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STORIES PAST AND PRESENT
FROM OUR NORTHERN NEW JERSEY REGION ARCHIVES
This month’s story is from the NNJR Pole Position dated December 1988, author unknown, titled “NOOO MEETING!”
As usual there will be no meeting for December and January…..and will be seeing you at the party in January…..a hot time on the town.
The Mini-Con at Hershey was a load of fun for the thirty something odd (and I do mean odd) NNJRer’s that made the trip. Besides all the regular stuff like food and seminars and jaw flapping, there was a Walking Rally through the halls of the Hershey Convention Center. And believe me this place was big enough and confusing enough to pull it off. The instructions were standard novice-type and had little hooks like the last instruction for example, which you read as you walked back over the starting line: ‘Go Backwards’. But the best part of all was that NNJR took 3 out of the 5 prize-winning positions. In first place was the sibling team of Sharon and Susan Panas. Third place was taken by Andy Zuch and Sharon Cage. And fifth place was taken by your very own editor and assistant editor Ginni and Ken Savastano. There was some complaining from the third place team that they slowed down because they saw the fifth place team to close on front of them. Sounds like Monday morning quarterbacking to me.
In the holiday spirit of giving, the Pole Position would like to present these gifts:
To Bunny Jenkins & Diane Miller - an unlimited supply of plastic insect for various SCCA functions
To Raymond T. Cat - a flea bath for him, his driving suit and car
To Joe DeLuca - 2 more years! 2 more years!
To Walter Huber - a new hat
To Arlene Orofino - an orderly registration
To Showroom Stock Drivers - a season of morning & early afternoon racing at Lime Rock
To All Workers - sunny days in the low 70’s and real lunch breaks
To Larry DuLude - the NARRS ITC Championship
To Andy Zuch - a 10 minute shopping spree in a gag gift shop
To Curt Springstead & the Solo Crew - a cone-free FTD
To Scott and Mary VanDeWeghe - their dream house
To Diane Seum- a supply of ‘Joisey’ tomatoes for the winter
To couples that plan to rally - a simple rule; one person drives, one person navigates
To Farcher’s Grove - a new ceiling in the meeting room after the Square Dancers leave
To Dick Koestier & T&S - a Cray super-computer
To Wayne Faulkner, Bob Newsome and Larry DeLude - a pat on the back for a job well done reporting for us
To all our sponsors - a BIG thanks
To Everyone - a safe holiday and Happy New Year!!
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