Upcoming Events

Ice Cream with HRMNP at Baskin Robbins, One block south of Pioneers on the east side of 70th in Lincoln, Thursday, 2/11 at 7:30 P.M.

Breakfast at Mahoney State Park, Saturday 2/12 at 9:30.

The Flatwater Austin Healey Club racer's shoot out Saturday 2/19 at 4:00.

Fish at Ricky Sue's in Union Friday, 2/25 at 7:00.

The Great Drivers Shootout

Events Chair, Fred Meier, states that the great race is on, so brush up on your swagger, practice your Clint Eastwood gunslinger's intimidating squint, wash your Dale Earnhart intimidator jacket or T-shirt and prepare several plausible excuses in the unlikely event that you are not the fastest driver in the club on this particular day.

We are to meet at 4:00 P.M. at Speed Indoor Racing (speedhq@aol.com) on February 19, 2000. If you are coming from the Omaha area take I80 to exit 399, the airport exit in Lincoln.

There is a stoplight at the bottom of the exit ramp that comes to the intersection of Cornhusker Highway and NW 12th street. Turn right on NW 12th and go two blocks north to West Commerce Street. Make a left onto West Commerce Street and follow it around the curve where it turns into NW 15th Street. Look to your left and you will see a very large building that has a checkered flag painted along the top. This is Speed Indoor Racing.

If you are coming from points south or west, take Highway 77, Salt Valley View bypass to I80 East. Get off at Exit 399, airport and Cornhusker Highway. Make a right at the light at the bottom of the exit ramp and follow Cornhusker Highway to the intersection of NW 12th and Cornhusker Highway (Cornhusker turns left to the airport at this light) and continue ahead for two blocks on NW 12th. After 2 blocks make a left onto West Commerce and follow it around the curve where it becomes NW 15th Street. Look to your left and you will see the racetrack.

The cost, including tax, is $20 per person. That gives us a 10-lap practice and qualifying session on the big track, and a 30-lap race. The race is limited to 10 racers per session, so we may have to run heats. This is no problem, however, as the cars are electronically timed and scored by computer.

At present, the following people are planning to race: Fred Meier (we're working on Marilyn), Bob Shaw and Martha Johnson,

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