PUMPKIN RUN

Baha (Shawn) · November 11, 2015, 10:41:08 AM

It's fixed... My photos automatically go to my picasa account right after I take them... I can't link to photos in that album.

Sorry

Lets see if the slideshow works

https://picasaweb.google.com/106754038965882975550/PumpkinRun2015?authkey=Gv1sRgCPSvzPi36sfgqgE#slideshow/6215917500707702514

VWPANZER1 · November 11, 2015, 05:41:14 PM

Geat shots. You really captured the event. I left at 12:00 and like Jack said, cars were lined up for a mile coming in.

You showed so many things I didn't see. Either they came later or I missed them completely. There was a lot to see.

This definitely is the top show on this coast.

Anyone missing their outboard Motor?

lovebus (jack) · November 11, 2015, 07:04:37 PM

Thats better, good shots....

KenLT1 · November 11, 2015, 07:59:35 PM

=whiteflagSounds better than the pumpkin run, which I will never do again, ride down was fine, it's was the 2.5 hrs to get out of the Junkyard n another 2hrs to get home.
Wiper motor cooked, so no wipers on the way home in the rain. I sure hope
The rest of SJVW, CLUB was able to get home safe n sound.

lovebus (jack) · November 11, 2015, 09:13:57 PM

Quote from: KenLT1 on November 11, 2015, 07:59:35 PM
=whiteflagSounds better than the pumpkin run, which I will never do again, ride down was fine, it's was the 2.5 hrs to get out of the Junkyard n another 2hrs to get home.
Wiper motor cooked, so no wipers on the way home in the rain. I sure hope
The rest of SJVW, CLUB was able to get home safe n sound.

Other then the long time to get out, how did you like it.

Baha (Shawn) · November 12, 2015, 08:33:07 AM

Dont write the pumpkin run off... The problem was the rain, not the show. We hung out for an hour and a half till the rain stopped, and drove right out of the place. Hit some traffic out on the roads but not bad. Its a great show... It'll be fine if people dont all leave at once

KenLT1 · November 12, 2015, 10:56:41 AM

There was Zero Traffic people to move taffic, I won't do that again. I didnt see a yellow shirt traffic guy or police anywhere for the full 2hrs trying to get out of there.
Not my idea a a fun time!

Baha (Shawn) · November 12, 2015, 10:57:50 AM

Thats because of the mass exodus.... The police were scheduled for 3:30

lovebus (jack) · November 12, 2015, 11:45:55 AM

Leave early or leave late and you'll have no trouble.

Like when I go to Dover for a Nascar race, we always tailgate for an hour or so and have lunch and we miss the heavy traffic.

Bugaru "JAY" · November 12, 2015, 02:40:05 PM

Quote from: Baha (Shawn) on November 12, 2015, 08:33:07 AM
Dont write the pumpkin run off... The problem was the rain, not the show. We hung out for an hour and a half till the rain stopped, and drove right out of the place. Hit some traffic out on the roads but not bad. Its a great show... It'll be fine if people dont all leave at once

Normally this show is canceled in a Rain Event. But since the Rain wasn't really forecast and only a chance of showers they didn't cancel..

When it started raining, it seemed like a mass exodus, cars were backed up in ever lane, all you herd was mussel engines revving to blow the carbon out.. Cars were trying every maneuver to gain car lengths on others. Even saw The Duke Car trying to jump over others as on TV $-rofl\$ $-rofl\$

Yep, we hung out and snuggled in ole Faithful Love Bus Kept High and Dry. Even had a few new members stop by and sheltered in place. There was a pix on Shawns Picasa Album someplace?
Traffic was a little slow exiting, but flowed. The ride home was slow go to Mays Landing mostly due to rain and guys using caution driving there Classic cars, after that point all traffic flowed at highway speeds.

Great Show, we should do this again, and again.

BTW if you entered your ride the cost was $15.00
If you parked and walked in Spectators was $8.00
So if 2 people were in one car and entered as Show.. You save a $1.00
If 4 peeps were in your car you would save $17.00... Price would still only be $15.00

Basically the way the math works is it's more price friendly to enter your car and guess for the $15.00
Also by doing this we would all park together and exit together and do so by the easier exit!

buglvw (Howard) · November 15, 2015, 08:33:07 PM

Quote from: VWPANZER1 on November 10, 2015, 09:09:42 PM
While you're waiting for Shawn, here a couple of pictures of engines from one of the speedway Museums.

Beautiful Flatehead

Here is an engine I'll bet none of you youngsters had ever seen. This engine ruled the stock car class in the early 1950's untill the Rocket 88 Oldsmobile V8 came out. It is a six cylindera Hudson with Twin H, that is two single barrel carburetors and a high compression head. somewhere over 250 HP. Doesn't sound like much now but in the Hudson Hornet it was the muscle car of its day.

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Yea Joe, the engine was great but the car was a sled. It was so heavy it hardly moved.