[Spridgets] Back from Carlisle weekend

[Guy R Day]

Saab may not live too much longer.  After being abandoned by GM they have 
also been rejected by one Chinese company and are currently making overtures 
to a Chinese car distributor to get a cash injection.  If this fails or 
falls it will probably be RIP Saab.

Guy R Day


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To: "charles christ" <>
Cc: "spridgets" <spridgets at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 2:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Back from Carlisle weekend


> Did any of the Saabistros ask how a Saab can be driving perfectly fine 
> down a straight-stretch and turn over and spin in the middle of the road 
> upside down on its top.  I will never forget that day at Summit Point 
> Raceway.  I was watching as the back-markers go through and all of a 
> sudden I see this Saab do this trick.
>
> It is good to have you back on the list.  I cannot believe that VIR got 
> canned this year.  What do you think happened there?
>
> Mike
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "charles christ" <>
> To: "spridgets" <spridgets at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 6:19:42 AM
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Back from Carlisle weekend
>
> the show was very hectic on saturday for us.    we arived friday night in
> the
> '67 2 stroke street saab and ended staying up untill 2:30an saturday
> morning
> with a friend we race with up on the hill in our race
> trailer.  saturday morning
> we arived on the show field and we were converged
> upon by saabistas wanting to
> see the '60 93f race car and about a thousand
> questions folowed.   as much as i
> tried to get away  mary anne & i did not
> get to the swap meet until sunday
> morning.  by then many vendors had left.
> funny what people abandon  when they
> leave.   in someone's discarded junk , i
> picked up 2 front spridget shocks and
> an upper trunion , along with a
> throttle cable.   yeah i brought all that stuff
> home....we  had a great time
> and i'm still very sore and my neck is sun burned!
>
> central penn saab club
> came here and towed our race car in the trailer out to
> carlisle and as of
> last night returned the trailer home for us.   our tow
> vehicle's trans needs
> to be rebuilt or we would have towed it.   central penn
> saab club did a
> wonderfull job with all their activities and meals.
>
> we missed gathering
> staurday for lunch with evryone.    that bothered me.    but
> it was very
> hectic with two cars on the show field.
> weather?   pennsylrainia?   this was
> about the best remembered year weather
> wise.    vehicle attendance was
> impressive too!  we are planning to be back next
> year with the bugeye and a
> saab (not certain which one)!
>
> chuck
> It was great seeing those off the list
> that stopped by.
> Weather as always was pretty tough Thursday and Friday, heavy
> rain  and some
> lightning nearby
> Saturday made up for it to some extent.
> Itbs
> always wild trying to second guess what parts to bring down there and
> how much
> of each
> Wondering how much longer the event will hang in there based on itbs
> dwindling size and the fact itbs the smallest venue there and not well
> attended.
> But always great talking parts and cars and deals
> Alan
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