[TR] Convention agenda and unconventional autocross rides

[pethier at comcast.net]

from Dave1massey at cs.com

> I remember the '98 convention when you autocrossed your Triumph
> bicycle.  
> Nobody has topped that in my book.

I didn't run the autocross on a bicycle at the '98 VTR convention.  But I did ride a bicycle around redistributing loaner helmets.  I didn't own a Triumph yet.  I'd registered for the convention with my Europa (hey, it shares steering gear and wheels with Spitfires), but of course the water pump went out and I was too busy moving house to deal with it.  I ran the autocross in John Solstad's TR6.

Non-Triumph content:  At the LOG the week previous to this year's VTR, nobody ran the autocross in a Lotus bicycle.  But the cousin of one of the organizers brought her one-horsepower vehicle:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pethier/5074210942

Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
1973 Triumph Stag LE22439UB "uncle jack"
2004 Suburban 8.1
2005 Lotus Elise
2007 Saturn Ion 3 2.4
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