Carlisle 2004 Friday report
In the interest of letting everyone know what's happening at Carlisle, I am copying this by John Grosh, from the Classic Opel, Yahoo site. Hoping I'm not stepping on anyones toes. If I am, my apologies.
Ron
The lateness of the hour and my recent lack of sleep both dictate
that this report be an abbreviated one. Suffice it to say that a fine
time was had by all. In fact, late this afternoon it appeared that nearly
"all" of us were there on the showfield by which I mean to say that the
attendance numbers far surpassed anything we've seen previously on a
Friday. The number of Opels on the showfield (24) came close to equaling
our usual Saturday attendance. As always many Opelers came without their
cars so the people count was much higher than the Opel one. Everyone is
very excited to see how we do tomorrow. I think it's possible we may come
away with a club attendance award from Carlisle Productions. Maybe not
first place, but perhaps second or third. And that's not too shabby for a
marque that's as rare on the street as ours is.
I don't have time to type up the line of showfield Opels and
their owners. I'll get it to you tomorrow evening.
McKay's Cave was a fine choice for our evening meal. I'm
confident we'll be going back there for many years to come. The evening
air on their outdoor deck was mild and pleasant and there was plenty of
room to seat all 48 of us (another attendance record). The owner of the
joint gave a short welcoming speech in which he thanked us for coming and
announced that our tab next year is on the house. It was the perfect
evening to sing in celebration of Gary Farias's birthday. Happy Birthday,
Gary!
--John
In the interest of letting everyone know what's happening at Carlisle, I am copying this by John Grosh, from the Classic Opel, Yahoo site. Hoping I'm not stepping on anyones toes. If I am, my apologies.
Ron
The lateness of the hour and my recent lack of sleep both dictate
that this report be an abbreviated one. Suffice it to say that a fine
time was had by all. In fact, late this afternoon it appeared that nearly
"all" of us were there on the showfield by which I mean to say that the
attendance numbers far surpassed anything we've seen previously on a
Friday. The number of Opels on the showfield (24) came close to equaling
our usual Saturday attendance. As always many Opelers came without their
cars so the people count was much higher than the Opel one. Everyone is
very excited to see how we do tomorrow. I think it's possible we may come
away with a club attendance award from Carlisle Productions. Maybe not
first place, but perhaps second or third. And that's not too shabby for a
marque that's as rare on the street as ours is.
I don't have time to type up the line of showfield Opels and
their owners. I'll get it to you tomorrow evening.
McKay's Cave was a fine choice for our evening meal. I'm
confident we'll be going back there for many years to come. The evening
air on their outdoor deck was mild and pleasant and there was plenty of
room to seat all 48 of us (another attendance record). The owner of the
joint gave a short welcoming speech in which he thanked us for coming and
announced that our tab next year is on the house. It was the perfect
evening to sing in celebration of Gary Farias's birthday. Happy Birthday,
Gary!
--John