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SCrx7club August meet (PICS)

Looks good! Wish we could get something going like this in tampa.

Great memories, To bad we cant do this once a month.

I need to meet up with you guys somtime.

^^^Loving all the PICs guys, I bet there wasnt anyone riding by that didnt break there necks lol. I personally seen the same 4runner go by three times. Cant wait to see the picks that the old man took of each owner by his machine. I sure do wish Seneca could have came, but the waterpump in his S5 was leaking pretty bad. I just got back in from Devils Courthouse a few minutes ago from watching the meteor shower, and grilling some Ballparks, pretty cool shit and it was clear skies.

thats some badass shit Eli, chilling up there is something i used to do all the time. run the parkway @ night and it would be lit up w/ the light from the moon. damn i need to get up there more often and just chill like i used to. take the honda one weekend and drive the whole fucking thing again. haha.

yeah. i want to see the pic w/ all of us by our cars as well.

We where there about 3 hours and only 4 or 5 cars went by, I used to take the Miata up there about 2 or 3 in the morning with the top down balls to the wall for a while then find a pull off and chill for a while. I have never seen a park ranger up there at night eather

I would also like to run the whole parkway myself for once, I think it ends in the Shanedoah (sp) Park but i cant remember.

many of nights have been spent on the parkway...devil's court house, pisgah mountain, craggy gardens...just driving and hanging out...the wathcing the sun rise

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Originally Posted by mazda.junkie (Post 7229553)

I would also like to run the whole parkway myself for once, I think it ends in the Shanedoah (sp) Park but i cant remember.

Shenandoah. Long story, i'll try to keep it brief. A large portion of what is now The Shenandoah National Park used to be owned by my family (Nicholson). In short, the gov't took possession of the land (by force) to build the park. :sadwavey:

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Originally Posted by Skylance (Post 7230268)

so are you crying about it?!?!? :) why not let others enjoy that wonderful place? (though it is VA and i'm not a big fan of VA for some reason...i just don't like it...)

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Originally Posted by lt1_rx7 (Post 7230430)

so are you crying about it?!?!? :) why not let others enjoy that wonderful place? (though it is VA and i'm not a big fan of VA for some reason...i just don't like it...)

Me? naahhh. It didn't happen to me. Although, apparently quite a few people cried as they were forcibly evicted from their homes and made to watch as the government torched the house with everything inside. Leaving them with nothing but each other and the clothes on their backs. Oh well, that which does not kill you serves only to make you stronger.

And by the way, EVERYONE was welcome to enjoy that wonderful place. They were even offered the finest moonshine! You just can't beat that! :)

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Originally Posted by Skylance (Post 7230505)

And by the way, EVERYONE was welcome to enjoy that wonderful place. They were even offered the finest moonshine! You just can't beat that! :)

I need a good supplier of shine...

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Originally Posted by lt1_rx7 (Post 7230604)

I need a good supplier of shine...

Well, i dunno, it's a VA recipe, so i'm sure you wouldn't like it. ;) lol

^^^:hahaha: Thats some funny shit, But sorry for your indirect loss Skylance. I dont like Asheville for some reason, even though it was voted #1 City in the SE.
Unfortunatley our government has eminant (sp) domain and can do that to anyone at anytime. However, there must be "just compensation" which I would think your family received despite the horror stories, but then again back then our government was broke and starving because of the depression. However the Blue Ridge Parkway was a means to help establish an economy in the smokey mountains and give jobs to those who otherwise would not have been able to find work. And thankfully so, In my mind its a work of art and was designed by a landscape architect Stanley Abbott instead of an engineer. Anyways, theres 217 miles of the BRP in VA and 252 in NC. Actually, I would love it we could all get together and drive the BRP in our 7s. You couldnt chop a smile off my face with an axe lol, and atleast everyone would get to drive till there hearts content. We will need a suppy vehicle tailing us though,with shit like, coolant, oil, hoses, belts, tools etc lol j/k. Anyone down for a BRP Caravan? I know saturday Allen made mention that he would like to do it again, however I was broken hearted to hear him say "drive the Honda"!

u know...we could attempt to pick a date...start a thread...give enough lead time so others (not just NC, SC, and VA people) could join in...make it a while weekend thing!

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Originally Posted by mazda.junkie (Post 7230991)

Thanks for the sentiments MazdaJunkie. :icon_tup:

Our Government was NOT broke and starving during the Great Depression. Actually, one of the (few) good things to come out of the situation with Shenandoah National Park was the "Civilian Conservation Corps". They were hired by the government to do the conservation work. They are also responsible for the building of Skyline Drive, the various Tunnels, the carving of many trails, the building of the various lodges and inns, etc. So, there was some good to come of it mostly in the way of jobs. However, the end does not justify the mean.

Well, there are loop-holes that the VA and Federal gov't used to get around the "just compensation".

Land Claim

The gov't saw this as an opportunity and claimed that everyone without a land claim in the borders of the newly created park (not only my ancestors - the Corbin family also comes to mind) was "squatting" (living on another's land without permission). Nevermind the fact that my ancestors had settled there LONG before the gov't required "land claim" paperwork. So, there was no "just compensation", only a "get the heck off our new land".

Condemnation

Another loophole that was used extensively was to simply have the properties "condemned", therefore giving the former residents little IF anything at all for their property by simply saying that the residences were unfit for habitation. A condemned property is worth significantly less than it would be if it were "suitable for habitation".

Oh well, what can you do?

And yes, driving all of it end-to-end would be fun! :)

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Originally Posted by lt1_rx7 (Post 7231223)

u know...we could attempt to pick a date...start a thread...give enough lead time so others (not just NC, SC, and VA people) could join in...make it a while weekend thing!

I thinkthat would be a great idea!

Well, It is obvious that there is interest. I can fell myself getting excited like when I stumbled upon tha DGRR by chance. I am without a doubt down for this, I have always wanted to drive the whole BRP. And if I could do it with a great bunch of 7 owners then who could ask for more? Honestly I believe it would be more fun than going back to Deals Gap this fall.

LOLX2 PICs thread hijack, Good to see ya around these parts Gianni. How was the wedding? sure wish you could have joined us, but we need another
kickass event before it gets freakin cold. Also its true that anyone close to the BRP could participate even if they just hooked up with us for a while. BRP is 469 miles long.

it is done:

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...00#post7233600

back to pix now in this thread...

i just got the pix from vic from this past weekend...i will post them tomorrow...

and in other news, i got my black mirror! so the car is back to one color!

Good, now it wont stick out like a sore thumb,lol (pun intended)

PICs look good? Cant wait to see em.