[Spridgets] Newfie Update (was Re: Synchronicity, Newfoundland, & Studebakers..

[Ron Soave]

If you look on the results, we are listed as "Shelton / Poraski (sic)". We
took penalties on the 4 stages I drove this morning because we didn't have the
target times and I was about 30 seconds too fast on every stage. I didn't know
there was a speed limit and I broke that too. We have no hope of winning but
I'm proud of being too fast ;-).

We're doing great. Unexpected twist we'll talk about much later, but fine.

Ron

--- On Sat, 9/11/10, Bob Soave <kestrel2 at optonline.net> wrote:

> From: Bob Soave <kestrel2 at optonline.net>
> Subject: Re: Newfie Update (was Re: [Spridgets] Synchronicity, Newfoundland,
& Studebakers..
> To: "Ron Soave" <soavero at yahoo.com>
> Cc: "spridget" <spridgets at autox.team.net>, "Peter Caldwell"
<peter at nosimport.com>, josoave at cfl.rr.com, janicedrivas at gmail.com, "lynette"
<lsoave at charter.net>
> Date: Saturday, September 11, 2010, 8:43 PM
> >>Really.
>
> You got it!
>
>
> On Sep 11, 2010, at 8:15 PM, Ron Soave wrote:
>
> > --- On Sat, 9/11/10, Peter Caldwell <peter at nosimport.com>
> wrote:
> >> No word on Screech consumption, yet, but I'm sure
> it'll
> >> come.
> >
> > We have to blow a breathalyzer every morning, so no
> Screech for me yet. The event so far has been great.  A
> local is assigned to you (your "Cro" as they are called) and
> they are just great. Jeff wanted to get a video camera, 10
> minutes later it was there (we sent it back, long story).
> The rest of the people are fantastic. We had some issues
> today on the odometer stage when we got stuck in stop-dead
> traffic for 10 minutes and overheated and had to park the
> car at a business. While Rich Winder from our chase car
> waited with the Stude because Jeff and I had to attend a
> first aid course (logistics nightmare), the business owner
> ran out and got him coffee and donuts. We also foolishly
> failed tech because we did not have American flags next to
> our names on the car, and a guy at the local Staples ended
> up finding clip art and making decals for us, basically
> upending the store to do so. I can't say enough about how
> Canadians are just the very finest kind. Jeff
> > says he can't imagine living up here, I can't imagine
> NOT wanting to.
> >
> > The Studebaker is a handful, but you knew that. It is
> by far the hit of the show. we are one of the few privateer
> teams here, and it's a lot like Team Thicko trying to
> compete with Formula One. everyone seems to be rooting for
> the underdogs. I do very much wish I was at Road America
> this weekend, though, believe it or not, and while I don't
> think a SPrite could take the route without bashing into a
> million pieces, running one would be an absolute hoot.
> Tomorrow is the prologue, pray for us. Really.
> >
> > Best,
> > Ron