BritishV8 Forum

Go (farther) West young man!  

Of course, you could spend two weeks just seeing the sites in California.

better hurry, deep snow is on the way

go see David at Moss and sail with him

PCH (pacific coast highway)  is great this time of year, far less traffic than during summer

I'm tempted to fly out and ride shotgun for a few days

Curtis, you taken all of us on a whirlwind tour of most of the states. I say it should only be a kick in the rear to get out there and enjoy the great roads and sights we have.
Katie, that is getting up and close with old George.
You guys are making Perk and I feel as though we are home bound, we have only clocked 8,000 mile since French Lick.

Best regards
Perk and charles

When does the Challenge end?

You have until the end of December!

Well, the driving season is nearly over here.  Went for a short drive today and picked off five destinations, including an ice rink.......Willie O'Ree Place.  This is about a half mile from my house, drive past it nearly every day but it took a snow storm last week to get me motivated.  The rink, with two NHL size ice surfaces as well as as a YMCA and indoor skateboard park, is named Willie O'Ree Place in honour of the former Fredericton man who became the first black person to play in the National Hockey League 50 years ago.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_O%27Ree


Our driveway last week

That's another great photo, Phil.  

I really like those bad-ass black wheels!

Life keeps getting in my way. Just the other day, I charted out a new and better route to pick up the west coast states. Then snow came. It's 18F and my radio is calling for 2 more inches here. Perhaps after that melts! All I have to do is get across or around the Rockies and then there's just deserts and beaches, right?

I have a room waiting in California if you are passing through. I also have rear leaf springs for you too.

Wow. Sunny & 70 degrees here today. I was out getting in some more top down motoring!

Thanks Curtis.  
They are 15" x 6" from a Nissan Sentra and look great from twenty feet, got some surface rust.  One of the hazards in living where salt is the other "S" word during our winters.  There are a couple of clearance issues so over the winter I'll cut the centers out on the lathe, sand blast the parts, adjust the offset and have a friend TIG weld the centers back in place, then powder coat them.  Haven't decided about a set of Baby Moons or trim rings, don't think I'd want both.

I got a ride in Jim Stuart's car at Indy and remember his wheels with the Baby Moons, going for the same look.

Carl said:  "Wow. Sunny & 70 degrees here today. I was out getting in some more top down motoring! "

another beautiful day today in NC a few leaves provide color, ble sky, top off weather for sure.

this is why i live here

Moss has just announced results for the 2014 Challenge. I'll start a new thread later today with the full story. For now, I'll just give you this summary.

The Good News: Lisa and I tied for FIFTH PLACE OVERALL!!!  

That's exactly what we were hoping and working for.  PJ's 2013 entry inspired us, and I wanted to match his results. I figured a fifth place finish would be high enough to keep V8/V6 conversions on everyone's radar, but not so high as to make one of BritishV8's key advertisers uncomfortable.

The Bad News: BritishV8 Got Skunked Really Bad in the Club Spirit Award.

I haven't heard yet exactly how many of us listed "BritishV8" as our club affiliation, but I do know the "Les Bois Miata Club" of Boise, Idaho won.  We must do better next year!

Curtis, just opened my email from Moss a few minutes ago.  
Congratulations!!  
Excellent work and some great photos.   I didn't get to travel nearly as much as I wanted to this past year due to a variety of circumstances but will be shooting for the top 50 in 2015.
See you in Indy.

Curtis, in my book YOU WON. Thanks for the trip and safe driving to Indy.
charles

I listed British V8 as club affiliation;  but I was way down the list of points earned this year compared to last year.

I e-mailed Moss for a little clarification, and learned that Les Bois Miata Club had just five members who participated in the 2014 Motoring Challenge. Dave at Moss wrote:

Quote...but the remarkable thing was they all had more than 100 points! Many of their photos were taken on group drives. It looked like they had a ton of fun.

I bet they did!

One of their members, Richard St. Clair, scored 178 points to tie Lisa and I for Fifth Place overall.

Just think how many point scoring opportunities BritishV8 guys will pass coming and going from our 2015 meet in Indianapolis.  I plan to scout out some point scoring destinations near our host hotel. Imagine twenty or more of us participating. BritishV8 could completely dominate the 2015 Club Spirit Award.

Good idea
If we all just get a few points each that would be enough