April 18, 2015
Some people reacted differently than others!! (ya think??)
Once again the V.C.C.A. gathered up and drove out to the New Symrna Speedway for another fun-filled evening of showing off our rides and thrilling the throngs of spectators with our driving skills, or lack of the same.
Last month we started the parade with the older Vettes in the front. This time we put Mike Bruck’s ’64 roadster in the rear and made him work his way to the front of the pack which didn’t take long. Larry Skinner and Deanna Skinner drove “Old Leaky” to the inside A.S.A.P. because that’s where the slower cars go. Once on the bottom they maintained a safe and prudent 50-55 m.p.h. as did Nancy and Dave Quinn.
I only glance at my speedo once or twice and it was over 70 m.p.h. and I don’t know if I ever did get over 75. The only thing I do know is that I started in the fourth row and the only person the “Purple People Eater” couldn’t pass was Mike Bruck. I was keeping up but couldn’t overtake him.
My wife, Chris, took the ride around the track this trip, she probably won’t do it again though. I’m thinking the same goes for Deb Prock judging from the look of sheer terror on her face. Everyone else seemed to fare O.K.
We did have one casualty though, Jim Moss lost a radiator. The plastic tank on his ’07 Coupe developed a 4″ crack and started squirting fluid. Even as I write this commentary he is busy replacing it with a new one which has a steel tank. All-in-all that’s not real bad for an 8 year old Vette. Maybe it’s the radiators in these things. Several weeks ago Tom Chess had a leaking problem on his ’02 Roadster and a clogged radiator caused the untimely demise of the engine in my ’87 a Roadster of years back. I’m not sayin’, I’m just sayin’.
Looks like we all enjoy this event and we will probably do it again next month, until then…
Keep the Vettes Rollin’
Chuck Powers
