[Nobbc] Whew! Saturday's Drive...

[Sarto Rocheleau]

Hello All,
This was my second drive with the group and it is real nice to be able to get together on drives so close to home.  
One of our GGLC drives to the ALL BRITISH MEET in Palo Alto each driver was responsible only for the guy behind him and the only guy that had it easy was me, the last guy.  That way nobody gets lost.  
The waits just gave us more time to chat car stuff. (a good part of the fun)
And it's always nice to meet new friends.

Sarto




--- On Sat, 1/10/09, Greg Tatarian <gtwincams at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Greg Tatarian <gtwincams at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Nobbc] Whew! Saturday's Drive...
> To: "North Bay British Car Club" <nobbc at autox.team.net>
> Date: Saturday, January 10, 2009, 4:39 PM
> Wow!
> 
> Thanks so much to all who showed up for the drive. Trish
> and I weren't prepared for so many cars - let me tell
> you it is really difficult to keep that big of a group
> together! Of course, it didn't help that there was a
> miscommunication at the start when we were told prematurely
> to crank it up and start leading the group out of there.
> Turns out one member hadn't shown up yet, so Andy and
> Marla turned back to give him another few minutes, and yup,
> we lost Dawson and Sons at the first light. Trish has told
> me she won't serve as lead car navigator again until I
> put a side view mirror on the passenger door for her.
> 
> Deano - looks like you split off there about halfway - was
> that planned, or was the TR6 having troubles?
> 
> Fortunately, the secondary group pretty much created a
> similar route to end up at Genova's on Trancas in Napa
> where the first group was waiting in hopes of getting our
> full team back together. The next hiccup was the  l o n g 
> wait at the deli, so I know we all spent more time on this
> drive standing around than we normally do, but hopefully it
> was worth it. I know the in-town stuff isn't our typical
> scene, but we picked up a lot of admirers in the parking
> lot, which is usually a good thing.
> 
> Thanks go to Marla and Andy for hosting the surprisingly
> large group of folks at their house; nice work on the MGA,
> Andy. It's going to be too nice to drive on its own
> wheels! Also, thanks to Andy, Marla, Dawson, Lionel and
> (didn't get Dawson's other son's name) for
> persevering and meeting up with us in Napa.
> 
> Ron - we were all thinking of you, and hopefully you will
> be fit as a fiddle for the next one. I took some pictures,
> and several other folks did as well, so you can get some
> vicarious fun.
> 
> The collection of cars (anyone tell me if I missed someone)
> on the drive;
> 
> Sheryl and Dennis MGB x 2
> Charlie and Patty TR8
> John Lotus Elan S2
> Dan (Jag XJ)
> Sarto Elan S3 Coupe
> Andy and Marla MGB roadster
> Gerry Mercedes roadster
> Wendell Morgan
> Dawson Rolls Royce
> Lionel and brother Lotus Eclat
> Bill Birkin Lotus 7 type
> Dean and Maria TR6
> Greg and Trish  Lotus Elan S4
> 
> Cheers!
> 
> Greg and Trish Tatarian
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