Great time at SAAC 49

[Steve McDonald Formally known as Mcdonas]

I can say that at least for me I had a great time at SAAC 49.
The track was fun. I heard from a lot of folks that the poker run was really cool, the Simeone museum was amazing with the demo of CSX2287, the car show on Saturday had a lot of cool cars, and even the weather was great after mid day Thursday
Thanks to all who made it happen and for all the folks who bought their cars

[JD]

Steve - Congratulations on turning (driving) 250,000 miles on your '66 Hertz #1431!!!!

Where's photos???

[Steve McDonald Formally known as Mcdonas]

Steve - Congratulations on turning (driving) 250,000 miles on your '66 Hertz #1431!!!!

Where's photos???


Rick Kopec has them

[Lincoln tech]

I was hoping to meet more members from this site ? only found a few , surprising how many people do not want to participate or show any entrust

[Rickmustang]

A meet and greet with forum names is a great idea!

[Side-Oilers]

+1 Rickmustang. 

For those of us who weren't able to attend the event, and who also haven't met very many of our forum friends in person, would someone please I.D. the people in that group photo that Steve posted?   (Kopec, of course, everyone knows...including most state troopers!)

Screen names only...so no-one has to risk being abducted by an Evil Corvette UFO. 

[Lincoln tech]

Bunch of old guys that own old and very expensive cars.   ( don't take it the wrong way I'm one of them too )   

[mark p]

I was hoping to meet more members from this site ? only found a few , surprising how many people do not want to participate or show any entrust

Hmmm... there did not appear to be any way to identify individuals/cars with forum names. With 2 different clubs and other non-member participants it was quite the crowd 
Steve was pretty obvious... no one else was flying a "250,000 Miles" flag on their Hertz car 

Here are a couple of my random pix:

[mark p]

... I had a great time at SAAC 49.
The track was fun. I heard from a lot of folks that the poker run was really cool, the Simeone museum was amazing with the demo of CSX2287, the car show on Saturday had a lot of cool cars, and even the weather was great after mid day Thursday
Thanks to all who made it happen and for all the folks who bought their cars

+1
The event ran like a well-oiled machine, a fantastic job organizing and executing the Convention 
(I should have responded to this first)

[2008 GT-C]

This was my wife's and I third SAAC event. Good time was had by all. We really enjoyed the Friday evening. I finally got to check out the Simeone Museum. Always great to see a large collection of Shelby automobiles and talk to the owners. People who have owned their cars for 50 years. The roads were not much to be desired in NJ. -Kevin

[mark p]

This was my wife's and I third SAAC event. Good time was had by all....

 The roads were not much to be desired in NJ. -Kevin

Glad to know that you had a good time    The Simeone Museum is fantastic, the various Demonstration Days and other events are fun and educational.

I'm not sure how to be sure of the "roads" issue?
The Friday rush-hour ride from Philly (Simeone Museum) back to Millville fit the Event schedule, but was guaranteed to put us in a traffic fiasco. A Friday afternoon in the summer - "everyone" heads "down the shore". The traffic starts to build around noon and gets worse by the minute  - we were probably right in the peak of it 

[mark p]

Here are some pix "related" to cars or talks at SAAC-49

The sign that was at 3-Dog Garage with the race history of CSX3010 (black Cobra)

Sam Feinstein Racing Cobra at SAAC-33 (iirc, it is a replica)

Sam at his table at SAAC-33

Former Al Joniac Boss 9 drag car - guest visit at Simeone Museum Event

[Steve McDonald Formally known as Mcdonas]

This was my wife's and I third SAAC event. Good time was had by all. We really enjoyed the Friday evening. I finally got to check out the Simeone Museum. Always great to see a large collection of Shelby automobiles and talk to the owners. People who have owned their cars for 50 years. The roads were not much to be desired in NJ. -Kevin

Detroit and Chicago are much worse. Drove my 66 to the Museum and have driven the Michigan and Illinois roads. I-75 in Michigan was like the Ho Chi Min Trail after B52 flyover. The Interstate on the west side of Chicago is worse than a gravel road in Georgia. Some of the best roads I've driven on in recent memory in the 66 were in Arkansas. Smooth , gravel free and without a significant of guardrails.
I did get a shoutout about the car from a homeless person begging at the street light just before the turn onto I-76
 

[98SVT - was 06GT]

Where else could you see a 1 of 1 race truck? Built for Ford by Dearborn Steel & Tubing. It ran B/FX. You ordered a $2600 base truck then it got converted with Galaxie seats and console along with a dual quad 427 for another $3400.
I've always been fascinated by this truck because Gas was hawking them while he was selling/racing at Downtown Motors - before he went on to make history at Russ Davis Ford.

[mark p]

^^^ whoa!
and where else can you get the backstory 
thanks