Damn Tim, we've forgotten what you look like. When you getting out?

September 7, 2010 OGTA Report

Turns out it was a New Moon, not a Full Moon (my mistake, can’t read the calendar) so Billy was completely normal.

Here’s the 12A Count:

1 SA = 1.5 12A’s (Tim, down from North Carolina for the evening)

8 FB’s = 7 12A’s (New Guy Rich and his pretty gold FB, mint with about 50,000 miles on the clock (sorry, no pics of that beauty), Crit, Greg the Younger, Gene, Dean, Carlton’s Retro’d SE project, Mike, Ray)

5 FC’s = 3.25 12A’s (Kristy’s PrePro, Pete’s Turbo, Andy’s Vert, Fred’s Black Beauty and Alan’s Equally Black Beauty)

2 FD’s = 0.66 12A’s (Tray, who came down from the NC Mountains with his black FD without a hood and returned with a hood, and Phillip’s very pretty Green FD Machine)

3 FE’s = 0.375 12A’s (Holly, Billy and Kevin with new GF)

Total 12A’s = 13.785, a very eclectic group

Here’s the pics, but unfortunately my camera did not record about half the shots I took so there are some major gaps, like Rich’s beautiful Gold FB, Tim’s extraordinary SA, Dean’s Cool Black FB, Brett’s New Tornado Silver FC, Fred’s Black FC and Alan’s Very Pretty Black FC – if anybody got some shots of these cars please post!

The SA Group:

Tim’s SA







The FB Group:

Mike’s Blue FB



Carlton’s new FB project, a retrofied SE







Crit’s SE



Gene’s FB(SE)

 

Greg the Younger’s FB







The FC Group:

Alan’s Immaculate FC



Andy’s White Vert







Brett’s New and Improved FC



Kristy’s PrePro





Peter’s Turbo

 

Fred’s Black FC and Rotary Tatoo





The FD Group

Phillip’s Pretty Green FD



Mountain Man Tray’s Black and Mean FD with a 13B, down from the mountains without a hood







And returned with a hood



Tray had the good sense to bring the FD that doesn’t have pistons



The FE Group

Holly’s FE



Kevin’s FE



Billy's FE

 

Group Pictures

















The Business Meeting:

 

thanks for all the pictures ray!!! i got a new FaceBook default lol. YAY! had alot of fun meeting everyone tonight. cant wait till next month.

 

Good turn out, wish i could have made it. Yummy FD's!!

 

Here’s the 12A Count:
corrections in bold


1 SA = 1.5 12A’s (Tim, down from North Carolina for the evening)

8 FB’s = 8 12A’s (New Guy Rich and his pretty gold FB, mint with about 50,000 miles on the clock (sorry, no pics of that beauty), Crit, Greg the Younger, Gene, Dean, Carlton’s Retro’d SE project, Mike, Ray)

6 FC’s = 3.25 12A’s (Kristy’s PrePro, Pete’s Turbo, Andy’s Vert, Fred’s Black Beauty and Alan’s Equally Black Beauty, Brett's upgraded FC)

2 FD’s = 0.66 12A’s (Tray, who came down from the NC Mountains with his black FD without a hood and returned with a hood, and Phillip’s very pretty Green FD Machine)

3 FE’s = 0.375 12A’s (Holly, Billy and Kevin with new GF)

Total 12A’s = 13.785, a very eclectic group

 

I didn't keep track of the pistons for zero 12A count. But I know Ben, Juno and some crew showed up in pistons. Always good to see everyone, even if you do need to show up in pistons from time to time.

Kudos to the NC guys, Tim and Tray, for traveling so far for the meeting. This was Tray's 1st OGTA official meeting night (he did make the Crit's Lake House meet). You guys ROCK!

Nice to meet new additions and some of the old faces back out. Ray, glad you made it back out, we missed you.

 

home safe... pass out soon... had a blast... wish u would move them to wed night so i could come to more of them!

 

Gettin' out in march Ray. Maybe I'll get some time off before then though.

 

Sorry I didn't make it, I was tired and hungry and my brakes suck

 

It was a great meet. Good to catch up with folks and meet some newer members.
I wish I could have spent more time visiting. Got in around 1:30 a.m. this morning.
Sorry you couldn't make it Dave and Stu, I need to get in touch with you still.

Interesting tidbit, I got ~23.5 mpg on the trip down with the windows open.
I filled up at the BP by the meet and drove home with the windows closed but
I definitely got worse mileage. I can tell by the fuel level gauge (mine is accurate
since I fixed it). I should have seen the same or better mileage. It was cooler
out, my windows were closed and we cruised a fairly constant 80 mph.

I'm wondering if the BP gas has a lot of ethanol in it or something.

 

It was great seeing everybody cant wait til next month to hang out again sorry I couldn't stay long hungry wife at home and had to get the car home before dark cause of the tail light issue

 

I just cannot get used to hearing/seeing this, "Billy's FE". I hope to have FE one day as a driver, but I just can't get over Billy in an FE. It just doesn't seem right.

Good to see and meet everyone last night. Sorry, I missed some of the early crowd.

 

Tim, Everyone knows that when you drive North you are heading up hill. That alone explains the milage difference. Don't forget the added weight of the Brews and burgers from Twisted. All contibuting factors I am sure

Plus BP's oil is mixed with 100% pure Gulf Of Mexico. makes combustion difficult.

 

^ what he said

 

BP sells PRE-MIX... BP is rotary friendly!

 

I mean BP should be Rotary friendly they sponsor more than one Mazda

 

^^
Except that car is powered by a turbo 4-cyl

This was the last rotary powered car to run in the ALMS. Powered by a 20B.

http://www.racecar-engineering.com/a...-rotarian.html

Great pics of the entire car here:

http://www.mulsannescorner.com/couragec65-9.html

 

meet looks like a good turnout wish i coulda been there but , with wankel i was tired and my rear brakes are shot to the rotors

 

Here's a 13B that looks like it could be a pretty good deal. It's in Texas but shipping is only $150.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...SS%3AUS%3A1123

 

Hmm, suddenly today my driver's side power window doesn't want to work anymore. Good news of course is that it is down, and there is actually a chance for rain today. Never had issues with that one before. But when I press the switch, the voltage gauge does dip. Thinking may not be the crappy switches as usual.

How hard is it to swap to manual windows?

 

 

I met Nascar great Mr. Buddy Baker today at my cousins repair shop. Very nice man, and on a cool note his wife drives a 95 twin turbo Supra. Just pulled it out of the storage barn for her to drive. Cobwebbs and all.

 

Tim I have spare power window parts, maybe you can get the problem with your power windows fixed?

We miss you too Collin.

Buddy Baker?!! In person? Wow.