Well, hey -- we're on vacation and had to build up a sleep reserve if we've gotta be at an 8AM meeting tomorrow. So we haven't even left the fine crack whore motel we're bunked in to go back for day 2. But -- I've got a batch of photos we took yesterday. I'm gonna bulk post 'em - and then try to go back and fill in information and names - if I can remember. In the meantime -- the photos'll be up and you can gawk at all of the glitz - and the racers. And keep your eyes on the background. Lotsa stuff. LOTSA stuff.
Here's a quick glimpse of stuff:
What was Hooley doing there? The people you run into at these shows. . .
The Racepak booth produced - to no surprise -- Donny Cummins, who told us a bit about a new project the -11 race team (911, 711, etc, yanno) is starting.
Fordboy ain't all that short of a dude -- 'cept next to Chris and me:
Nancy is not as tall as MM, is she?
There was a display of some Indy cars - and other Indy "stuff", like this ratty ol' Borg Warner Trophy, whatever it stands for
Oh, please - forgive me. I heard an interview being conducted on the PA in the Indy booth area -- and it was this fine ol' boy talking about his racing career. Did I get his name? Heck, NO! I'm so sorry. Turbine car ('64, right?) era driver, successful, race with Parnelli and Rodger and all of those '60s names. Please -- someone tell me/us. It was better still for me -- 'cause I went to 7 or so 500s during the 60's -- so I saw the turbine car and Andy G. and the Novi (was this guy a Novi driver?) so I KNOW I've seen him driving at the Brickyard. How cool -- even not remembering who he was.
George and Cal:
There's a big display for the Hot Rodders of Tomorrow, and indeed, the young folks were finishing up a rebuild competition while we walked past. Quite a show -- listening to the coaches (shouting from the sideline, as a young wrench is installing the distributor: "Don't forget the hold down clamp! Don't forget the Hold Down!!", watching the crew members on the back of the parts/tools bench -- holding out a torque wrench or socket like a nurse passing a scalpel to a surgeon, and so on.
And then we ran across the Wossner booth. I won't show the other photo of John and Nancy -- Michelle might happen onto it and I don't want to cause any bad feelings this close to Christmas.
Imagine, if you can, a booth at a trade show, and the booth is staffed by John Noonan. Imagine why in heck there'd be a motorcycle in the booth? Nah, TWO motorcycles. As proof that these are not street bikes -- note MM next to one of 'em. He's kneeling -- and still taller than the bike. Of course, yes, I'll admit it -- his kneeling is still standing up straight and tall for some people.
Ever the artistical one in our family, Nancy wanted to show the colors of wheels these days.
Okay - a few photos of stuff and cars and I'll quit for now and head back to the show for day two. Oh, yeah -- maybe I'll get some pictures of the people I forgot to see yesterday.
Okay - that's it for now. Later. I won't have the 'puter with me so I won't be responding to questions or requests. If it's that important -- call me, okay?