[Jim Holden]

Some of you have (foolishly) responded and a PDF copy is on its way to you.

This newsletter was part of a trilogy (more or less) of similar bird cage liner fodder that we cobbled together and foisted on anyone who didn't run when they saw us coming. It was partially done as a result of having got a little fired up to have an ERA owners club. Why we even incorporated a nonprofit membership corporation and had a meeting or two (always in conjunction with some sort of mammal part feed), but the reality of distance (folks were scattered all over the country) and the fact that many (but not all) relatively quickly assuage their ERA urges and move on other (home built Pinto powered track oilers, for example) things. Nonsense, like spouses, children, mortgages and college tuitions all conspire to distract most (but not all) folks. So, we took a bit of a step back. We still schlep to Lime Rock Park each year for the fall vintage races and to Carlisle (which seems to get smaller every year). And when SAAC deigns to travel to the northeast for its annual convention, why we'll even try to sneak in (we're heretics after all) and enjoy bumping shoulders with the CSX'er, serial number fanatics. ...and at our advancing age (and stage) it gets harder and harder to renew the CDL Class A license to drive the little big rig with all the toys inside across state lines. ,,,as the saying goes; "Time and tide wait for no man."

Jim