<VV> Longest auto race

[Alan and Clare Wesson]

Silly question, but it has only just struck me that the race is just 
beginning - despite its name, I was kind of thinking of it as a Paris - New 
York race, and assuming they were just getting it over in time for the 
winter shut-down!

Given that in 1908 they started in February and arrived in July (which is 
pretty sensible, although April - September would perhaps have been even 
better!), why on earth are they starting in October this year, to drive 
across Russia? I know cars are faster now, but the Siberian roads (and 
weather!) are pretty much the same as they were in 1908, despite the claims 
of the global warmers.

Don't they know what happened to Napoleon? And Hitler...

I am really cheesed off that I didn't know about this until I was back in 
the UK, otherwise the Corvair and I could have stayed on a couple of extra 
weeks and done at least part of the route.

It would have been hard to make the extra time, but doing it in Matt White 
would have been fantastic - and after all, I don't think I am likely to be 
around for the bicentennial (although my Corvair might be! I am currently 
one of the only two surviving owners and former owners of my 1937 
Terraplane, and there is a letter with the car wishing the first owner 'a 
lifetime's pleasure' - in fact so far it has provided more than 5 lifetimes 
of pleasure, and it looks set to outlive at least the other guy (who is 80) 
and possibly me (50 and counting!).

Cheers

Alan




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary Swiatowy" <gswiatowy at rochester.rr.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 11:36 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> Longest auto race


>
>> From: "J R Read_HML" <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>
>>
>> For those who would like to meet up with these crazies, the itinerary is
>> at:
>>
>> http://www.longestautoracecent.com/LARC_Waypoints_Itinerary.pdf
>>
>> They left NY on 10/18 - so you can count the days from there.  The
>> itinerary
>> also shows the days of the week and on Sunday 10/26 they expect to be in
>> Nebraska.
>>
>> Bring your Corvair out, meet the folks, ride with them for a while.
>>
>> Later, JR
>
>
> And my pictures of this event can be found at:
> http://rides.webshots.com/album/568162307fflzSV
>
> This is from Buffalo to Springville NY, and includes the festivities 
> there.
>
> Gary Swiatowy
>
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