Miata Mailing List: March 1998, Message #391

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Dennis Griffin wrote:

> Jason
>         Beannachdan "Greetings",
>          How many cars made the run.  I've got a slow coolant leak somewhere,
> so didn't want to take an 18 hour round-trip to make the run.  Did /new/
> Kathy make it?  If you led, Did Jim Tipton?  You lucky Ba*****ds, I
> loved that run at real speed - it was a challenge and god-awful fun.
> Maybe next time...  Although the Celtic fairs and Highland Games are
> beginnin to bloom so some weekends are now taken.
>

You should have found a way to come down.

85 miles of canyons, that's after I cut out 20 extra miles of canyons that
weren't up to the par of the others.

We had 23 cars total.  The weather was a perfect 75 degrees or so, not a cloud in
the sky.  At one section you are running along the ridge with a 270 degree view
of the city and Santa Monica Bay, stunning.  Now if I can only figure out a way
to afford the property, I'm set.

Jason let an agressive group, and I led a moderate group.  The great part was
that no one was able to keep up with Jason's unmodified base car through the
canyons.

I think in May or June we'll do another run through the canyons.  I'm thinking
Angeles Crest this time.  Maybe you can get some of the NorCal people down to see
if they can catch Jason.  (you out there Aaron?).

See you later

Jim Tipton

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