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by Mel Horn
Sat Sep 12, 2009 9:20 am
Forum: Hill Climb Event Info
Topic: Duryea Hillclimb Stuff
Replies: 13
Views: 4631

Re: Duryea Hillclimb Stuff

Rich Rock wrote: And with all the houses that now line what would be the remainder of the return route, well,I don't see it happening.

Rich Rock
FWIW, most if not all of those houses on Angora Rd were there in the '70s or even before...
by Mel Horn
Mon Aug 17, 2009 6:20 pm
Forum: Hill Climb Event Info
Topic: Duryea Hillclimb Stuff
Replies: 13
Views: 4631

Re: Duryea Hillclimb Stuff

The back road leading to the firetower from Angora Road has been cleared of debris and will be open for the weekend. You can drive a motorhome up and down this road, and I could drive my TVR on it, it's in that good shape. Rich Rock If I'm understanding correctly, this was the old return road, righ...
by Mel Horn
Wed Aug 05, 2009 4:56 pm
Forum: Video & Pictures
Topic: Recently paved Weatherly Hillclimb
Replies: 5
Views: 2714

Re: Recently paved Weatherly Hillclimb

Oh...my...gawd...

Now i know why Jen wants experienced corner workers!
by Mel Horn
Fri Jul 31, 2009 5:10 pm
Forum: Hill Climb Event Info
Topic: Showers at Polish
Replies: 5
Views: 5936

Re: Showers at Polish

JOE!

Slightly off topic, but glad you're feeling better!

Mel
by Mel Horn
Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:46 pm
Forum: Hill Climb Event Info
Topic: WEATHERLY REPAVING
Replies: 26
Views: 14105

Re: WEATHERLY REPAVING

wolf44 wrote:it is a month before the event.

One fish per day for a month before the event?
by Mel Horn
Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:41 pm
Forum: Hill Climb Event Info
Topic: WEATHERLY REPAVING
Replies: 26
Views: 14105

Re: WEATHERLY REPAVING

FV195 wrote:I think it is there for people with street cars bombing up the hill fri night.
Memo to Sue: Your secret is safe with me. What happened at Rose Valley would normally stay in Rose Valley. And this year is really no exception.
by Mel Horn
Mon Jul 20, 2009 4:47 pm
Forum: Hill Climb Event Info
Topic: WEATHERLY REPAVING
Replies: 26
Views: 14105

Re: WEATHERLY REPAVING

Mary Anne Fieux wrote:Boys, boys, boys, you must not lose the spirit of "carpe diem" and become old men too fast!
Carpe diem...isn't that "one fish per day"?
by Mel Horn
Mon Jul 20, 2009 12:27 pm
Forum: Hill Climb Event Info
Topic: WEATHERLY REPAVING
Replies: 26
Views: 14105

Re: WEATHERLY REPAVING

dspgti wrote:Does PHA or SCCA still have the disqualification rule about getting a ticket driving the course before the event still stand?
Dave Y

Dave, Dave, Dave...


SHHHHHHHHHHHHH! I'm still under "double-secret probation" for Camp Shand in 1973!

(Smith was a bad influence...)
by Mel Horn
Sat Jul 18, 2009 6:29 pm
Forum: Hill Climb Event Info
Topic: Indy Car part at Duryea Party Auction
Replies: 8
Views: 3394

Re: Indy Car part at Duryea Party Auction

Well, I still have the hood from the GTI I rolled at DHC in'99.
by Mel Horn
Tue Jul 07, 2009 12:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Start line - Giants
Replies: 26
Views: 31941

Re: Start line - Giants

Joe Foering wrote:Unless there is some teutonic blood in there somewhere.
But wouldn't the tank tracks tear up the road?

Especially after how hard it is to get Duryea and Weatherly repaved!
by Mel Horn
Sun Jul 05, 2009 7:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Start line - Giants
Replies: 26
Views: 31941

Re: Start line - Giants

Mwilson wrote:First I could see a potential safety issue for the person working the chock.
(Mel... must...resist...smartass...comments...)

Also:

A rolled up/taped up section of rope (as stated above) worked fine at Giants' last year.
by Mel Horn
Mon Jun 22, 2009 5:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 2009 POINTS
Replies: 11
Views: 6243

Sorry about this...(NOT!)

Speednation wrote: You could always name the "best overall" award for one of our former hillclimbers [...]
This would of course be awarded to the corner worker who wears the cleanest set of "worker whites"...
by Mel Horn
Tue Jun 09, 2009 11:51 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Rose Valley
Replies: 8
Views: 2353

Re: Rose Valley

Rich - big enough to swim in? I just remember a tiny little trickle that the drunks kept falling into. Come on NEPA, how about a hillclimb that ends at Harvey's Lake? If Danny Meeker was still alive, he could set us up! Brynfann Tydynn (sp?) as a track event? OR: The old Berwick tank test track (Su...
by Mel Horn
Tue Jun 09, 2009 11:49 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Rose Valley
Replies: 8
Views: 2353

Re: Rose Valley

Rich Sweigart wrote:Dead hillclimb with creek?

Answer: Pine Grove
Well, there's always Hershey and its proximity to the Swatara Creek, but HE&RCO has GPS on my butt so that's out of the question, unless you want them to show up with riot gear and cattle prods and/or a bill based on $100 per person/minute...
by Mel Horn
Mon May 18, 2009 6:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Exhibition class??
Replies: 3
Views: 1307

And, no, I never ran "exhibitionist"...

Ron: This was discussed back on the "Undeclared" thread; (Dave Yeager posted this awhile back) ["]Sometimes you just have to live by the rules. "Exhibition" was a stretch of the rules of SOLO I. It was not really following the guide lines and went away with the Time Trial ru...
by Mel Horn
Mon May 11, 2009 5:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mt. Ascutney, VT
Replies: 10
Views: 8224

Re: Mt. Ascutney, VT

Mr2 wrote:It looks narrow, fast, and long; kinda like 3 Hershey's.
More like 10...

You might also inquire about the road surface, it might not be as smooth as what we're used to...
by Mel Horn
Sat May 09, 2009 4:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mt. Ascutney, VT
Replies: 10
Views: 8224

Re: Mt. Ascutney, VT

I believe Sue Saltsburg and Dave Arron have run Ascutney.
by Mel Horn
Mon Apr 27, 2009 4:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Party (sort of) This Saturday
Replies: 7
Views: 7072

Re: Party (sort of) This Saturday

What happens in Savannah, STAYS in Savannah?
by Mel Horn
Wed Apr 08, 2009 8:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: BMR CLASSIFIEDS
Replies: 2
Views: 1746

That's "DOUBLE SECRET PROBATION" to you...

So, if we are to understand you correctly, everything that happens at BMR meetings is classified?
by Mel Horn
Wed Feb 25, 2009 3:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Farewell to THE HERSHEY HILLCLIMB
Replies: 16
Views: 5884

Re: Farewell to THE HERSHEY HILLCLIMB

Mwilson wrote: The SVVSCC does not know, nor can explain, the business changes that brought about this decision. We can only accept their decision and move on.
All it takes is for someone at either HE&RCO and/or The Hershey Trust to wake up on the wrong side of the bed in the morning.