2005 ECR was a success !, nice people and cas Options

[michel richard]

I was waitiing for someone else to start a thread, since I don't have pictures, but here it goes.

I phoned Ralf late Friday to say I would only show up on Saturday morning.

Ralf phones back half an hour later saying: "Michel, Do you have a spare CV joint at home you can bring ? someone showed up with a broken one, like you did last year" I was only happy to return a favor, so I brought a whole half-shaft. Turns out the CV joint was not broken, but that the bolts had backed out at the left outboard end.

Repairs got done, and the ramble happened.

I rode with Ed Villela, in his 911, 'cause I felt like a break from driving (and because Ed is a nice guy). We were in a little group of three cars that had hung back on account of the CV joint repair. With us were Nick and Heather in their absolutely awesome 914 with flares and camed 3.0 SC engine, and Mihai with his 914-project-in-the-making (Hey, he made the trip and back).

Then, a few beers before dinner, which was great.

This thread will get more interesting as people post pictures (unless another is started) but the weather held and we had a great time.

I left after dinner, around 22:00, and was home at 1:30 Sunday morning. The green car ran like a top and all was well. I did hit a skunk near Plattsburgh NY.

Nice to see everyboy again, and I look forward to next year !

[Nick]

Heather and I had a fantastic time on the ramble. It really was a great weekend. Starting with picking up the car at Ed's on Thursday night before the ramble. It really was something seeing and hearing the car finished for the first time. It exceeded my expectations both in the way the car looked and drove. Car ran perfectly for the whole weekend and the 9 hr run home from the ramble. Mihai thank you for diving under the car to work on the axle. Next time I'll bring more tools and work clothes. Joe thanks for the jack! Michel thanks for bring down the axle and running off to the parts store to get some bolts. Now if only the work day would end so I could go drive the car some more.



Nick