I
’m m
ore
awar
e of
my
capa
bilit
ies,
and
thin
k it
’s sa
fe f
or m
e co
nti
nue
. I’m
goi
ng
back
fo
r m
ore.
I r
egis
tere
d fo
r th
e n
ext
clas
s w
ith
in a
wee
k….
1952
A
llard
(w
ith
a
twin
I-
beam
fr
ont
susp
en
sio
n!)
, a
com
plet
ely
stri
pped
Por
sch
e 91
1 re
stor
atio
n,
a fr
esh
enin
g of
an
ol
d vi
nta
ge
F50
00
chas
sis,
a
Kas
ey
Kah
ne
dirt
spr
int
car,
and
seve
ral v
inta
ge m
idge
t re
stor
atio
ns
in p
rogr
ess.
Mos
t of
you
will
rem
embe
r T
om A
rmst
ron
g’s
beau
tifu
l re
d ex
-G
reen
woo
d C
orve
tte
from
our
tour
ear
ly la
st y
ear.
Un
fort
unat
ely
it
was
the
vict
im o
f an
on
-tra
ck “
inci
den
t” a
nd
it to
o w
as a
t th
e sh
op,
stri
pped
dow
n t
o ba
re b
ones
for
a c
ompl
ete
repa
ir a
nd
rebu
ild.
Sev
eral
fam
iliar
car
s fr
om th
e Jo
hn
Goo
dman
col
lect
ion
wer
e al
so
ther
e fo
r up
com
ing
seas
onal
pre
p, a
s w
ell
as a
men
acin
gly
brut
al
Por
sch
e 93
5 T
urbo
th
at w
as a
lit
tle
scar
y ju
st t
o st
and
nex
t to
, le
t al
one
thin
kin
g ab
out
tryi
ng
to d
rive
it
at
spee
d! R
emem
ber,
if y
ou h
ave
to a
sk h
ow
muc
h
it
is
goin
g to
co
st, y
ou p
roba
bly
can’
t aff
ord
th
em! B
ut w
e ca
n d
ream
.
Th
e w
eath
er c
o-op
erat
ed f
or a
nic
e d
rive
an
d L
otus
tur
nou
t. F
our
doz
en g
reat
don
uts
wer
e su
pplie
d b
y ou
r ch
ief
exec
utiv
e d
onut
offi
cer
Ch
uck
Dek
eyse
r, gr
eat
coff
ee
was
fur
nis
hed
by
J &
L, a
nd
it
all
add
ed u
p
to g
et t
he
year
off
to
a ru
nn
ing
star
t! M
any
than
ks t
o J
& L
.
We
cele
brat
ed th
e fi
rst d
ay o
f spr
ing
wit
h th
e 9t
h r
unn
ing
of t
he
An
nua
l K
arti
ng
Spr
ing
Spr
ints
, hel
d a
t K1
Spe
ed in
Red
mon
d. Th
os
e in
att
end
ance
wer
e A
lan
Per
ry, E
mm
a P
erry
, G
reg
Wh
itte
n, J
ames
Tay
lor,
Ste
ven
Sh
iple
y,
Cla
yton
P
row
, A
tsus
hi
Kat
o,
and
S
ean
L
ane.
Th
e ch
airm
an s
crew
ed u
p an
d f
aile
d
to n
ote
that
th
ey h
ad c
han
ged
th
e op
enin
g ti
me
from
10
AM
to
11 A
M, s
o w
e h
ad a
n
emba
rras
sin
g h
our
to
kill.
G
reg
Wh
itte
n
cam
e to
my
resc
ue b
y off
eri
ng
to s
how
us
his
nea
rby
car
colle
ctio
n a
gain
. Th
ree
of u
s pi
led
into
his
new
AM
G M
erce
des
(w
ith
an
aw
fully
sw
eet
exh
aust
not
e) a
nd
wen
t on
a
spir
ited
dri
ve t
o se
e h
is t
oys,
wit
h a
ssor
ted
L
oti i
n to
w. Th
e
hou
r w
as o
ver
all t
oo q
uick
ly,
hig
hlig
hte
d b
y a
ligh
twei
ght
E-t
ype
Jagu
ar
Roa
dst
er w
ith
on
e of
th
e m
ost
imm
acul
ate
engi
ne
bays
I
hav
e ev
er
had
th
e pl
easu
re
of
gazi
ng
upon
. A
ra
nd
om
F40
an
d
a co
uple
of
vi
nta
ge
Alf
as,
a L
otus
Ela
n a
nd
his
oth
er
toys
hel
ped
pas
s th
e ti
me.
Th
an
ks G
reg,
for b
ailin
g m
e ou
t, an
d t
urn
ing
my
erro
r in
to a
clu
b bo
nus
! I o
we
you
at le
ast
lun
ch n
ext
tim
e, a
nd
I c
an’t
wai
t to
hea
r ab
out
mor
e of
you
r vi
nta
ge r
acin
g ex
peri
ence
s.
Up
on r
etur
nin
g to
th
e tr
ack,
we
virt
uall
y h
ad t
he
pla
ce t
o ou
rsel
ves
and
so
all
wer
e ab
le t
o ru
n t
oget
her
. S
ure
beat
th
e $1
000
pri
vate
trac
k re
nta
l fee
, so
the
Lot
us g
ods
mus
t hav
e be
en
wat
chin
g ou
t for
us.
Th
e T
esla
-lik
e el
ectr
ic k
arts
wer
e qu
ick
wit
h
imm
edia
te t
orqu
e. E
very
bod
y ra
n t
hre
e 20
-lap
ses
sion
s, w
ith
C
layt
on P
row
an
d G
reg
Wh
itte
n c
onsi
sten
tly
fast
an
d s
moo
th.
Ats
ush
i K
ato
seem
ed a
lway
s n
ear
the
top
(an
d h
as b
een
for
ye
ars,
be
it K
1 or
Syk
art)
. How
ever
, wh
en t
he
fury
was
ove
r, w
e w
ere
look
ing
for
the
thre
e fa
stes
t la
ps
of t
he
day
. Jim
Tay
lor
put
to
geth
er t
hat
per
fect
lap
wit
h a
com
bin
atio
n o
f d
rivi
ng
skil
l, st
rate
gy
in g
etti
ng
a cl
ear
trac
k ah
ead
, an
d p
roba
bly
a li
ttle
lu
ck. H
e sc
orch
ed t
he
fi el
d b
y al
mos
t 2/
10 o
f a
seco
nd
to
win
. A
tsus
hi K
ato
and
Sea
n L
ane
tied
in a
dea
d h
eat
dow
n t
o 1/
100
of a
sec
ond
, so
we
had
to
go t
o th
eir
seco
nd
qui
ckes
t la
p t
ime
to
esta
blis
h 2
nd
an
d 3
rd p
lace
. Kat
o ju
st e
dge
d S
ean
for
a h
igh
er
pla
ce o
n t
he
pod
ium
. E
very
one
seem
ed t
o en
joy
them
selv
es
and
to
let
out
som
e ag
gres
sion
s. I
hop
e w
e d
o it
aga
in n
ext
year
. C
ongr
atul
atio
ns
to a
ll t
hat
too
k p
art
and
gav
e it
th
eir
best
sh
ot,
as t
hat
is
wh
at i
t is
all
abo
ut!
NO
RTH
WES
T A
LFA
-RO
MEO
CLU
B
NO
VIC
E D
RIV
ING
SC
HO
OL
- MA
RC
H 7
RA
MB
LIN
GS
CO
NT
INU
ED
FR
OM
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ON
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