[TPR] SORC

[asajay at asajay.com]

Thanks for the preliminary report.  Glad some things came together  
even if it all didn't go quite as planned.  I'm looking forward to the  
photos and detailed report. :)

Asa Jay

Quoting bob Radefeld <bob at radefeld.com>:

> I'm sorry to say that our well laid plans for TPR participation in this
> wonderful ORR began
> unraveling even before the beginning of our trip North to Arnold, NE. Frank
> (Godfather) had last
> minute difficulties with the installation of a new radiator to replace a
> leaky stocker that reared it's
> ugly head just several days before his departure date from Nashville. So,
> for the forth year in a row he found it necessary to head out in his "fake
> Pantera" (Mommy's Porsche) to do battle @
> the race. Upon arrival @ Bud's (7-banger) home in Whiting, KS. the boys
> discovered that Bud's
> newly built engine was woefully low on cylinder pressure on all eight
> cylinders & in no shape for
> a road trip, let alone an ORR thrashing! :o(( At that point it was lucky
> that Bud was able to snag
> a ride with Frank to even be able to make it up to the event, let alone
> compete.
>
> I was able to begin my solo journey North on time & had a pleasant &
> uneventful trip to Arnold
> on Wednesday morning. Just before my arrival in Arnold I put in a quick call
> to Bud to determine
> where the boys had settled in (as if I didn't already know!) & found that
> they had already started
> paying rent @ Jim's Bar on Main Street. I parked my car @ the hunting
> trailer where Bud & our
> two East Coast Pantera brothers would be staying & hoofed it over to the
> Bar. There I found a
> frustrated & unhappy dynamic duo trying their best to drown out their
> sorrows by drinking up all
> of Jim's daily supply of beer. We all hung out there until I got a call from
> Mark @ 10:00 PM that
> they were on the outskirts of town at which time I made a mad dash to meet
> them & lead them to
> the trailer. As soon as I had them parked, Frank & Bud had unglued their
> fanny's from their bar stools & hoofed it back. After proper introductions
> it was decided that our next move would be to
> break up the party & all get some much needed sleep in order to be somewhat
> awake the next
> day.
>
> Thursday morning dawned as a beautiful day & Mark, Frank & I all easily
> passed tech &
> proceeded to another location for application of our car #'s & sponsor
> decals. There was then a
> "first timers" meeting that Mark & Jim were required to attend in the
> afternoon. Shortly after that
> we all were required to attend another racers' meeting before proceeding to
> a welcoming BBQ
> in the local park. It was right after this last meeting that my car decided
> it had a mind of its own
> & didn't want to get thrashed on in the race. Upon driving back to the
> trailer from the meeting it
> died & luckily I ended up coasting to the hunting trailer where it remained
> in the same spot until
> Sunday morning when we FINALLY got it running again.....BOO-HISS!!! I'll
> save all of the ugly details concerning getting it running again for a more
> comprehensive report to Asa for publication on the TPR website soon.
> Needless to say I was a VERY unhappy camper but later VERY happy
> that I was at least able to get the cat back home on Sunday!
>
> Let me just add to what Bud has already posted about our Pantera brothers,
> Mark Skwarck & Jim Wallace, in that these guys are the GREATEST!! It fell to
> them & them alone to uphold the
> tradition of at LEAST one Pantera competeing in SORC for the last 4 years in
> a row & they made
> it HAPPEN! You would be hard pressed to find more enthusiastic, affable, &
> Pantera savvy guys
> than these anywhere on Earth. Not only were they able to make an outstanding
> showing in the
> mile shootout, parade, car show & race but were MAJOR contributors to our
> 2-1/2 day thrashing
> on my dead car in order to get me home. For all these reasons, Bud,Frank &
> I are indebted to
> them & am enthusiastically hoping that they will again join us next year.
>
> I will send a more comprehensive report to Asa soon as I said earlier for
> those of you that might be interested in more details. I've got a lot more
> to report concerning the great folks of Arnold as
> well as all of our other adventures during the week & weekend so stay tuned!
>
>
> Bob (Rowdy) Radefeld  #5042
>