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Elliot_Cannon
post Sep 12 2004, 05:51 PM
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Hi,
I just got back from the GAF in Ventura. I don't have any pics for ya but I'm sure someone will. Lunch at the Casa Sirena was great. I think there were about 30 people there. I stayed at the hotel Saturday night and wasn't too impressed. The place we stayed at for this years WCC was much nicer. The Casa Sirena could be a first rate resort if someone wanted to buy it and spend a lot of bucks renovating. The place was OK but I just think we could do better. Just my dos centavos. I picked up some useless things at the swap meet so I consider that portion of the weekend a success. All the venders were there. Said hi to Brad at the Wevo booth. I think I saw more 914 people at lunch on Sat. than were there on Sunday. A few couldn't stick around. There were probably about 8 914s I saw. They were parked all over the place. We need to establish a 914 corral at these events. When I pulled into the parking area, I asked the guy "where is the 914 parking?" The jerk said ,"there isn't any 914 parking." I said,"bullshit! I know where it's at." The jerk says "where?" And I say"anywhere I'm parked". He laughed and waved me through. My feeling is the 914 just doesn't get the respect it deserves. We need to work on that.
Cheers, Elliot
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bryanthompson
post Sep 12 2004, 10:18 PM
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Did you guys see this?
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showthread....threadid=182285
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Train strikes car-carrier in Ventura loaded with vintage Porsches
Sunday September 12, 2004

VENTURA, Calif. (AP) A car-carrier loaded with vintage Porsches was struck by a freight train Sunday after becoming stranded on railroad tracks, officials said.

The accident occurred about 3:45 p.m. near the Ventura County Fairgrounds, said Lt. David Wilson of the Ventura Police Department, who was at the scene.

The car-carrier was ``high-centered'' on the railroad tracks and the driver was trying to maneuver it off the tracks when Wilson arrived.

Wilson said he called to have train traffic stopped, but a northbound freight train came barreling down the track only moments later.

``We were able to get the driver out of the cab, luckily,'' Wilson said.

The driver suffered minor injuries while fleeing from the impact, Wilson said.

The vintage Porsches ``are close to totaled, if not totaled,'' Wilson said.

``The train center-punched the trailer carrying the cars and split the trailer in half, and the cars went flying,'' he said.

No crew members on the train were injured, but the front wheels of the locomotive derailed, said John Bromley, a spokesman for Union Pacific. Debris was being removed from under the locomotive late Sunday night and there was no estimate on when the tracks would be cleared, Bromley said.


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Elliot Cannon   GAF   Sep 12 2004, 05:51 PM
Steve   I brought my teener today to the GAF. I also asked...   Sep 12 2004, 07:01 PM
!   Casa Sirena suxed....   Sep 12 2004, 07:27 PM
markb   Gee, Mike, tell us how you really feel...... :D   Sep 12 2004, 07:33 PM
Aaron Cox   dude...im sure howard spent lots of time on this s...   Sep 12 2004, 07:35 PM
J P Stein   Did anyone see (better still, take a pic of) the 9...   Sep 12 2004, 08:07 PM
SLITS   There is a wing that needs to be renovated. There...   Sep 12 2004, 08:22 PM
Steve   I saw it but dummy me I didn't get any picture...   Sep 12 2004, 08:25 PM
Aaron Cox     Sep 12 2004, 08:30 PM
carreraguy   I was looking for the 914 corral too. After talki...   Sep 12 2004, 08:43 PM
boxstr   The Rothsport 914 is the tub I sold to the owner, ...   Sep 12 2004, 09:33 PM
Howard   I posted this on WCC 2005, but ... I didn't b...   Sep 12 2004, 09:49 PM
Elliot Cannon   I think the Casa Sirena can still work. It migh...   Sep 12 2004, 10:06 PM
Elliot Cannon   Before I have a glass or three of wine, I just got...   Sep 12 2004, 10:09 PM
!   http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showthread....890#p...   Sep 12 2004, 10:17 PM
bryanthompson   Did you guys see this? http://forums.pelicanparts...   Sep 12 2004, 10:18 PM
bernbomb914   I beg your pardon I infected 6 poor people with my...   Sep 12 2004, 10:19 PM
Elliot Cannon   I cannot believe the pictures on the Pelican site....   Sep 12 2004, 10:27 PM
Aaron Cox   dude..those speedster pics are so terrible :sick: ...   Sep 12 2004, 10:27 PM
ematulac   Those speedster pics sucked. :( Wish I had the ...   Sep 12 2004, 10:57 PM
Gint   I got back home around 10:00 this morning. It was...   Sep 13 2004, 06:29 PM
DonTraver   Well I tried to get there. Rolling up the 405 thr...   Sep 13 2004, 06:52 PM
Brando   Now i feel bad for not going. But eh, gotta work...   Sep 13 2004, 09:23 PM
Duffster   Just in case this ever comes up again, If you eve...   Sep 13 2004, 10:11 PM
Mike D.   I went on Sunday, had a good time bought some stuf...   Sep 13 2004, 11:52 PM


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