Ferraris from 1993, but who's counting?! It didn't matter, because a chap from the UK came over just to drive Schumacher's "old" Benetton. Does "driven with vengeance" say it all?
At about 3:00 Sunday it just poured rain. We had seen the feature race, and most of the "good stuff". The prospect of Group 1 and Group 9 on rain tires just didn't make those soaking wet Levis feel good enough to stay. We hit the road, changed clothes in a gas station, counted cops and road kill racoons, (almost equal) drove all night with windows down, and listened to the happy blat of the V8. I think I'll make my reservations for next year's Road America Historic Races tomorrow.
MG 2001
by Jay Fluehr
All the great things you heard about MG 2001 are probably true. One would expect the best when all of the North American MG clubs converge for one week at the Minnesota state fairgrounds in St. Paul, and MG 2001 certainly delivered. FWAHC members making the journey included leaders Bill and Ferne Evans, Dave Ciaccio with son Andrew, Dick and Anne Hansen, Bruce and Judy Cratty, all in MGBs, and Ben and Bev Andersen in their XJS. 
Son Mark and I drove the pursuit vehicle, a Dodge Caravan, after a last minute brake light switch failure grounded our MGA. I believe Brian Goldsmith and Ken Grant made the trip via another route, but unfortunately I didn't run across them in St. Paul.
The group departed from the Thietje's home in Fremont, after enjoying fine hospitality, food, and beverage provided by Joanne and Leo. All doubts concerning the existence of a Thietje MGA should be dispelled, since numerous witnesses have now seen the car.
The trip began well, with the small band managing to remain intact through the winding streets of Sioux City and the "ice cream capitol" of Lemars, Iowa. Shortly after lunch, though, an unfortunate sequence of events began to unfold. 
Our string of cars pulled abruptly over to the shoulder, a response necessitated by an acute petrol deficiency in Bill and Ferne's MG. A high level discussion regarding which direction to go for petrol was interrupted by Andrew. "Sir, your car is moving!" This was not good news. Heads spun to observe the chilling sight of the massive Dodge Grand Caravan SE, which had inexplicably been left in gear with the engine running, moving in slow motion toward the rear of Dave and Andrew's lovely 74 B. A desperate sprint for the brake pedal proved inadequate, and the Caravan made contact with the hapless MG. Fortunately, the damage was minor and should repair well. Thank you, Dave and Andrew, for being so gracious.
The balance of the trip was uneventful, and The Main Event was really terrific. MG people were
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