DFW folk If you're meeting Manny at the end of the run, the location has changed to something closer to his house. See this link for details
In the photo by No Doubt, at the Barber museum, from left to right, there was Mike, Roy, Branko, Manny, Drew, John, Dave and Chris. We had a great time getting to know Manny and Dave. And with six Ferrari's.....who didn't have a good time.
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Absolutely. Someone had pilfered the Sharpie so I had to sign with a regular ink pen. Dave did make sure I signed on the right side though.
Thanks, Branko...but besides the 6 Ferraris that we brought, we also saw one F355B out on the track racing (ahead, by the way) the BMW's, 2 Dino's, one John Surtees racing Ferrari, and one racing Ferrari motorcycle (JS, again). Any others that I'm forgetting? Getting close to a dozen F-Cars there, all told.
Got here about an hour ago, just now turned on the computer. Here's the day 3 recap I typed in the car on the way here. Broken into digestible segments Day Three update Saturday night in Atlanta, we were treated to a great Italian dinner at Carrabbas by Carbon McCoy himself, during which copious amounts of long island iced tea were consumed. Walking into Carrabbas with Carbon is like walking into Cheers with Norm. Everybody knows him and his drink is being poured before he reaches the bar. Thanks again for the hospitality Carbon. Remember to stop by the front desk of the Holiday Inn to pick up your Texas Passport. Im sending out the Texas Guard if you dont use it in September.
We arose early, around 7am local time. We flipped on Speedvision and watched the last of the GP2 race, and packed up our gear for what turned out to be the most grueling day of the journey. For starters, my allergies are whipping my ass. When we got into the car at 8:45 Eastern, I was sneezing every 30 seconds and going through Kleenex faster than, well, Im too tired to come up with a cute analogy, suffice it to say I was blowing my nose A LOT.
We stopped for gas and oil (were adding 1 qt per 300 miles) in Western Atlanta and went across the street to the Waffle House. Took like 45 minutes to get my food, so we were delayed a little. Despite the hold up, we were on our way to Birmingham soon enough. We took Dr. Tommys advice and bypassed the one-lane section of I-20 by jumping onto 78. There were some stoplights and little old ladies going to church, but the road was pretty and had lots of turns. Manny had a blast finally getting the Mondial onto the twisties. He had me reaching for the oh-sh*t strap handle a few times (which, BTW, is missing ) and we arrived at the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum @ 11:!5 Central. (We gained an hour by crossing a time zone.)
We had a neat car show going outside the museum waiting for it to open. A Daytona, a Euro 308, a 348 Spider, a white Testarossa, and a Mondial 3.2 Cabriolet, each one of them were beautiful. We shot the proverbial bovine waste outside the museum until noon, and spent an hour walking around the museum. Its an amazing facility, Ill let the pictures describe it. Next we drve a short distance t a Craker Barrell with the Birmingham folks and had a great lunch. The Birmingham folks were so great, gave us a few souveniers and we were AGAIN denied the opportunity to pay for our own meals. Thanks Roy! And thanks to Chris/No Doubt for setting up the stop. I cant say enough how incredibly generous the FerrariChatters are that we have met. And a special thanks to Mrs. JPerry for coming with John, despite feeling a bit under the weather.
We left the Cracker Barrell round 2pm, and had about a 3 hour leg, with only two short stops to slather on the sunscreen/gas & oil, and to do a roadside driver change. That leg between Birmingham AL and Newton, Mississippi was the most grueling yet. It was hot, very few clouds, and we were both sleepy from the Benadryl we took to help with the allergies we are suffering from. Manny took a nap during the first half, then we switched seats. Around 5:00p we met Bandit and his wife at a Wendys in Newton, Mississippi for a short visit and some Wendys Frostees. I wish we could have stayed longer, but it was another 281 miles to Shreveport.
During the 15 mintues or so that we were in Wendys, it got cloudy and a few miles down the road, we experienced a brief shower. It cooled the cockpit down at least 20 degrees. It is once again pleasant to be driving/riding in the car. It rained pretty steadily for a couple of hours, but it cleared up around the time we got into Louisiana. We crossed the Mississippi around 6:45pm, made it to my sister's house in Shreveport at about 9pm. Tomorrow we'll leave about 8:30 am, and head to D/FW. We are going to meet all the Dallas/FOrt Worth people at the No Frills Grill, on Eastchase and I-30 in Fort Worth, at 12pm. That's all for now
Hey, remember to charge up your/Dave's Treo this time! Great phone, by the way. Please post a Dallas photo of your flag as signed by everyone to wrap up this thread...
Mike B, you say "I had to sign with a regular ink pen"? Hahaha! Oh man, the comedians are OUT! Manny and Dave, GREAT THREAD, good luck! -Peter (430 miles on the "new" t Coupe this weekend, NO trouble)
