Tustin Vintage Races: A Short Review

[tsal2@juno.com (Timothy C Salazar II)]

Well,  to start off,  I have to say the cars and the races were pretty
fun to watch.  The sound of old GT racers zooming around the track was a
aural treat!  And being able to get behind the wheel of a Ford GT40 was
something of a lifelong dream.  ( Yeah, like they'd let ME drive
something like that! )  Hell, just wandering around the parking lot was
thrilling.  I saw a Plymouth Prowler with the Lic. plate "PRWLR1", a de
Tomaso Pantera & Mangusta, bunches of Porsche's, some Ferrari's, and
other exotics and classics.  In my opinion, the real car show was in the
parking lot!  I also saw a red `85-87 Audi 4000q with a R/C racers'
permit in the window;  anyones' on the list?  One of the race teams had a
100 in the paddocks as their personal car.  And as I was leaving I saw a
pearl 200 (I think) that was parking.  Other than that, those were the
only Audi's I saw.

Which brings me to my next question:  Where was everybody?!  I waited in
the Wickes parking lot for an hour, and no one so much as drove by! 
What's the deal?  Did the A4 club peek around the corner while I was
reading my paper, say to themselves, "Oh, just some wanna-be Coupe owner.
 Let's ditch'em!"  Well, I got enough of that treatment when I was in 6th
grade.  Hmph!  [8^)  Seriously though, I found it a waste of my time and
very inconsiderate.  I don't want to open up the "Camaraderie" can of
worms again, but maybe we should all at least think about it for a minute
or two.  I hope to get a better reception at the Petterson Auto Museum
next month!

Sorry about the negative message there, but it had to be said.  Anyways,
I'd like to hear what the other Q-lister's thought of the event.  

Love, Like, or Just Plain Tolerate,

Timothy

(The guy with the Metallic British Racing Green `86 Coupe GT)