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Road to Parsippany #2 - MG 2004

To: Mowog1@aol.com, mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Road to Parsippany #2 - MG 2004
From: Mowog1@aol.com
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 09:24:09 EDT
Greetings!
 
Day two of our adventure began with the short drive from Danville, PA to  
Parsippany, NJ via 
I-80. Although we got started later than our planned departure time of 7am,  
the trek went fairly smooth...for about 15 miles. We then hit construction 
that  reduced traffic to one lane, with cars jockeying for position...not at 
all 
fun.  Pete and I got into the open lane and managed to coast along at speeds 
between  10mph and 45mph, which allowed the MGs to run at normal temperatures 
(thanks  again, Gods of Construction!).
 
We rolled into the Hilton parking lot about 10:30am and found many MGs sans  
owners...as the day trip to New York City had already left the property.   We 
found the registration room and picked up our packets; visited with some of  
the numerous vendors set up inside the hotel; and got checked into our room.  
(Why hotel cannot honour their original obligations of room requests is beyond  
me...we were told first that our room was not ready...then that our room was  
ready, but not the type we had requested over a year ago...then, by golly 
there  is a room available that met our requirements!   GEEZ!)
 
I worked the NAMGBR table from noon until 3pm, then headed out to the  
parking lot to mingle with those enthusiasts that were arriving from various  
parts 
of the country. Georgia, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Ontario, Indiana,  
Oklahoma, Texas, and Illininois to name a few states that were represented. 
Most  of 
the MGs were Bs..a few Midgets, one TD, a new Jaguar and a new Mini...
 
Supper involved a short road trip to "Arthur's", where we found the home of  
the 24 ounce, $19 steak....GREAT and FILLING! A trip to the "Bottle King" for  
some potables (Boddingtons and Bass were the ales of choice) and it was back 
to  the Hilton parking lot to swap tales. We called it a nite about midnight 
in  order to catch some shut-eye and get prepared for Friday's activities. Tech 
 sessions, gimmick rallyes, a funkana, a picnic, and a parking lot party with 
DJ  is on the docket for today.
 
I anticipate the arrival of more "local" enthusiasts today before the car  
display on Saturday.
 
Off to the tech sessions....more later!
 
rick ingram
1969 MGC





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