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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi all,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Just back from the round trip to Monterey for the International Healey Week.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Many thanks to the Golden Gate Austin Healey Club who hosted a great event. It was well worth the drive.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Many highlights of the event included meeting many of the people on this list, the Rally out to Big Sur, the car show in Pacific Grove and the laps of Laguna Seca.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The 1958 Pacific Green BN6 performed well and didn’t let me down. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The only casualties were the tach cable which broke two days into the trip and not replaced until two days left, the rear exhaust pipe bracket vibrated itself apart, (bailing wire fix and it was already near failure and I forgot that last minute repair), the driver side wiper arm jumped ship in a torrential downpour at dusk, and a pressure wave from a semi truck blew out the cheap aftermarket plexi glass from the passenger side screen during yesterday’s snowstorm. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Here are the stats from the Garmin GPS, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Metric Version<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Distance = 5737 km <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fuel = 842.3 litres <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Avg. = 14.7 litres\100km <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Oil used = 3.8 litres <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Avg. = 1 L/1516 km<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Transmission Fluid = 0 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Rad Fluid added = ½ litre<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Garmin Top Speed = 151 km/hr <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Avg. Moving Speed = 67.3 km/h<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Max Elevation = 2933 meters<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Min Elevation = 2 meters<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Max Temp = 35 C<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Min Temp = 0 C<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Statute Version<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Distance = 3565 miles <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fuel = 222.5 US gallons<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Avg. = 16 mpg <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Oil used = 4 quarts<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Avg. = 1 qt./891 miles<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Transmission Fluid = 0 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Rad Fluid added = ½ qt.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Garmin Top Speed = 94 mph (the speedo read 105 very briefly) <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Avg. Moving Speed = 41.8 mph<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Max Elevation = 9624 feet (Sonora Pass)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Min Elevation = 2 meters<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Max Temp = 95 F<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Min Temp = 32 F<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cheers<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ross Maylor <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>