Stu:
The rally website is www.rallyetoreno.com
The objective is to get a group of varied MGs across the country from Ocean
City, MD to the MG International at Lake Tahoe and then continue on to SF. I
plan to also drive back and be in Michigan for the GOF-Central which my
local club, the Michigan Chapter of the Register, is putting on. I'll be in
touch off-list. Sounds like this is just what you need now that your TD is
broken in. ;-)
John Deikis
*Racing in the Past Lane*
P.S. Thanks to everyone so far for your suggestions. I am compiling a list
(actually a file cabinet!) of a preparation "plan of attack." Tires are
relatively new radials (with tubes) but all other rubber dates from my resto
in the '80s. Like my wife (built in the 1940's), she still looks good to me
but has lost a lot of flexibility.
On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 6:38 PM, Stuart Keen <simbafish@comcast.net> wrote:
> Hi John
>
> You got my curiosity. Haven't heard about this *Rallye to Reno* next
> summer. Where does it originate and what is the routing? What month(s)? Any
> particulars yet?
>
> I participated in the *Great Circle Rallye* (I believe the last sponsored
> by the *New England MG T Register*) around the Great Lakes in 2000 (5,388
> miles from Florida). There were 32 TC's, TD's and TF's.
>
> Then in 2002 I drove ALONE from Florida to San Francisco (8,543 miles). Put
> a hole in #2 piston from overheating going through the Mojave Desert.
>
> Drove from Florida to Prince Edward Island (Canada) (5,604 miles) last
> September. Snapped the transmission, but didn't know it until I got home.
> Faulty starter also.
>
> So either I am crazy or gutsy. I just enjoy driving my 1951 MGTD Mk II. I
> purchased the little red car in 1999 and since then I have driven a little
> over 83,000 miles. 31,529 miles is from trips taken out of Florida. Pretty
> trust gal. I believe cars were made to be *DRIVEN *and *NOT *kept in a
> garage for just shows. No trailer queen - in fact, if you ever see my TD on
> a trailer, it was probably stolen.
>
> So as you can see, I am glutton for punishment. If there is another trip
> forming, I sure would like knowing some of the details. Please let me know
> what info you have.
>
> Thanks
>
> Stu Keen
> Venice, FL
>
>
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