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Post by rcollum on Sept 17, 2016 11:18:24 GMT -5
Duncan:
I'll be at the lower parking lot, with my detailing stuff. I will not wear short-shorts.
--Bob
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Post by rcollum on Sept 18, 2016 17:08:01 GMT -5
GYLO 12 is in the books. We had 22 Lotus cars there, but I have to tell you that Kevin (our webmaster, KSM) was there even before our setup team of Mark, me, and my wife Debbie got to Katie's.
A newcomer, David, drove down with his girlfriend Sarah, all the way from Michigan! We also had a couple (sorry, I missed your names!) that stopped by on their way home from Dulles airport, having been on vacation in England. Bob and Sharon Scates didn't have their Esprit, but came out anyway. Tim Glahn took a break from working on his Elan to come socialize.
It's worth mentioning that we had 7 Chrome Orange Lotus there today - 1 Exige and 6 Elises. It's a wondrous thing to see this many Lotus, no matter what, but to see this many CO cars... it was like early Halloween! For variety, we had two Sevens, 4 Esprits, and 2 Evoras. Two of the blue Elises were notable, first, because Dave Wilde's Magnetic Blue example is pretty rare, and Bill Orr's Laser Blue is even more so. Also, these two cars offered sharp contrast; DWilde's Elise has over 125,000 miles on it; Bill Orr's has 2100 miles. Both have had their cars for several years - Bill has several cars (including several Lotus) to choose from, so he drives his Elise rarely.
As always, Mark Franke arranged to have a good number of prizes available. Thanks also to Darryl from Odds & Ends Detailing for donating the car care supplies. Duncan and Rochel won 1st place for 'Favorite Lotus', and Tyler's immaculate Exige took second.
--Bob Collum
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Post by rcollum on Sept 18, 2016 17:09:50 GMT -5
More pics from today... If you have pictures, please post them here!
--Bob Collum
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Post by rcollum on Sept 18, 2016 17:11:33 GMT -5
...and, some more... Mickey's '87 Esprit. David, who drove down from Michigan had an Elise with the HRM removable T-Tops. The crowd paying rapt attention to important announcements by Mark Franke.
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Post by rcollum on Sept 18, 2016 17:14:31 GMT -5
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Post by rcollum on Sept 18, 2016 17:16:14 GMT -5
After GYLO, 13 of us went to the Winery at Bull Run. --Bob Collum    |
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Post by rcollum on Sept 18, 2016 18:58:49 GMT -5
Bill Orr, exiting his Elise - STYLE POINTS - he does not open the door!  |
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Post by rcollum on Sept 19, 2016 6:15:45 GMT -5
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Post by rdgrcr on Sept 19, 2016 8:22:25 GMT -5
Another great event! Thank you for all of your hard work getting us together. Looking forward to the drive next weekend!
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Post by Kellen on Sept 19, 2016 9:37:27 GMT -5
I had a blast with everyone thanks for all the planning and everything that goes into a GYLO event!
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Post by vbtodd on Sept 20, 2016 9:36:32 GMT -5
I'm glad that we were able to fit this into our trip. We were the couple who had just returned from England... We will have to make more regular trips up from Virginia Beach.
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Post by rcollum on Sept 21, 2016 5:55:31 GMT -5
Thanks, Todd. Any chance you can come up for the Hunt Country Classic car show, Sunday, October 9th, in Middleburg, VA? Several of us will be there. Below are some pictures from last year's event. --Bob Collum    |
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Post by vbtodd on Oct 2, 2016 19:15:32 GMT -5
Thanks, Todd. Any chance you can come up for the Hunt Country Classic car show, Sunday, October 9th, in Middleburg, VA? Several of us will be there. Below are some pictures from last year's event. --Bob Collum I wish we could...got my clutch slave cylinder issue worked out...only to find that water pump is leaking. UGH! I was planning on the timing belt during this years cold season, but this confirms it. |
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