Carlisle 2022

Sorry to put this in this channel - I thought there was another thread for this but can't find it...   Valve Cover Racing is approved with Carlisle Events to be on the Grandstand Stage under the lights in the evenings ..... Both Friday (Test and Tune), fun night casual and "play around some" with the track - and Saturday Night (the actual race event).   Thinking about 6:30pm official start on Saturday with tech inspections and the race will get under way by 7pm.

We are going to circle the stage with our dune buggies and you all with Speedsters should do the same if you want to join in.  Folks will bring food, snacks, etc., we will have the PA system active with music etc.  https://acmecup.com

Check out that link for full rules - and remember, skateboard wheels (Rubber) won't work well, if you build one like that, they won't do well unless you can shield those wheels with a non-rubber bumper somehow.   Trophies for 1st and 2nd place and BEST OF SHOW (the most creative), no fee.  Just fun.     Send me a note or give me a call if you all are interested or want to do your own group thing maybe later on Friday...     afburger@gmail.com  908-420-7373

UPDATE - three minutes after this post..... We are going to have a SECOND track available as well.  so there will be more chances to get small groups to race each other and "Test and Tune" your racers.

Andy

Ok, three days ago (Saturday) I received my Carlisle registration, so let's play registration number golf - low score wins.  I got 77.  How 'bout you?

Lane:

At 192 I was never on the leader board, but I do have a question: What do the old Carlisle alumni think of SOC's placement on the field this year. Looks like we'll have more passing traffic than last year?

Thnx

Bill

Hmmm...  Looks like they've moved us to the fence.  Kind of a hike from there to pretty much everything.

Andy Burger @PrickleyPete

Here's the thread, only a few down in "Events":

https://www.speedsterowners.co...le-valve-cover-races

P.S.: It's MUCH easier to view and find things if you hover over "Topics" and click on "Directory" at the top of the SOC page(banner)

Carlisle Updates:  The hotel room block is about to expire with a number of rooms still available and i have asked that the hotel extend the block.  Please make your room reservations by the end of this week as once the room block is released it can be difficult to secure lodging in the area due to Carlisle weekend and other May events. Saturday night is Valve Cover Racing: The Manx Club has put a lot of time and effort into this fun event, they have been generous enough to invite the SOC to participate. (see previous post ). This year we are located just inside of gate 3 of the Show Field on the immediate right. Once again we are going with a casual schedule with early hotel arrivals on Wednesday and Thursday, Corry & Jeni Drake will lead those that like to drive on a Friday am cruise with a Winery stop along the way while some others may choose the Show Field. Saturday is, Carlisle Show Field  Day ! As in past years each evening produces the usual good times and adult libations !

C'mon folks, let's make this worthwhile for those of us coming from a long way off.  We all need some jocularity, comradery, and well-earned hangovers.

What's the current headcount?

@Chris MacDonald posted:

What's the current headcount?

Chris ...I get the weekly room count tonight.

@edsnova posted:

Cory and Jeni will be there, and Paul Mossberg.

I'm very honored to be mentioned in the same sentence as Cory and Jeni!

Carlisle .... We are at 18 room reservations to date. Charity at Courtyard by Marriot has agreed to extend the room bock into next week.  Charity has offered to honor the free Hospitality Room and free breakfasts even though we did not meet the contracted 30 room per night !........... If you are on still the fence, do come out and join us !

Current Reservations to date :
Andersen, Ascheman, Cuccureddu, Drake, Dowd, Erickson, Frazer, Gallo , Greig, Holden, Kennedy, Luebbert, Merklin, Mossberg, Piperato, Stumpp, Thibodeau & Vickers .
Please make your hotel reservations ASAP. To reserve your room at Courtyard . Call the hotel direct...717 766 9006 and select the option for the Sales Office if Charity does not pick up please leave a message as she will call you back. Be sure to mention Speedster Owners Group.

... jocularity... WTF is that?

maybe has to do with this??

As to the location, go in gate 3 hang an immediate right, see what happens.  Off in the boonies??  Long walk to egg sammies . . .

Trying - left message - have not reached her yet

Hi lane, here's my ticket.  See yall at the show.

Thanks Dave  cu soon !

Lets see who has the highest numbered pass

Just three weeks remain until Carlisle weekend! Pick up the phone and call the Hotel @ 717 766 9006 . Select the option for the Sales Office, if Charity does not pick up please leave a message as she will.... call you back. Be sure to mention Speedster Owners Group.

There are 20 room reservations to date & we have extended the room block timeline to include you, at Courtyard by Marriot.  A free daily breakfast is Included with your room reservation and use of the hotel's Hospitality Room.

Current Reservations to date :
Andersen, Ascheman, Carley, Cuccureddu, Drake, Dowd, Erickson, Frazer, Gallo , Greig, Holden, Kennedy, Luebbert, Merklin, Mossberg, Piperato, Schumacher, Stumpp, Thibodeau & Vickers .

To register a car for the Carlisle Showfield: https://bit.ly/3vBjtdE

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Hopefully, I can pull this early tagged Meyers Manx build together in time ~

I'm in and booked. Looking forward to this

Thanks Dale !

Yay Dale and Bob!

Is it too late to get a field sticker sent to the house? Running behind

@schu posted:

Is it too late to get a field sticker sent to the house? Running behind

Dale  ...you cab pick one up at the registration office at Gate 3

Thanks Alan - will do

On another note - anyone driving from Northern VA/Md to Carlisle that wants to meet and drive all or part of the way on Thursday please PM me or I can start another thread - had fun rides/lunch together in the past.

14 days until the Carlisle!

Everyone get ready. Change the oil. Air-up the tires. Wax on, wax off!

Kind of an odd first post as I was reading a lot of information researching a Speedster kit for myself.  I am only 3 hours from Carlisle, but don't know much about it.  Will there be Speedster kits shown there?  Sorry for the dumb question, I honestly just started looking at the idea of a kit.  My other choices are a midyear Vette or Lotus Elise.

No builders will be showing an unstarted "kit" at Carlisle.

There will be at least 25 different cars, most likely examples from all existing builders, in attendance so if you're serious about buying and want a turn-key or to talk with individuals who have built their own cars then it would be worth it to show up for a quick education.

If, OTOH, you are choosing between a Speedster/Spyder, a Vette or a Lotus Elise and don't know a lot about any of them, I would probably jump on the Elise.

I think 25 is a little optimistic. There will be 3-4 Spyders, a couple MG replicas, and maybe 10 Speedsters of various brands and configurations: Vintage, Beck, IM, JPS, CMC/Fiberfab, and maybe even a TR(Thunder Ranch).

There are only 20 or so registered rooms, so...

Gordon,   Can you get a kitchen pass and join us for Carlisle this year?

@DannyP posted:

I think 25 is a little optimistic. There will be 3-4 Spyders, a couple MG replicas, and maybe 10 Speedsters of various brands and configurations: Vintage, Beck, IM, JPS, CMC/Fiberfab, and maybe even a TR(Thunder Ranch).

There are only 20 or so registered rooms, so...

I went last year for the 1st time. I got to the show field on the first day, about 9:00, I stayed until around 2 that afternoon. During this time I saw 1 speedster and Ed’s Spyder in the feature car’s area.  I didn’t realize that they didn’t spend the day hanging out on the field, but went for drives, lunch, ect. You are probably better off going to the host hotel, you will see more.

Carlisle ......Thursday  we are hanging out at the hotel to socialize with some early arrivals on Wednesday. Friday Cory & Jeni are doing a Cruise and Winery stop. Saturday AM we'll cruise as a group from the hotel to the show field ~ The  Manx Club has invited us to participate in their Valve Cover Racing Saturday evening at the show field. ....................  Ed Erickson will be running the Saturday night Raffle at the hotel!  Raffle donation items do not have to be car related as adult beverages seem to be a popular donation! There are dozens of local eateries of all types to choose near the hotel for your choice of dinners.

Just two weeks until Carlisle weekend!  Call the Hotel @ 717 766 9006 . Select the option for the Sales Office, if Charity does not pick up please leave a message as she will.... call you back. Be sure to mention Speedster Owners Group.

There are 19 room reservations to date & we have extended the room block timeline to include you, at Courtyard by Marriot.  A free daily breakfast is Included with your room reservation and use of the hotel's Hospitality Room.

Current Reservations to date :
Andersen, Ascheman, Carley, Cuccureddu, Drake, Dowd, Erickson, Frazer , Greig, Holden, Kennedy, Luebbert, Merklin, Mossberg, Piperato, Schumacher, Stumpp, Thibodeau & Vickers .

To register a car for the Carlisle Showfield: https://bit.ly/3vBjtdE

Wanted to come to Carlisle from FL but my father in law is having a procedure; I need to get Sandy back the same week

Sorry to hear that, Marty.

Friday cruise planned out by Cory and Jeni* can be an all-day event for those who wish it. The plan is to step off around 8:30 and head to Kings Gap. After that there's the winery, lunch in Gettysburg and then a visit to the museum and a battlefield tour. It's a "choose your own adventure" itinerary and turn-by-turn instructions will be provided for each phase which can take you further into the tour or guide you back to the hotel or the show field at Carlisle.

This event will be known as the Angela Lane Memorial Cruise. And yes, there are some good roads involved.

I want to take this opportunity to thank @Cory Drake for his work on this.

*[Update: correction, per Cory: "This is 100 percent Jeni's work."]

For those of you wondering about the Gettysburg Battlefield Tour, I haven't been there (yet) but a few of us went to the Antietam Battlefield and museum as a side trip on a bicycle tour from Pittsburg, PA to Washington DC.  The tour and museum presentation was outstanding and the walk through part of the battlefield was almost spiritual for us.  I've heard that the Gettysburg experience is even better.

Go - You'll not regret it for a minute.

And while you're there, buy a Senior Lifetime National Park Pass.  You'll be surprised how cheap it is and it'll last as long as you.

The Gettysburg Battlefield Tour can be with a park Ranger or a self guided tour anywhere from an hour to all day. These hallowed grounds where tens of thousands of "Blue & Grey" Americans laid down their livers is quite a moving experience. I previously lived a half hour away and no two visits were to the same by far.  One year there was a group of Civil War reenactors who were firing off cannons at the Little Round Top Battlefield...What an experience ! BTW in the town of Gettysburg there are some fantastic eateries to choose from. Returning to the hotel from Gettysburg it's a single right turn onto Rt. 15 north.

Gettysburg National Military Park (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)

I got my lifetime National Park pass when they were only $10. They are still a good deal at their current higher price.

We really enjoy visiting National Parks.

I took several tours of Gettysburg when we lived in Potomac.

The best was one taken on horseback. Great guide, very different immersive experience that provided a perspective that driving around or walking just can't match.

I would love that. I am a horse owner and lover of relaxing trail rides. I own two Tennessee walking horses.