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Curtis - I'm game to participate - no chance I'll win; just not enough time these days... but, I'll print out the categories & catch shots opportunistially as I can.  

Off topic:  Bummer about your camera... I recently bought a used Nikkon d5200 off of ebay.  Can't say enough good about that camera -- especially in low light which is what I needed - was missing too many pics of football & school programs for my kids; pics are way better than i was able to get previously.  To give you a feel for what you can get, I got a lightly used D5200 body (it only had 9 shots taken!), 18-55mm & 55-200mm lenses for $670.  All I need to add is a plug in Wi-Fi module that allows you to immediately share pics through your phone.

That's great, Rob! You'll enjoy it.  I certainly don't expect to win, but I do hope to score more points than last year's winner did. That seems realistic because Moss increased the available points from about 150 to about 200. The new "destinations" category are mostly things you can photograph locally. Two examples follow...

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Gentlemen!  I want to alert you to a scoring opportunity which only happens once per month, and which is coming up quickly. You can score points by posing with your car and with the Moss Motoring Challenge sign in a photo with the FULL MOON this Friday, June 13th.  (You may be able to achieve this point without leaving your driveway.)

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Tonight Lisa and I collected a two-pointer!

Destination: World War One Memorial

Looks like you're well on the way Curtis.  I've got the Moss Motoring Challenge cover and list laminated and ready to go BUT the B is presently out of action undergoing a rear end transplant. Bill Gusman 4-link and Ford rear axle.  Going to make a push for at least a t-shirt before the season is over.

Chris, didn't want to drive up the lawn?  lol

Some great pics everyone.

full moon does not mean dropping your trousers and pointing your rear toward the camera

Nice one, PJ!


Destination: "Under a Full Moon" (in a corn field)

If we'd realized how far south the moon's arc would take it, we'd have driven north instead of south to get more snow-capped peaks in the frame.

I know some of you drove to Indiana this past weekend for a little car show. If so, I bet you passed at least two dozen Moss Challenge photo ops along your way, and the car show itself was a photo op too!  

Lisa and I couldn't make that road trip, but we got out for a nice Sunday afternoon drive:


We collected another ten or twelve usable photos along our way. Here are a couple favorites.

Town: Sterling


Town: Raymer (population ~90)


(we probably can't get a point for this pic, but we wanted to take it anyhow)


State: Nebraska


Town: Cheyenne (we could alternatively submit this for the "Botanic Gardens" point)


Town: Johnstown




Come on guys - take so Challenge pics and post them here!

We have quite a number of microbreweries in Colorado Springs.  Check out the following links to see what a treat you are in for once you get here!!

<ul>
<li>Briston Brewing Company</li>
<li>Colorado Mountain Brewery</li>
<li><a href="httP;//www.fossilbrewing.com">Fossil Brewing Company</a></li>
<li>Great Storm Brewing</li>
<li><a href="http://kraftbeer.wordpress.com/>Kraft Beer</a></li>
<li>Manitou Brewing Company</li>
<li><a href="http://nano108brewing.com/>Nano 108 Brewing Company</a></li>
<li>Phantom Canyon Brewing Company</li>
<li>Pikes Peak Brewing Company</li>
<li>Red Leg Brewing Company</li>
<li>Rocky Mountain Brewery</li>
<li>Smiling Toad Brewing Company</li>
<li>Trinity Brewing Company</li>
</ul>

There are LOTS of Moss Challenge points to collect around Colorado Springs. For example, I understand there's an easily accessible WWI memorial. The Florissant Fossil Bed National Monument (west of town) is a good spot to collect your National Monument Point. While you're in that area you can visit Victor Colorado for your V-town. If you get six other BritishV8s in a photo with your own car, you can call it a "car show" for a point. The Bumble B pub will qualify for your "British Pub" point. Grab a Teller County sign... I could go on and on!

nice drive Curtis , i like the fire/ town hall

I was part of a 9-11 car tour on the drive to French lick so was not able to get many photos.  It's difficult to keep a group together when only 2 of the cars want to stop all the time for Moss points.

I'll get a few on the trip home, and we have 350+ mgbs here so that will qualify for a car show.

QuoteIt's difficult to keep a group together when only 2 of the cars want to stop...

Gee, I'm sorry to hear that. You sure picked some lame people to caravan with. But, if you encourage Carl a bit I bet you can get him to join in the fun. He used to have a lot of competitive drive back when he was younger. You might try telling him (over and over) that he's getting shown up by a whole bunch of Miata drivers.

(I'd have inserted a bunch of goofy emoticons so you'd detect my sense of humor, if only this message board's lousy Moderator would add that feature.)

Have I mentioned that Moss has announced a "British versus Miata" sub-Challenge? Here's how they described it:

QuoteThe combined points of the top 5 Miata vs. the top 5 British Challengers will decree the victors' bragging rights for
the year. The winning team's Challengers each receive a commemorative trophy.

I sure would be proud to win one of those trophies on behalf of the Allied team.

I wonder how many points one would need to finish that high.

Two other Moss Challenge "destinations" you might visit in or near Colorado Springs are the Zoo ("Cheyenne Mountain Zoo")  and any of several nice wineries (e.g. "The Winery at Pikes Peak").

I played designated driver last night, and took my navigator to Mile High Winery in Denver. A very nice evening!

Did you guys get out and drive this weekend?  Collect any Challenge points along the way?  



I accidentally destroyed another camera, but that didn't slow us down or spoil our fun at all.

The road trip to BritishV8 2014 really is a great opportunity to pick up Challenge points.  I've purchased a replacement Canon G11 camera on eBay, and it should arrive just in time. During or getting to the meet, we plan to score Douglas County, Fremont County, Teller County, a snapshot of cars in the host hotel lot for a "car show" point, and if time permits nearby Florissant Fossil Bed National Monument. Not bad, but you guys with longer routes could score so much more.

If you're coming in through Kansas, you'll pass through or near Quinter, Utica, Yuma (town and county, in Colorado), and Zurich. If you're coming up from Texas, grab Quay and Union county signs in New Mexico plus Huerfano and Otero counties in Colorado.
 
These last couple weeks, we've snapped a couple more Motoring Challenge pics with a "big camera":

(You can score one photo for each car show you participate in, up to ten points.)

When you get some Challenge photos, post them here!

Merv Hagen snapped this Teller County picture for us along the road to Hog Heaven:


We paused to take a photo for the "skyscraper" category along our way back to the BV8 host hotel from the Clive Cussler Car Collection. (We'd already collected a skyscraper pic, but this view is more dramatic.)


We collected Douglas County on our way to the BritishV8 Meet on Sunday.

More <a href="http://www.britishv8.org/MG/CurtisJacobson-MossChallenge2014.htm">here</a>.

Now lets see some of your Challenge pictures!

That looks like a lot of fun. These days, the only pics of my cars in a barn would be them sitting in storage while I'm doing family/house/work stuff. I'm enjoying life but there sure isn't any car time. It's only depressing at times.

I expect we've all been there, Ryan. This year I'm trying to make up for lost time.

We didn't have to drive far this morning to score our 88th point:

44th Annual ColoRODans Car Show in Longmont Colorado
~400 rods were shown, but I had the only British car and the only BOPR aluminum V8.
Moss Motoring Challenge points are awarded for up to ten car shows. I need five more.

Got three regular photos today and a bonus 3 pointer by meeting up with Bryan who  was driving Maggie (last years winner)

Awesome!  Keep them coming.

The top photo should get extra points for having several British sports car on the Hwy?? Teller County.

quote: "The top photo should get extra points for having several British sports cars..."  

I agree!

Most photos are worth one point each, but a handful are worth two. "Parade" is one of them...

We collected this "Destination: Parade" snapshot this morning:


This is an alternate... It could count as a "parade" photo or a "firetruck" photo, but we probably won't end up using it.


Calvin, when are you guys going to start taking your Challenge photos?

Collected three more Challenge snapshots today, including these silly ones.

Destination: Junkyard


Town: Thornton


I hope you guys got out and drove too.

We finally found a duck crossing sign!

Curtis,
I've been looking for a duck crossing sign too. Can you share with us where you found yours?