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Re: central meeting place

To: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
Subject: Re: central meeting place
From: Vic Whitmore <vicwhit@home.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2000 17:22:08 -0500
Dave, you forgot to mention the World's Biggest Mosquitos. 

Vic Whitmore
76 Spitfire
Thornhill, Ontario

Joe Curry wrote:
> 
> 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!
> 
> --
> "If you can't excel with talent, triumph with effort."
>  -- Dave Weinbaum in National Enquirer

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