February Flypaper 2005
Monthly
review:
Okay,
we’re back to the old grind of watching races, bitching about who did and didn’t
win and now lets throw in car show season is upon us. Wow, what a start for the
year, we cleaned house at the Salem Car Show last month and Ole Noble will give
you an update later.
Meeting
Stuff:
Well we had a giant meeting in January, Close to 40 members and guest
showed up and 3 of the guests even joined!
James Van Damne, Chris Hathaway and his dad Phil Hathaway joined the
group.
Some new things going on at meetings, besides bringing Hot Wheel cars to
the meetings, now we are going to ask members to bring a can of food or (?) to
meetings to help with the local Food Banks. I think we are going to add that to our
flyers for the shows, “Bring a Can of Food”
Club is looking into information about “Buying” Oregon Flags for local
service men/woman that are deployed overseas.
Glenn Green is working on a 2-day trip from his B-B-Q to the Joseph Run
in June. More info as I get it.
Website has a new Forum addition to it and it is pretty cool. Check it out.
Upcoming
events/ideas?
Need to start planning on a few old and some new ideas for the Club this
year. Hey, if the Club has such a
great time at the Homer Show and expect lots of cars, spectators, etc. to show
up, how about if the Club does something in return? Besides having a lot of
great cars and people parked in the Park?
Lets get off our backsides and find a couch to build for the davenport
races on Sunday, Then we could side on our backsides in style and be part of
some downtown fun! Tracy, the
chairperson of the Davenport Races approached me last month about putting a team
together. Pretty Cool Idea! Just
think, a 3 piece sectional with 12 members sitting on it drinking a cold
beverage being pushed down the street by all the Young Bucks of this Club. Life does not get much
better!!
Next is the MHRC has approached us again about assisting with security at
the Portland Roadster Show. Sounds
like some of their Members will be down this next Meeting and Chat with
us.
Daytona 500 is coming up and the Club is arranging for breakfast and
viewing at The Wooden Nickel on February 20th about 9 am on, race
starts around 10am.
Want
Ads:
· 40 Chevy 2 dr. sedan, some work done as a street rod. $3000.00 Norm Brown
· Jeff Brown is looking for a 95 Lighting
· James Van Damne is looking for a 65-66 Nova wagon
· Terry Bonn needs an 8 x 8 roll up garage door.
73 Ranchero 351 Runs, but has a dead hole $500.00 OBO also a 59 F-100 w/390 wheels, etc. Trade for a quad or ~ $1500.00 503-874-9478
This is a friend of Mitch Totland not a members rigs.
Wes's Corner!!
First
off would like to congratulate all HE WINNERS from the Salem Car show
last
month. Club members took four first places, four second places and long
distance award.
Also The Club picked up a third place for Club display and first for Club
Participation. Not to bad for only 13 entries. Will not try and give
names cause I'm sure I would get that all screw up. Again way to go
crew.
The Club got an invite from Prez. Jim Watkins of Henry's Half Ton's to
come along with them on a couple outing Feb. 19 05 tour of
Mario Treits racing stables in Aurora Or. Mario is a salt flat racer and is
building a new car and has old ones to look at also. Tour from noon to four pm. And again on March 19 05 going to Tacoma
WA. to tour the Harold LeMay car museum. This will be a one or two
day trip. Museum opens at ten am. Some of Henry's club are going up
on Friday the 18 and will be staying at Howard Johnson. Something to think
about before Feb. meeting.
Anyone that was
planning on going to The Ramage F-100 show in Ocean Shores Wash. Co-sponsored By
Henry's Half-Tons need to make other plans. The Aug. show has been
canceled maybe forever. I am sorry to see it
go.
Looks like we may be doing security again, for The Portland Roadster Show March
4-6 2005, if we can get a crew together. More on this at Feb. 17 2005
meeting. SPEAKING of MEETINGS our Feb. meeting is the 17 of Feb. 2005 at The
Countryman starting around 7:30 pm. AND remember DUES-ARE-DUE and still
only $12.00 per year.
Sill working on the "56" but it is now home. Rods-N-Relics of Silverton got the new steering column, wheel and gas pedal installed. And Rand and I with some help from, Noble and old Bill, got it rewired and back home in my shop. Still got some fine tuning to go before its on the road. Well, that about all from here. Later Wes
SEE-YOU-ALL at the meeting Feb. 17 2005.
CAR
SHOW UPDATE:
The
Salem Custom Car and Speed Show on January 22nd and 23rd was a grand success for
the Flywheels, and I want to send a huge thank you to everyone who
participated. The club entered 13 cars, and we came home with 11
trophies. It couldn't have been nearly so successful without all the help
and support from the club members, from setting up the display on Friday
afternoon to clearing the auditorium on Sunday evening.
We
came home with 4 first place trophies, 4 second place trophies, longest distance
award, first for club participation and third for best club display. WELL
DONE everybody!! First place trophies went to Tano and Sue Lonzaga for
their beautiful 1954 Chev Pickup (and that from a Ford guy), Larry Brown for his
1926 Ford Roadster, Darrel Williams (DW) for his 1923 Ford T-bucket (even though
it is Volkswagen?? powered) and Glenn Green for his 1954 Ford Convertible (Glenn
also won the longest distance award plus $40.00 travel money - I think he even
bought some beer).
Second
place trophies went to Rick and Connie O'Malley for their 1969 Plymouth Road
Runner, Keenan Foraker for his 1934 Ford Roadster, Arnie Marcoe for his 1948
Ford Coupe and Ken and Carolyn Gallagher for their 1938 Ford Sedan.
Seems
like every time I looked up there was a Flywheel going up to collect another
trophy. For those club members that weren't able to make it to the show,
you missed a fine show. For my money, this is a show that the club should
think about participating in on a regular basis. They always have
celebrities there, and this year they were Enos and Rosco P. Coltrane from the
"Dukes of Hazards" TV show. I really think they missed the boat.
They should have had Daisy Duke instead.
V.P. Bob Noble
I’m
done, see yah at the Meeting. Rand