Crankoids Return from the Glen!!!!!!

[John McMahon]

Ugh! I just woke up after the long haul home from the Glen. What a GREAT time...a few casualties along the way and a few "interesting" developments during the past few days as well.

At some point, I know Cranky, Joe R. and a few others will be posting pics of the event. We had beautiful weather with some rain at night only (kind of killed our normal bonfire evenings, but we took cover under the roof of the Lodge.)

Attendees (Hope I don't ferget anyone):

JM
Cranky
Hank Dondero
Terry Shank (Terry)
Joe Rodimista (JVR)
Rich Alpert (the dreaded CobraNet guy)
Bill & Jens Karns (wgk)
Tim Lewis (Mustang Man) & Greg (last name??)
Bill Connelly (Coupe Bill)
Tom Raddin
Steve Smith (fia#09)
Bob Stevens (a dude with an ERA FIA that was attracted to us like a moth to a flame)


Let's see...where to start.......

We got to the Lodge early Sunday with hopes of actually seeing the town of Watkins Glen.....instead we sat at the lodge, ordered pizza and drank 'good, clean booze' until it was time for tech inspection.



Some folks actually thought were were serious telling them to leave on the sign...they kind of cowered as they approached our cars apologizing, they just wanted to look. We laughed and almost let them drive them....NOT!!!


We get to the track early (I MEAN EARLY...EARLY LIKE ON "CRANKY TIME"... 5:30 AM), set up Club Cranky and get going.
As usual, scheduling is slightly off and almost immediately, folks start oiling down the track.

We began having casualties by midday Monday....

Highlights:

- McHank Dondero loses a head gasket (again!!) and is DNF'd.

- McBill Karns loses oil pressure and snaps his Crankshaft in two and is DNF'd!

- Cranky loses his brakes...fixes them...loses his brakes....fixes them....

- Bill Connelly gets that beautiful Upstate Daytona Swiss Coupe out on the track for its virginal track 'test and tune'. It has been called a 'Shower Stall on Wheels' by the uneducated, but anyone that saw this car up close and personal knows it's poifect! Who want s a ride????? Bill was graciously taking folks out for track sessions in the Coupe, I was one of the lucky ones...it sticks like glue baby!!!!

- JM's rocker arms get 'real noisy on Day one. Fixes them and on Day two, blows the posi unit in the rear and DNF's.

- Joe Rodimista...alias McFIA ...alias the "Barco Lounger Racer" continues to blast the front straight at 150+ and actually looks like he's sleeping while doing it!

- The ERA FIA Boys of Steve Smith and Bob Stevens blasted down the track without incident both days!.

- Tim Lewis, Tom Raddin and Terry Shank ran both days...long and hard, without incident!

- We had a photo op planned for on track but due to the constant oiling of the track, the schedule was changed drastically on Tuesday and we had to do the pics in the pits. People came out of the woodwork to get pics of the Club Cranky Crew. Amazing!
How many other crews are sporting Cobras, a Daytona Coupe and a Grand Sport Corvette????

- Terry Shank had a different woman ( "She's just a friend!") show up each day. Yeah right, "Friends sneak out of yer room at 5:30 in the morning...BUSTED!!!!!

- Tom Raddin showed us the true meaning of what a chef can do with SAUSAGE and Peppers!!!!!!!!! (Johnny Holmes like photo to follow!!)

- I picked up (or should I say she(ep) picked me up) a beautiful little wooly girl. I found her in my bed when I came in Monday night. Ahhhhhh...Zee most bee-yoo-tee-ful wool wearer in all 50 states....she called herself Jamettahhh. We made hot passionate love all night and she quickly forgot about Zee Gasholes!

- Yup, just to please Bonyhadi, I cooked lunch both days, nothing extravagant, just burgers, dogs and Sausage & Peppers (thanks Tom R!). Bony would have gone home hungry!

...Oh yeah...not a big block in sight! Don Durner (our resident FE master) was out of town. WE MISSED YOU McFEZ!!!!

As I remember things, I will update this thread, I'm sure others will chime in with their thoughts too.

Another great event with many new members and I hope to see everyone in October, the Club Cranky crew is growing!

Oh yeah...GOOD JOB!!!!!

JM