[TR] Triumphs Digest, Vol 3, Issue 362

[John Walker]

Re: Lone Pine to Susanville

What you saw was indeed the annual Reno/Sparks "Hot August Nights" week long
event. This year there were some 6000 Rods, Customs, and Restorations
registered.I believe that cars must be late 1970's or earlier. Unfortunately,
there are very few LBC's tho there are normally lots of Cobra's. Saw a big
Healy, and a JAG sedan this year, but I didn't get around to all the lots. The
waiting list to exhibit is quite long, and I am hoping to put TS68368 on the
list by spring. Its a really, really big show, I think the largest in the
country.

John Walker
TR-3B TS68368


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Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2009 19:51:22 -0400
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Subject: [TR] My TR Tour Day 2
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Lone Pine to Susanville:

Ihave to apologize for the delay for Day 2 and 3. They of courseoccurred in
the correct chronological order, but unfortunately, myinternet access was not
quite working just right and/or the laptop hadissues, take your pick as both
happened at different times. But I thinkI know the 'work arounds' now so
hopefully I will be a little moreon-time!

We keft Lone Pine at around 8:00 AM, it was a beautifulday about 70 degrees,
with great sun, a few clouds and Mt. McKinley insharp relief against the blue
sky.

As we drove north on 395 wewould occasionally see hot rods and custom cars.
Some were being towedand some were, like our cars, being driven. When we got
to Reno wepassed a casino with a very large parking lot absolutely chock full
ofstreet rods, exotic custom cars, numerous pop-up tents, etc. Laterafter we
stopped at a rest stop, John, told me that gatering must havebeen the 'Hot
August Nights' car show! John, said if he had beenthinking when he made the
reservations he would have set it up so wecould have stayed in Reno and gone
to the car show! He was also surethat he could 'double the clubs money' if we
would have stopped inReno!! As we drove north of Reno we continued to see more
exotic customcars on their way south, probably on their way to 'Hot August
Nights'too.

North of Lone Pine 395 climbs to some 8100 feet, it waschilly enough that at
one our stops I had to move a piece of my luggagein the passengers side so
that I could roll up the passengers window asI was too cold to be comfortable.
Later that afternoon I turned on theheater as it was just plain cold!

In Susanville we arrived to a'sold-out' motel, It was full of fire fighters!
The very harriedwaitress said that there were over 100 fire fighters at
thatmotel/restaurant complex alone. There were supposedly a large bunch
offorrest fires actively burning in the area.

Tomorrow, on to Redmond with a stop at Crater Lake!

Jim