Final Results 09 Fall AutoFair!

[Ooooner]

The 2009 Fall AutoFair is in the books! We all started out Friday evening with a BBQ at Roy Bell's home (Hotel Ooooner). This was probably the best attended BBQ to date. The weather was fantastic!

On Saturday, we all went over to the show field at Lowe's Motor Speedway for the AutoFair show. We all were in place by 7:30 AM! The weather was great once again, although it did get a little on the warm side during part of the afternoon. The AutoFair people placed us in a fantastic spot right behind the pit road wall. It was great exposure for our Opels!

After the awards ceremony, we left and went over to the Quaker Steak and Lube Restaurant for dinner. After dinner, we went back over to Hotel Ooooner and had a few "night caps"!

Sunday morning, the outside of my house looked like an Opel Service Department with everybody helping each other fix and repair Opels! A special thanks to Harold Collins for all his help with his knowledge and helping to repair or help tune up some of the Opels!

Award winner were:

Best In Show: Laurie and Floyd Schwartz
1st Place Stock: Tom Atkins
1st Place Modified: Steve Goines
Honorable Mention: Charles Goin
Most Unique: Gene Smith
Peoples Choice: Tom C. Tom... How do you spell your last name again?
Most Improved: Mike Brooks

Here are a few pictures of the award winners at the just completed 2009 Fall AutoFair! Pictures from left to right are: Laurie Schwartz, Tom Atkins, Gene Smith, Tom C. and Steve Goines. More pictures on more posts below...

[Ooooner]

More pictures of winners at the 2009 Fall AutoFair!

Pictures from left to right are Charles Goin, Mike Brooks, Helmut Guehr and Ed Dingo. Helmut and Ed got special patches!

[Ooooner]

Here are various pictures from the 2009 Fall AutoFair!

In order from left to right are: Charles Goin, Gene Smith, Harold Collins, Laurie and Floyd Schwartz and Ed Dingo!

[Ooooner]

These pictures are of Tom C. kicking back and of the Opel show field!

[Aardvaark]

Roy.
In posts #1 and #2, both gentelmen can't be Mike Brooks can they?
Are there two Mikes with the same last name? I met him last year but am not sure which he is now. v

[BQS4]

I would like to add a little to Roy's thread here. First of all, THANK YOU goes out to Roy and Evon for their outstanding hospitality at "Hotel Oooner" Best accommidations around. The BBQ dinner is top notch, best BBQ you ever sank a fang into. If you walk away hungry, it's YOUR fault But, just adding a few pictures of my own and adding that we had several people stop and chat about " _________ had and Opel back when" (add whatever relative you want) Had several come up and give out info on an Opel or two for sale and one that might be buying an Opel off a member that was there. If you have never been to this, you need to go at least once.

[BQS4]

More pics.....

[BQS4]

Some more.....

[BQS4]

And a few more.....

[newman27]

Wow - great pix! I remember that area from last year - you were in a great spot! Congrats to all the winners!

[Phoenix]

Looks like Harold missed a spot shaving, just above his lip.

[Aardvaark]

Looks like Harold missed a spot shaving, just above his lip.

It might be a caterpillar.

[wrench459]

Looks like Harold missed a spot shaving, just above his lip.

It might be a caterpillar.

I think Harold has the wrong letter on his hat!
It should be a"G" instead of an "T"

[BQS4]

Has anyone heard from Laurie & Floyd as to how they did on Sunday?

[Ooooner]

Has anyone heard from Laurie & Floyd as to how they did on Sunday?

I called them and left a message but haven't heard back yet...

[SteveGT]

Oooooner, WOW what a weekend....Thanks to you & Evon for such incredible Southern hospitality....Hotel Oooooner is nothing like any hotel I've stayed...lol..the BBQ was the best I have eaten in a long time but the best part was meeting up with such great friends & talking Opels

Also Thanks to Harold, Tom C., Gene & Roy for tuning on my GT....the trip home was much smoother than the trip up....Thanks Guy's

SteveGT

[SteveGT]

Harold has switched over to the good side now knew it would happen if he spent much time around us Georgia Boys....you feel better now Harold? That new change in ya makes you look smarter too! Go Dawgs!!!

[hrcollinsjr]

Harold has switched over to the good side now knew it would happen if he spent much time around us Georgia Boys....you feel better now Harold? That new change in ya makes you look smarter too! Go Dawgs!!!

Maybe, but the number of "Male Enhancement" emails has quadrupled since you've posted this picture!

Harold

[SteveGT]

BQS4 shot this video on the way home from the AutoFair

The wheels look as they are in slow motion, then they appear to go counterclockwise as I go past him....really strange



SteveGT

[Redskinsjbs]

Sweeeeeeeeeeeet!!!

The strange wheel action can be attributed to what is called the strobe effect. In real life the wheels are turning as fast as they should be when you are traveling 70 mph. However, a camera has a specific frame rate at which it captures video (24, 25, 30, etc) and so does the video player. Humans naturally see about 24 frames per second, which is why movies are there. Any less frames and your mind would not be fooled into thinking what is on the screen is moving.

This strobe effect happens when the movement of the wheels and the frame of the camera coincide just enough that the camera takes a photo when the wheel has rotated just into the same position as the last frame.

An interesting thing to look at is a video of a car accelerating from a stop (No wheel spin at the start is better). You can get this strobe effect many times as the car acclerates to different speeds. (Every spoke, every other spoke, every third spoke - - - all of these will lok the same). ie, if the 'stationary wheel' happens at 70 mph, it may also happen at 35 or 105.

HTH

Jay