Carlisle All Ford nationals - Mach 1 Registry Meet June 6-8, 2008

[Bill Hamilton]

Okay I made it to the motel and am checked in. The weather started out great and clear sailing through South Carolina, North Carolina, and all of Virginia. However when I hit West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania it was a different story.

I basically had to swim the last three states. It was bad. I think it was raining sideways and if there were any tornados, you couldn’t see them because of the low visibility. It was IFR flying only and I pulled back the throttle and stayed about 100 feet off the bumper and in the wake of a big eighteen-wheeler. He had more lights glowing than a Christmas tree and that was the only thing that let me see him. I rode in his tire groves to keep from hydroplaning off the road. Couple of times I got too far back and lost the trail. As long as I stayed about 100 feet back it was all right. I followed him for about 75 miles and think I only blinked twice, boy are my eyes dried out (LOL).

I’m not sure why I washed my car yesterday. It looks like I finished second in a mud bogging contest. Anyway, the motel’s great and I’m off to their evening buffet in a few minutes. See you guys later.

[Linumup]

Originally Posted by Bill Hamilton

Okay I made it to the motel and am checked in. The weather started out great and clear sailing through South Carolina, North Carolina, and all of Virginia. However when I hit West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania it was a different story.

I basically had to swim the last three states. It was bad. I think it was raining sideways and if there were any tornados, you couldn’t see them because of the low visibility. It was IFR flying only and I pulled back the throttle and stayed about 100 feet off the bumper and in the wake of a big eighteen-wheeler. He had more lights glowing than a Christmas tree and that was the only thing that let me see him. I rode in his tire groves to keep from hydroplaning off the road. Couple of times I got too far back and lost the trail. As long as I stayed about 100 feet back it was all right. I followed him for about 75 miles and think I only blinked twice, boy are my eyes dried out (LOL).

I’m not sure why I washed my car yesterday. It looks like I finished second in a mud bogging contest. Anyway, the motel’s great and I’m off to their evening buffet in a few minutes. See you guys later.

Pretty bad here too . Glad im waiting until 12 on Fri.. Fri and sat is looking great .

[TOM'SMACH1]

Here's the count for Sat night buffet.
JDRAPER 3
HAEG 2
MACH1 EH 1
DARK SHADOW 1
BRIS09 1
GREYGOD 2
MUFFTANG66 2
CMEMACH1 2
MIKESTANG 2
Anybody else.
PS I did tell Al's Pizza we may have 25-30 members comming.

[03mach1]

Bill Hamiltonn
03mach1 (Dave +1)

Thanks tom!!

[Bill Hamilton]

Originally Posted by 03mach1

Bill Hamiltonn
03mach1 (Dave +1)

Thanks tom!!

Thanks, Dave. Breakfast is on me Friday morning. :THUMBSUP:

[Linumup]

Originally Posted by Bill Hamilton

Thanks, Dave. Breakfast is on me Friday morning. :THUMBSUP:

Im sure glad i decided to wait until Fri to leave . It poured all night long here in Md..

My baby was nestled in a nice climated garage under a cover as well . To clean for all that weather .

Enjoy your day off , im off to work . Its going to be a long one no doubt .
A baseball tournament tonight , work tomorrow in the morning till 10 i guess , off to emissions , and then on the road .


Wish i was already there .

[Bill Hamilton]

Originally Posted by Linumup

............................
A baseball tournament tonight .................

For you or your kid? I played in a Senior Adult Division up until I was 42. It was a blast but boy was I sore the next day.

Drive carefully and we'll see you here.

[Linumup]

Originally Posted by TOM'SMACH1

Here's the count for Sat night buffet.
JDRAPER 3
HAEG 2
MACH1 EH 1
DARK SHADOW 1
BRIS09 1
GREYGOD 2
MUFFTANG66 2
CMEMACH1 2
MIKESTANG 2
Anybody else.
PS I did tell Al's Pizza we may have 25-30 members comming.

What time are you doing that ? Im going to head home after the show . But i could do it on a full stomach . Is it on the way back to Balto. by any chance .

[03mach1]

We usually do dinners around 6-6:30, I think it's on the North side of Mechanicsburg...

[JDraper]

II CQQL will also probably be in for 2 for Saturday night's dinner.

[II CQQL]

Thanks Jeff for thinking of your Canadian friends. You just earned one Canadian beer.

[Genghis Mach]

Originally Posted by TOM'SMACH1

Here's the count for Sat night buffet.
JDRAPER 3
HAEG 2
MACH1 EH 1
DARK SHADOW 1
BRIS09 1
GREYGOD 2
MUFFTANG66 2
CMEMACH1 2
MIKESTANG 2
Anybody else.
PS I did tell Al's Pizza we may have 25-30 members comming.

You can put me on list for 1.

[Genghis Mach]

Tom,how much is the buffet?

[old school]

The Cobrajet reunion sold tickets for a BBQ Sat....I'll eat light & go to the Buff also please...... ( 1 )

[II CQQL]

Two more for the buffet-Nick and Joy

[Leon Buckley]

Originally Posted by TOM'SMACH1

Here's the count for Sat night buffet.
JDRAPER 3
HAEG 2
MACH1 EH 1
DARK SHADOW 1
BRIS09 1
GREYGOD 2
MUFFTANG66 2
CMEMACH1 2
MIKESTANG 2
Anybody else.
PS I did tell Al's Pizza we may have 25-30 members comming.

Add Buck 2, thanks

[Bill Hamilton]

Originally Posted by Leon Buckley

Add Buck 2, thanks

Buck, you've got to quit posting so much. You're hogging up the bandwidth. Before you know it you'll be averaging one post a year and people will start calling you a post whore.

[Mach1 EH]

Packin' up my Mach shortly, after I finish my coffee.
Be a long drive with out any other Mach's.
See youz there.

[Bill Hamilton]

Originally Posted by Mach1 EH

Packin' up my Mach shortly, after I finish my coffee.
Be a long drive with out any other Mach's.
See youz there.

Good luck, Ray. Hopefully the weather will be better for the rest of you guys traveling. Yesterday I think I passed Noah's Ark in the rain or at least it looked like it and I think I got monkey crap on the front of my car. Coming from your direction, I'd watch for iceburgs.