[TR] TR- trf summer party

[Michael Marr]

Gene:

What a great story and what a great adventure for the nephew.  He will never 
forget it and maybe he will join the fraternity (and sorority) one day.

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gene and Barb Wellenstein" <ewellenstein at itol.com>
To: <L1J1S at aol.com>; <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 11:28 PM
Subject: Re: [TR] TR- trf summer party


> Larry,
> Myself and my 9 yr old nephew attended our first Summer Party this
> year and it was a blast. We went in my 1959 TR3A starting from Green
> Bay, WI. I have no past experience but I thought there were many very
> nice looking TR3's in the crowd.Some were just gorgeous and I can't
> imagine what it requires to keep them looking so good. Some thoughts:
> TRF's people were wonderful. When we first arrived John Swauger
> greeted us and asked where our travels had started. When I told him
> Green Bay he looked at my nephew and said "so you must be Henry". The
> nephew was amazed that John would know his name with all the other
> people there.
> The BB gun shoot was supervised by, I believe, the son of Charles
> Runyon. He was patient beyond belief in handling all the kids, many
> of whom had never shot a BB gun. This seems like such a small item in
> the scheme of the Summer Party but I know it is one event that Henry
> will remember for a long time. It was quite a thrill for him.
> So many people that aren't employees of TRF help out with the races
> and other events. I found it amazing that so many people would help
> and never really be recognized. What quality individuals.
> Our TR3A had never been more than 100 miles from Green Bay and on
> this trip we put on over 1600 miles with no problems of note. We
> drove  from the Summer Party to Milwaukee in one day (Sunday) and ran
> into a viscous rain storm in Muskegon, MI. There was a lightning
> strike that hit a tree about 20 feet from the car while we were
> driving. This caused Henry to scream like a little girl and I
> screamed like a little girl with her hair on fire. The TR3A ran all
> day Sunday with many hours at 3800-3900 rpm (no overdrive) with no
> complaints and holding 70 psig oil pressure and 170-185 on the water
> temp. It sure is an impressive little engine. I could write
> paragraphs on the Summer Party but I will spare you. Suffice to say
> when we arrived home at 2:00 a.m. on Monday morning Henry told his
> Mom that "if you want a little adventure drive your Toyota. If you
> want a BIG adventure drive a Triumph". That summed up the trip.
>
> Gene Wellenstein