A bunch of the DCO folks spent the weekend at Mid-Ohio Raceway for the British Car Showdown and Concourse. All weekend long they held vintage car races, and we got to see a wide variety of competition, from old Formula One cars to retired NASCAR racers, compete for awards. To defeat the 90 degree heat our eight DeLoreans found a spot on the infield under a big, shady tree. At Saturday's showdown we saw a lot of wonderful British cars. Nautrally our DeLoreans were the hits of the show. At Sunday's All Marque Concourse we saw a pair of Renault Alpines (DeLorean cousins) including one from Cincinatti (att. Ken Koncelik: this guy also has a DeLorean and he says he knows you . . . both of his cars would look good next year in Cleveland). The best parts of the weekend were the parade laps around the race track. Not only was it a lot of fun to drive, but the sight of our DeLoreans rounding banked turns provided us with great photo opportunities. HUMOROUS ENDING: During Saturday's British Car Showdown my wife, Patti, and I visited the vendor's area. We saw a huge variety of British car parts, but alas, no DeLorean left front fenders. We dropped by an automotive book dealer with a huge display of books on Jaguar, MG, Austin, Lagonda, etc.. His collection was extensive and many of the books were quite old. As I browsed, Patti spoke to the vendor. Patti: "Excuse me, sir. Do you have any books about DeLoreans?" Vendor: "DeLoreans? Now there's an interesting car! There have been a few books about DeLoreans and I keep them all in stock in my shop. But I didn't bring any of my DeLorean books today. For your information, young lady, this is a *British* car show!" Me: "(Uh-oh!) Would you like a lemonade, dear?" I could tell that guy came within ten seconds of getting the front clip of an Austin-Healey shoved up his nose. - Mike Substelny ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address to moderator@xxxx, not to the eGroups address shown