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  1. Juan-Manuel Fantango

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    #1 Juan-Manuel Fantango, Jul 11, 2012
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    Due to a fortunate last minute invite, we will be flying up in my buddy's Cheyenne IIIA from CAE and have a few questions for the EAA veterans... but I digress..... At the FCA 2009 International meet, we had the perfect weekend at Eklhart Lake. Did Road American in an F40-we hit 160 on the uphill straight (lady driven I might add), did the concours, rally to and toured the Harley Museum, sat in the seat Kennedy sat in at Mader's and had lunch, and then one day at EAA which really capped the week off!! We were simply overwhelmed by the shear volume and did not even get to see it all.

    This year we have two local connections in that Team RV from KAND will be there as well as our good friend Austin Myers in his new 850+ hp Evolution -stop in and say hi at the X-plane booth if you are there-he'll have the plane and similator on display.

    Now for the veterans, what is it we just have to see? For now we plan to come in early to see the planes land, and leave about mid week. Hotel rooms look to be scarce, but there seem to be houses available.

    I got carried away looking at some of the pictures from 09. What could be better than Ferraris and aviation? It was the perfect week......That first picture has a funny story. After calling for weeks I finally found a garage for our cars. It was just across from the Osthoff and once housed a back hoe. We noted the gentleman unloading the alloy bodied 250SWB, and he was inquiring about garage space, so of course, we invited him to stay with us! Just an amazing car....
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    #2 Juan-Manuel Fantango, Jul 11, 2012
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    Here's a few more pictures from the week, Admiral Phillips 500 Mondial had just won it's class and the Enzo award at Pebble Beach. Great car, driven well by the Admiral. He told us he purchased it in the back of a Rambler dealership for a few thousand dollars back in the day.
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    #3 Juan-Manuel Fantango, Jul 11, 2012
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    a few more of the concours where they celebrated the Boxer, track and rally. The BBLM's where just mega on the track. V12s at full song...
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    #6 Juan-Manuel Fantango, Jul 11, 2012
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    and the cream on the cake...Oskosh. That's Austin by the P51.
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    #8 Juan-Manuel Fantango, Jul 11, 2012
    There is a chance that next year this could happen again, as the FCA will be back at RA and Elkhart lake for the 50th Annual meet. I sure hope so, because it was indeed perfect, just perfect.
     
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    #9 donv, Jul 11, 2012
    There is a slim chance I might be able to stop in this year. If I do, it will be on Saturday, just for the day (if there was a chance of getting lodging, it would be fun to stay overnight, but I'm guessing that's not happening).

    So, I'm interested in any advice as well.
     
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    #10 Jason Crandall, Jul 11, 2012
    If I could find a place to stay I'd go. Why does the world smallest town host the worlds largest aviation event?
     
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    #11 Juan-Manuel Fantango, Jul 12, 2012
    It seems there are homes and homes with rooms near the airport on craigslist http://appleton.craigslist.org/. I was surprised by this, and was referred to cl by Cindy at Airwolf out of KAND, They are going to bring 18 people, all flying up from Anderson, SC. in various aircraft.
     
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    #12 Juan-Manuel Fantango, Jul 12, 2012
    Just for the fun of it I called Hawthorne Suites to find out what happens in a market when demand out paces supply-greatly out paces supply. Try $479.00 per night. There are complete homes for rent for less, but not on the airport.
     
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    #13 Jason Crandall, Jul 12, 2012
    Wow. How close is that Hawthorn? If it's across the street, it might be worth it.
     
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    #14 Nurburgringer, Jul 12, 2012
    Nice pics. The Admiral's Mondial looked absolutely fantastic at the Milwaukee Concours as well.

    She may have hit 160 on the main straight but that yellow F40 held up my 308 by crawling around the corners :p
     
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    #15 It's Ross, Jul 12, 2012
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    Be sure to catch Sean D Tucker's performance. This is a man who loves his work. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEJmMdXt9mQ[/ame]

    http://www.airventure.org/attractions/airshows.html

    Also EAA museum, go EARLY EAA museum parking lot is the ticket too, walk out the museum back door into the convention.
     
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    #16 Gatorrari, Jul 12, 2012
    The last time I went there, I stayed in a dorm room on the UW campus - cheap, comfortable, and connected to Wittman Field by shuttle bus. Only one problem: I had to book it a year in advance!

    I think that anything still available on this short notice will cost the proverbial arm and leg, or you might have to stay further away, like Green Bay or Milwaukee! Or maybe camp out under an airplane.....
     
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    #17 donv, Jul 12, 2012
    Looks like my "slim chance" turned into "no chance." Oh well, maybe next year... have fun!
     
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    #18 F1tommy, Jul 12, 2012
    That flightline shot of Trojan's is amazing. Have to get back up there again soon.
     
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    #19 envytheZ06, Jul 13, 2012
    I am lucky enough to be over at PTK so the group I go with just flys into fond du lac and we make a long day out of it. Been the last three years and plan on going again this year!
     
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    #20 CarterHendricks, Jul 16, 2012
    I was up at Road America crewing for an Alfa at the vintage races and stayed as always at Alice's bed and breakfast outside of Campbellsport. Every year a group of friends take the whole farm house for that weekend. Alice doesn't advertise, and when I asked her if she was booked up for Oshkosh she said she had plenty of room.

    http://www.w9eh.com/Test%20Site/index.html

    It's a real farmhouse, with a couple dogs and chickens and horses boarded at the stable behind the house. Breakfast this morning was scrabbled eggs from her chickens and one duck egg from across the street, but the usual breakfast is fancier. We took Alice out to dinner Saturday night at a supper club not too far away. Not too far from Oshkosh. PM me if I can answer any questions. No interest, etc.

    And 0733GT sure looked pretty at the concourse in downtown Elkhart Lake Saturday night.

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    #21 Juan-Manuel Fantango, Jul 22, 2012
    OMG.............just did two days, baked like a lobster, drinks and good food at the Cirrus display with Dirk Bentley on accustic guitar, Austin arriving in the new Evolution, war birds, a zillion cubs.....Pics to follow
     

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