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| The NWVS members from Spokane, WA would like to say thank you to the Olsen family and the Stuck In The Mud Gang for hosting the annual 2002 Speedster Endurance Run in Hamilton, MT. The Gang and the Olsen family rallied together to put on one of the best endurance runs ever. | ||||
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| Friday found many members arriving at one of several motels designated for a weekend of fun plus a three day hub tour to follow the endurance run. Saturday the registration desk opened early in the morning with the hospitality room opening shortly after. Carol Olsen had the registration table fully under control while participants were gathering their registration booklets and other information together and on their way to a hospitality room which was filled with the best food possible. The wives of the Stuck In The Mud Gang filled us up with so much good food a nap would have been appropriate had there been time. | ||||
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The inspection team was headed up by Gene Kicha who had teams of workers inspecting the speedsters throughout most of the day. There again the organization was superb, the inspection ran very smoothly, so smoothly that
all of the lowland car owners wanted their cars inspected also. The day was a very warm one so umbrellas and covers were set up to help keep the guys cooler while the inspection was completed. Several late registrations were picked up and inspected Saturday, also. |
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| Sunday dawned rather cool and partly cloudy. The Star Spangled Banner was played, last minute instructions given and maps passed out by Flint Olsen. Reed, Flint's father, gave a few comments before everyone departed to look over their maps. At 8:00 AM the flag fell with 25 speedsters on their way to a day of sun, mini showers on some and the most gorgeous scenery one could hope for. | ||||
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At 8:05 AM the rest of the speedsters were flagged out onto the
route. The first check point in the town of Corvallis seemed elusive to many
navigators. Lunch was catered at the Olsen's home which again was delicious. By 1:00 the cars had been lined up in the hay field with a beautiful pond
in the foreground for picture taking by the many lowland, speedster and |
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| For this writer, the highlight of the afternoon was Humble Road. We were running with the Canadian group and helping them along their way. Humble Road was a delight. We came upon the barbed wire gate. I hopped out of the speedster, after deciding yes, we do need to go through the gate. I had not opened that type of gate since being on the farm as a kid. The gate was very flexible, extremely hard to control and much harder to close than when I was young and on the farm. Our Canadian friends were convinced we were wrong to take the gate down and travel on. We told them this is all part of the game and if we get into trouble we will deal with it then. | ||||
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