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Grand Lake Tour - August 9-10, 2007

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• Fifteenth Annual “Grand Lake Tour”
August 9-10, 2007


• The fifteenth annual “Grand Lake Tour” will be held Thursday and Friday, August 9-10, 2007. This is truly an exciting and challenging activity for any British car enthusiast!! Join other MG and British car enthusiasts to find the shortest distance to some interesting and scenic checkpoints scattered throughout Michigan and perhaps some surrounding states. Coordinated by TwoRickRacin’ (a division of Team Fokowie), we know that you will not want to miss this test of man and machine! Entry is restricted to British cars 1981 and older. All participants must have a valid driver’s license; all cars must be licensed, insured, and pass a technical inspection prior to leaving on the first leg. All entries must have a driver and co-driver. There will be a Drivers’ meeting held in the “lobby” of the Grand Rapids Hilton on 28th and Patterson in Grand Rapids, MI at 6:30am on Thurday morning! An odometer calibration run will equalize all cars entered into the rallye.

• Base hotel for the rallye will be the Grand Rapids Hilton on 28th and Patterson in Grand Rapids, MI. This is also the host hotel for the University Motors Summer party. The rallye will begin and finish from this location. It would be advisable to arrive on Wednesday as the rallye will begin immediately following a Drivers’ Meeting and Odometer Calibration Run at 6:30am on Thursday. Participants will be given ample time to complete the Grand Lake Tour, which will NOT be as long as those of previous years!! Entry fee for the Grand Lake Tour will be $25 per car and can be paid upon your arrival in Grand Rapids (although we prefer pre-registration!). Solo and team entrants are welcome. A traveling trophy, engraved with the solo class winners’ names will be presented. See you in MICHIGAN!

• Need more information? Then e-mail us at: mowog1@aol.com OR rick.verhey@sbcglobal.net

• Cheers! Ricks Ingram and Verhey, your Rallye Masters

• FYI…….Gazetteers of Wisconsin – Illinois – Michigan – Indiana may come in handy during the rallye!

“Grand Lake Tour” Endurance Challenge
August 9-10, 2007

Yes! I want to participate! I’ve PRINTED information about myself and my co-driver below! I’ve also included a $25 check payable to:
Rick Ingram – Grand Lake Tour 2007


Car make and model: _____________________Year: __________
(Car must be of British manufacture and made before 1981!)

DRIVER: _______________________________________________

Address: _______________________________________________

City, State, ZIP: __________________________________________

E-mail: _________________________________________________

Phone: (______)__________________________________________



Co-Driver: ______________________________________________

Address: _______________________________________________

City, State, ZIP: __________________________________________

E-mail: _________________________________________________

Phone: (______)__________________________________________



Please be sure that all information is correct and legible. Bring this form along with your check for $25 to Grand Rapids!

Grand Lake Tour 2007
c/o Rick Ingram
P.O.Box 588 – St.Joseph, IL 61873

Contact us at: mowog1@aol.com OR rick.verhey@sbcglobal.net
 
Only a few short weeks away from the 15th running of the Grand Lake Tour!

This year's rallye will once again be considerably shorter than 1000 miles....AND....we will offer a "mini-rallye" for those of you so inclined!

Don't miss out!
 
Rick - once again I find myself without a navigator. Still working on that, possibly James Woolf, but since I told him there is a mini, he and Mark might run it (Mark wasn't interested in the full rally)

So. Got a couple Gazetteers I can borrow? Seriously. I might be running it solo.
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Yes...I've got Gazetteers....but I do NOT recommend running any of these rallies solo!
 
I may not have a choice. Can I borrow your g'teers?

I can run the mini solo, easily. Heck, I take the car out for a joy ride that lasts 7 hours.
 
The checkpoints have been verified for both the Grand Lake Tour (full rallye)and the Grand Lake Tourist's Rallye (mini rallye).

Drivers' meeting at 0630 EDT tomorrow morning (8/9/07)
 
No takers on the Tourists' Rallye this morning....and only two participants for the Grand Lake Tour....a Magnette from Illinois and an MGB from Virginia.

They have 11 checkpoints to find...and be back at the hotel in Grand Rapids by 3pm on Friday.

No circling of Lake Michigan nor treks into the Upper Penninsula this year as all checkpoint were in Lower Michigan with no side treks outside of the state.

Estimated mileage a little over 700.
 
Here a picture taken at the end of the odometer calibration run....Rosie's Diner in Rockford, MI. This diner is the one that was featured in the TV commercial for Bounty paper towels...and of course, Rosie!

Also attached are photos of the 1958 ZB Magnette and the 1965 MGB...our two competitors this year. Participation was down...we usually have 8 to 12 teams participating.
 

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