BritishV8 Forum: BritishV8 2017-Country Roads, Take Me Home

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Carl Floyd
Kingsport, TN
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1979 MGB Buick 215

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Re: BritishV8 2017-Country Roads, Take Me Home

Posted by: MGBV8
Date: May 31, 2017 12:52PM

You stacked the cars in the trailer, Calvin? ;)

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Calvin Grannis
Elk Grove,CA
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74 TR6 / 71 MGB GT TR6/Ls1 71 MGB GT/Ls1

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Re: BritishV8 2017-Country Roads, Take Me Home

Posted by: 74ls1tr6
Date: May 31, 2017 01:04PM

That will be in the next trailer Carl 😀

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Carl Floyd
Kingsport, TN
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Re: BritishV8 2017-Country Roads, Take Me Home

Posted by: MGBV8
Date: May 31, 2017 01:06PM

Pulling tandem trailers, awesome!

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PJ Lenihan
Winston-Salem, NC
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74 MGB-GT 3.4 V-6 crate, 5 spd

Re: BritishV8 2017-Country Roads, Take Me Home

Posted by: lawnvett
Date: May 31, 2017 02:41PM

Calvin, thats one sharp rig

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Calvin Grannis
Elk Grove,CA
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Re: BritishV8 2017-Country Roads, Take Me Home

Posted by: 74ls1tr6
Date: May 31, 2017 05:38PM

Thanks PJ.

Owning our business has a vicious side to it. You need to keep buying stuff so you can write it off or Uncle Sam will take it. So that being said, this rig is a result of the vicious cycle.

Carl,

Brenda has already been eye balling the stacked tandem trailers. One more write off.

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Rob Ficalora
Willis, TX
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10/24/2007 02:46PM

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'76 MGB w/CB front, Sebring rear, early metal dash Ford 302

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Re: BritishV8 2017-Country Roads, Take Me Home

Posted by: rficalora
Date: May 31, 2017 08:53PM

Ralph & I are heading out Monday. Our plan is to meet up on I-20 at exit 595 (Longview TX where LeTourneau University is) at about 10am & follow the route below to get to the warm-up in Wytheville on Tuesday. Anyone who wants to join up along the way is more than welcome. PM me & we can coordinate.

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Dan Blackwood
South Charleston, WV
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11/06/2007 01:55PM

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1966 TR4A, 1980 TR7 Multiport EFI MegaSquirt on the TR4A. Lexus V8 pl

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Re: BritishV8 2017-Country Roads, Take Me Home

Posted by: Dan B
Date: June 01, 2017 09:47AM

Today is the cutoff date for our special rate at the Quality Inn, so if you have not reserved a room yet, do it now.

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Dan Blackwood
South Charleston, WV
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Re: BritishV8 2017-Country Roads, Take Me Home

Posted by: Dan B
Date: June 01, 2017 09:50AM

We have 58 tickets for Cass Scenic Railroad. Anyone who did not purchase a ticket with our group may still go based on available space and pay the regular ticket price at the train station. I think it is $37.
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Rick Ingram
Central Illinois
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10/17/2007 09:36PM

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1974.5 MGB/GT 3.9l Rover

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Re: BritishV8 2017-Country Roads, Take Me Home

Posted by: mowog1
Date: June 02, 2017 10:35AM

Any update to the May 22nd attendee list?

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Jim Blackwood
9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042
(6470 posts)

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10/23/2007 12:59PM

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1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS

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Re: BritishV8 2017-Country Roads, Take Me Home

Posted by: BlownMGB-V8
Date: June 02, 2017 11:34AM

Steve Carrick was the last registrant, bringing us to 50 advance registrations. We expect there will be a few more at the meet itself.

We now have most of the materials in hand, including regalia, Cass tickets, name tags, route maps and goodie bags from Jegs. so it should run smoothly I think.

What we don't have is much in the way of items for the auction. A few, but it looks like the entertainment part might be kinda short this year. Feel free to bring items to add.

Jim

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Phil McConnell
Perrysburg, OH (Toledo area)
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74 Spitfire 350Chevy

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Re: BritishV8 2017-Country Roads, Take Me Home

Posted by: Spitfire 350
Date: June 02, 2017 11:47AM

Someone usually donate a pretty cool hat for the auction don't they?

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Carl Floyd
Kingsport, TN
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1979 MGB Buick 215

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Re: BritishV8 2017-Country Roads, Take Me Home

Posted by: MGBV8
Date: June 02, 2017 11:48AM

Mickey can bring an instrument & play for us. :)

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Mickey Richaud
Townsend TN
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'03 Jaguar XK8 Jaguar 4.2

Re: BritishV8 2017-Country Roads, Take Me Home

Posted by: Mickey Richaud
Date: June 02, 2017 04:05PM

Too late. Janet and I are already on the road - doing the Blue Ridge Pkwy. before the gathering, and the GT is pretty full. In Asheville tonight, heading north in the morning.

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Carl Floyd
Kingsport, TN
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Re: BritishV8 2017-Country Roads, Take Me Home

Posted by: MGBV8
Date: June 03, 2017 12:12PM

Not so fast, Mickey.

What's your pleasure? Acoustic or electric?

Acoustic - 6 string, 12 string, or Johnson Tri-Cone Bell Brass Resonator Guitar?

Electric - Gibson Les Paul, Fender Stratocaster, Fender Tele Jr, or choice of 3 Paul Reed Smith guitars?

Amps - Marshall, Fender, or Line 6?

Mickey Richaud
Mickey Richaud
Townsend TN
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Re: BritishV8 2017-Country Roads, Take Me Home

Posted by: Mickey Richaud
Date: June 04, 2017 06:11AM

HA! With all that hardware, YOU'RE the one who should be entertaining!

We're in Sparta NC; waking up and getting ready to hit the road. Gonna see the Blue Ridge Music Center, then on to Roanoke to visit a seminary buddy. GT's been doing well overall. Smelled some oil yesterday, but level hasn't dropped - weird.

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Carl Floyd
Kingsport, TN
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Re: BritishV8 2017-Country Roads, Take Me Home

Posted by: MGBV8
Date: June 04, 2017 11:48AM

I don't do public performances. No repertoire. :)

" Gonna see the Blue Ridge Music Center"

Great time to purchase a new gitfiddle!

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Mickey Richaud
Townsend TN
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Re: BritishV8 2017-Country Roads, Take Me Home

Posted by: Mickey Richaud
Date: June 04, 2017 06:23PM

"Great time to purchase a new gitfiddle!"

Not at THEIR prices!

Just bought a new banjo - new to me, anyway. More than I need/deserve, but couldn't pass it up. One of these:

[www.wildwoodbanjos.com]

Banjo poor now. Need to sell something!

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Dan Blackwood
South Charleston, WV
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Re: BritishV8 2017-Country Roads, Take Me Home

Posted by: Dan B
Date: June 04, 2017 06:37PM

So... is Carl bringing something to Lewisburg for Mickey to play?

Mickey Richaud
Mickey Richaud
Townsend TN
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Re: BritishV8 2017-Country Roads, Take Me Home

Posted by: Mickey Richaud
Date: June 05, 2017 07:45AM

If he does, I'll be happy to play if someone else plays as well. Not much of a soloist.

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Jim Blackwood
9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042
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Re: BritishV8 2017-Country Roads, Take Me Home

Posted by: BlownMGB-V8
Date: June 05, 2017 10:00AM

I could bring my dobro, but unless we can get one or two more players to join us I'm not sure it'll work out all that well. Indy was a musical success but unfortunately a couple of fine musicians who joined up there aren't expected to be with us in Lewisburg. Carl, I know you could do it. If we only had you and one more player...

Jim

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