CCNA EVENTS
Thursday started out with the set up for the Swarm at National Trails. Team Blitz was located close to where they were in 1997. A 20'x20' tent with open sides was added as a nice shady spot to work on car and to congregate under.
On Friday members started to arrive. John Terry and his wife arrived from Pennsylvania in the late morning. Gary Darnsteadt arrived with his Capri on a tow truck! It seems that a throttle cable on his turbo was sticking.
But as you can see in the above picture, the tent was open work. Club members rolled up their sleeves and got it fixed. Of course, unlike any car today, Norm and John fabricated a temporary cable the worked. Once the turbo was fixed up, Gary took it out to the track and ran 17.03 seconds @ 83 MPH!
Norm's Rally Cat also ran the quarter mile strip. He put in a time of 18 seconds. The announcer over the loud speaker said that a "Capri was entered to run..... BOY! you just don't see those cars around anymore!". Later that day John Volbers arrived with his 1973 and everyone headed off to the Sweet Corn Festival after that.
Saturday was the biggest day for us. Many Capri club members and enthusiasts stopped by to check it out. The Wells brothers came in with their fine examples of Mark 1 Capris, Glen Faessler and his wife arrived with their 1977, The Pomeroy family arrived in a Thunderbird. Their Capri is still undergoing restoration.
The Capri Swarm had a few events of their own. One of the events was a "Cam-a-thon" where each contestant would toss a cam shaft from a 2000 CC engine to try to hit a target. After some heavy competition, Glen Faessler nailed the target and won the event and a club T-shirt as well!
A technical clinic on suspension was held by Team Blitz. Norm Murdock showed some new parts that are now available and the Team Blitz "Rolling Showroom" was a popular place to visit.
Another event was the Road Rally to Dawes Arboretum for the banquet. The Rally participants left at 5-minute intervals with a list of instructions and clues as to various things to look for as they tried to motor to the arboretum using only those instructions! It was fun to do and when we all made it to Dawes, the winner of the rally was the Pomeroys!
The banquet was held and a picnic-style dinner was served. Everyone enjoyed the food and conversation. After dinner the awards ceremony began. Club members got to fill out a judging form over the past 2 days to determine the winners in best stock, modified and furthest distance traveled in a Capri. The winners were:
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Gary Darnsteadt for the best modified, for the furthest traveled (2600 miles) to be at this event and best times in the quarter mile. |
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Mike Robertson for the best stock and an honorable mention for trailering his Capri 1839 miles from Arizona. |
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John Volbers won the "Turtle" award based on obstacles that confronted attendees and the power to persevere. |
The Pomeroys won for the rally to the arboretum and for answering the clue questions correctly. They were awarded show passes, T-shirts and a plaque. John Terry won a plaque for answering the Capri trivia questions. David Wells also was given an honorable mention for driving 500 miles to be at this event.
The club meeting was held afterwards and ideas for the future were discussed.
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