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looks like a fantastic venue Jim, thanks for sharing with us!!
So from what I can you run the roadcourse as well as show your car??
(this is something I'm starting to think would be cool, I've had my fun with sitting in a open field chatting about cars...)
-and is that a 'vette engine in the TR4??
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There are actually two simultaneous events going on. The All British Field Meet car show and swap meet and the Columbia River Classic vintage car races. If you are entered in the ABFM you can drive in the giant slalom that runs through pylons on turn 9 and part of the main straight of the track. There are British race cars there for the Columbia River Classic and in fact the last race Saturday was an "All British" race. Camping has become more difficult since the two events joined up. The racers tend to take up more space with their gigantic motor homes and trailers. FISpider and LastTR were barely able to squeeze their little tents in when they arrived Friday evening. I got there around 1 Friday afternoon and it was a bit snug. The merger was done for financial reasons and has helped keep both events viable. It is fun not just watching old cars race but having the noise associated with them in the background while looking at cars. I plan on doing it again next year.
More information, if you like, at the two organizations web sites.
http://www.sovren.org/
http://www.abfm-pdx.com/2011/
And yeah that is a LT1 vette engine in the TR4. A very clean installation and it even oddly sounds kind of like a TR4, when idling at least.
Jim Clark
'80 TR8
'97 Maxima 5spd
