<VV> [fastvair] PCG Report, photos

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Thanks Rick for all of the pictures and report.

Warren

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From: Rick Norris <ricknorris at suddenlink.net>
To: fastvair <fastvair at yahoogroups.com>
Cc: virtualvairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sat, Mar 26, 2011 9:37 am
Subject: [fastvair] PCG Report, photos



2011 Performance Corvair Group MeetingMarch 19 On Thursday March 17 Bob 
Coffin and I along with a new young Corvair fan, Darren Sehnke (young 
Jedi as I like to call him) traveled to Indianapolis, Indiana for the 
annual meeting of the PCG workshop.The weather was great and the trip 
enjoyable with good company. We were actually the first to arrive at 
the host hotel which was the same Country Inn & Suites as last 
time.Thursday was meet and greet of our Corvair family and friends and 
non stop chatter about our favorite car which lasted up into the late 
night, way past my bed time! Friday was a scheduled tour of a race shop 
but, a group of us went to the Indy track museum first. I had been to 
it before back in 1991 but had forgotten just how unique the place is 
situated as it is inside the famous oval. When you first walk into the 
building and you lay eyes on the vast array of all Indy winners from 
1911 and the yellow boat tailed Marmon Wasp in which Ray Harroun won 
the first Indy 500 to the 2010 winner Dario Franchitti in a 
Dallara-Honda. The history, technology, progress and collection of 
memorabilia is more than worth a trip to see. It should be on your 
bucket list.Also we took the tram ride around the track so I can say I 
made a lap at Indy! After our impromptu tour at Indy we went on the 
scheduled tour of Tony Schumacher’s race shop.I’m still trying to 
process what we experienced there. Don Schumacher Racing has a stable 
of 6 top drag race teams and the facility is beyond mere words. It is a 
top drawer operation with a huge building and all the latest CNC 
machines to make anything they need. I counted 14 full size haulers 
with tractors lined up side by side inside the place with plenty of 
room left over.Out in the front entrance there is a wall of trophies 
and a funny car on display. If you ever get the chance to go through 
one of these shops do it! It certainly puts the Corvair Alley operation 
in a new perspective! I need sponsors with deep pockets.Finally we made 
it to the designated eatery for some great “dead cow flesh and beer” as 
I like to call it. Sleep came easily.  Saturday, our group assembled at 
Freelance Imaging on Gasoline Alley. I never knew there was an actual 
street with that name. The first Indy PCG meet was held here but, that 
was the only one I have missed. Freelance is owned by Reece Sego who 
also is a Corvair guy. It’s a great place for us. Everywhere you look 
around there you see another shop dedicated to the sport. It’s a really 
cool place.We had a very good turn out and the weather was sunny and 
warm but windy. The display cars were Rick Loving’s red early vert with 
the 140 engine and the rescued GT3 car from Florida. I am really glad 
it was saved by Corvair folks Mel Francis and Rich Reiders. Hopefully 
we’ll see it on a track soon. Mel mentioned the “Oilympics” this 
summer. Here’s hoping! As per usual we had a host of speakers and a lot 
of good info was dispensed. The vendors had a lot of good stock and go 
fast goodies. I saw more than a few items I wanted but, resisted the 
temptation
darn!Afterward we traveled out to Anderson Indiana to tour 
the LeVeque Performance and Restoration shops and chow down on some hot 
wings and suds. It’s too damn flat out there for an old Hillbilly like 
me! It was another great time and as always getting reacquainted with 
old friends and making new ones in the extended Corvair family which 
for me, is what it’s all about.Thanks to all who made it happen!  Yours 
truly snapped a ton of photos which I will post on my Picasa web 
page.Click here for main album: 
 https://picasaweb.google.com/norrisrichard054/2011PerformanceCorvairGrou
pAnnualMeeting# Click here for GT3 photos: 
https://picasaweb.google.com/norrisrichard054/2011GT3CorvairNo49# Click 
here for Indy Museum tour: 
https://picasaweb.google.com/norrisrichard054/2011IndyMuseumTour# Rick 
NorrisSunoco Corvairwww.corvairalley.com   


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