<VV> Longest auto race

[J R Read_HML]

As I understand it - this commemorative race only covers the US portion.  I 
don't know why they picked Oct - Nov time period, but obviously they have 
one or more loose screws in the bunch.
Later, JR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan and Clare Wesson" <alan.wesson at atlas.co.uk>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 7:14 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> Longest auto race


> 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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