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Karl,
The economy has reached me as well. My engine has a 12 3/4:1 CR and loves to suck down (yes, I said suck) $9 a gallon fuel. I would end up spending $100 just reaching your starting points. Then I would need a gas station that sold race fuel around every corner and I would still need fuel to get home. So it pretty much stays in the garage cleaned and ready to go. It's nearly thirteen years old now with under nineteen hundred miles on it. After the first of the year, it's going to Tom Barnard's shop (Tom's Motorsports) in Vegas for a few things before the 2015 Shelby Bash.
Bob,
The 2015 Shelby Bash replaces the old SAAC Does Vegas event that we did for years. SAAC and Shelby had their falling out so the event died. Thank goodness someone was smart enough to resurrect the event, but the older members and their original cars, continuation cars, GT 40's and Daytona Coupes stayed home. So that brought out all the Mustangs that were modified by Shelby. And they came out to the point that Shelby had to limit the number of people and cars. The events host hotel has been the South Pointe Hotel and Casino south of where Shelby has moved their Headquarters and re-named it the Shelby Heritage Center or something like that. This year, Shelby is commemorating the combined 50th Anniversaries of the 1965 Shelby GT 350, the 1965 FIA World Sports Car Championship and the 1965 Shelby 427 Cobra. This is our year and time to shine. The hand crafted, kit car, component car is as welcomed as every other vehicle there. These people love to see these cars driven and you guys DRIVE! The event is March 5th through the ninth. A kick-off party will start things off on the 5th at Shelby in Gardena, CA. Then there will be an official run from Gardena to Las Vegas on the 6th followed by a big reception party when you arrive. On the 7th, there will be open track time at Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch out in Pahrump and following that, there will be a huge party back at the host hotel. There will be more open track and a Poker Run on the 8th and the 9th there will be a car show and a fantastic pancake breakfast. You don't have to do all of it, You don't have to do the run from Gardena to Vegas either. Some track time, a Poker Run a car show and some pancakes sounds good to me. Shelby state that more information will be coming soon and to check with Team Shelby for the latest news. It really is a fun event! Trust me, you WILL NOT be shunned because you don't drive the real thing!