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Re: central meeting place

To: Dave Terrick <dterrick@home.com>
Subject: Re: central meeting place
From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2000 15:09:16 -0700


Dave Terrick wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Thankfully I have a bit of time off (as no doubt my recent posts show).
> 
> I got to thinking,  what about a central meeting?  Winnipeg is, technically,
> on a few dozen miles from the VERY geographic centre of North America.  Know
> where I'm going with this one?

Nice Try, Dave!  :)
> 
> Seriously,  we did host a 75 car regional (with the A.Healey club) with cars
> from Ontario,  Saskatchewan,  No,Dak.  Mn, etc.  Our turn is again in 2001,
> typically in June.

This would be a "Road Trip Deluxe"
> 
> Anybody interested in making this a biggie?  We have our own "private" race
> track with nothing to hit - on the topic, it is an abandoned WW2 airbase
> where "spitifres" likely one were -   Resort hotel on a lake big enough to
> look like an ocean (Lake Winnipeg, smaller ONLY than the Great Lakes),  45
> min drive North of Winnipeg which is only 1 hour North of the No. Dakota
> border.  Winnipeg boasts lots of turn-of-the century architecture (we were,
> at that time the Chicago of the North - Grain ),  parks equal to none, 2
> major rivers running through town, etc.

Might be a good opportunity to get out of Arizona in the hottest months
of the year.
We could host the "Winter event"  WHen it's in the '70's in the day!
> 
> Now would definitely be the time to start planning such an extravaganza,
> perhaps as the "North VTR regional" ?!?
> 
> Dave T
> waiting for Spring!

Joe C
Praying that Summer doesn't come!

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