[decooney]

Hi Bill,

the last few years Dick has brought the Cobra down to Monterey and Pacific Grove. On more than one ocassion, he has entered it in the small-town gathering on Saturdays where there is a parade in the late afternoon / evening around 6:00pm (after Laguna Seca) We stay there in Pacific Grove and he is usually there in the PG area every year late Saturday.

A funny story a few years back when he parked loud #198 next to my car in front of the bed and breakfast where we stay at each year. The post parade dinner was at the Dinner Hall there. As he drove up pipes crackling away, there was an uninformed (cocky) car owner sitting there wiping down all of his waxer Ferarris out front of our Inn. This guy's goal is to hog all the spots each year and not drive the cars all weekend...argh. The Ferrari owner started making bold comments with his buddies staying there... soon to realize what the Cobra and #198 meant, its history, and who the driver was. It was a priceless moment. You just had to be there...