Grand Tour

The trip to Dallas, Texas, was spurred on by the meeting here of the two national Model A clubs, MARC and MAFCA. There are a number of events that go on at these national meets, including tours, car games, car judging, seminars (on everything from license plates to restoring rear-ends), dinners, raffles, and, of course, swap meets. One of the signature events is the Grand Tour, which at this meet, was out to the Texas Motor Speedway, some 50 miles from out host hotel. I drove out with Bruce Marshall riding shotgun, and with Lisa and Jack Stokinger riding in the back seats and providing the color commentary on the Texas scenery. The trip out to the Speedway involved a number of interchanges and access roads, and along the way we saw our first Texas Longhorn cattle - and a number of other noteworthy sights. Somewhere along the way out, Bruce even asked about the Hotspur moniker of this blog.

Once at the Speedway, we queued up for our shot at breaking the land speed record, but, alas, with a full cargo load and our skinny tires and heavy wooden body, we kept off the banked curves for the most part. We made it up in the flats, though, and had a good three laps around this racetrack while dozens of spectators looked on. After the applause had died down, we furthered our racetrack experience with a lunch of corndogs and Doctor Pepper!

The trip back to the hotel was uneventful, and we all praised Garmin for seeing us back safely. The Texas sun and a poolside nap awaited us upon our return, and after a great Mexican dinner, we are settling in for the evening.