Re: [Chevelle-list] Power Tour

Wed, 16 Jun 2004 04:19:37 -0700

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Yeah, I made it for the last two stops, (minus my chevelle) but even though the weather sucked I had a great time.  I got to see Herb when he pulled in at Arlington but by time I got over to his car he was out looking at the cars too. Sorry I missed you guys. My wife and I are going to do the tour again next year and hopefully do the long haul as well. We are going to try and have friends come too. Even in the rain it was great to see fans standing along the road waving and taking pics. Hopefully we can meet up again next time.
 
Jason Fiegel
69 chevelle But did the tour in a 2001 red Aztec( yuck)
----- Original Message -----
From: Herb Lumpp
Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 5:26 AM
Subject: RE: [Chevelle-list] Power Tour

Hi John,
 
The Tour went fine.  There were a couple little glitches along the way, but each was an easy fix.  Just like last year, the weather pretty much sucked most of the time.  This time Mike and I were prepared for the rain - we both had a Detroit Speed & Engineering 7 speed wiper motor in out cars.  Other than the noise and vibration, it felt like I was in a new car when the wipers were running!
 
Yes we did meet up with Clint, however, I never got to see his Elky.  : (
 
If time and money allow, I highly recommend everyone do this trip at least once.  Not only will you have a great time and meet a lot of great people, the Tour will definately put a spot light on your car's weak points.  Personally, I think if people just drive (or trailer) their cars to local shows and cruises, they'll never truly get the bugs worked out.  Last year I thought the Elky was good to go, but after the Tour, I made a lot of changes to improve its road worthiness.  This year, those improvements made the drive a lot more enjoyable, but I did find a couple more items that need attention.  My car may not be as pretty as it used to be, but I know I can turn the key and hit the road any time I feel like it without worrying about making it to my destination!
 
For those of you into stats, I drove 4021 miles, used 312.45 gallons of gas, which cost $634, and I averaged 12.87 mpg.  That's not too bad considering we drove 80 + mph most of the time and there was a lot of stop & go driving once we got to the venues.

Herb Lumpp
http://users.adelphia.net/~hlump/index.htm

 
 -----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of John W. Lonadier, Jr.
Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 11:14 PM
To: Chevelle Net
Subject: [Chevelle-list] Power Tour

Mike & Herb, how did the Power Tour go? Everything go OK for you guys?
Clint, did you make it to the start point and meet up with Herb and Mike from the list and did you drive part of the way with them?
 
John L.
ACES #5597
70 LS5 TRIBUTE
 

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