2006 TRI-STATE - MONTROSE, COLORADO Updated 17-Jun-2014 ==== Copyright (c) 2014 Corvairs of New Mexico ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2006 TRI-STATE REPORTS - MONTROSE, COLORADO ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Subject: Tri-State Awards From: Bill Reider ( breider @ gte.net ) Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2006 11:53:46 -0600 Here is a list of the awards, etc. I'll have the Registration forms at the meeting for you. -- Bill Early Closed: #09 1963 Monza Coupe Jean Olwine RMC Early Open: #08 1963 Spyder Convt David Olwine RMC Late Closed: #31 1966 Monza Coupe Wayne Broadhead BCC Late Open: #29 1965 Corsa Convt Don Young BCC Forward Control: #03 1963 Rampside Larry Hickerson CNM Best of Show: #03 1963 Rampside Larry Hickerson CNM Long Distance: Vee Stowell coming 761 miles in a 1963 Monza Convt. Hard Luck Award: Ray Trujillo in his 1965 Corsa convertible. Ray's engine quit near Durango and he had to replace his fuel pump. Fortunately he happened to have a spare fuel pump with him and Dave was there to help. There were no other significant problems reported from any of the participants. However, on the return trip Robert Gold's 1966 Corsa suddenly lost its speedometer - he thought the cable had broken. But upon investigation, Robert found that the outer wheel bearing had overheated and got so hot that it melted the the plastic hub insert that drives the speedometer cable! Luckily, the wheel bearing did not fail. A new bearing (with plenty of grease) and a new hub cap with plastic insert and the Corsa convertible is back in business. The following is the number of people attending from each of the clubs. Bonneville Corvair Club 12 RMC 28 Pikes Peak 29 CNM 37 Total 106 Corvairs of New Mexico took home the traveling trophy for the largest attendance, much to our surprise, because several members who usually attend Tri-State events were unable to go this year. As always, it was a pleasure to see so many really nice cars at the car show in downtown Montrose. We thank all those who brought their Corvairs to this year's Tri-State and we hope to see even more when the Pikes Peak club hosts next year's event in Monte Vista, Colorado. =CNM= COLORADO THROUGH LOUISIANA EYES Mary Jo Jeans Home for us is the very flat South Louisiana so our road trip from Albuquerque to Montrose was full of elevated eye candy. Our first stop was charming Durango. One night wasn't nearly long enough to get to know her. I've added Durango to my short list of next vacation spots so I can do more than shop and eat next time we meet. The next day we stopped in Silverton to have some delicious chicken fried steak and live piano music at the Bent Elbow for lunch. It was a good choice since it was walking distance to the noisy little river out back by the train tracks. What a thrill it was to have sweating palms on the mountain road as Dad carefully negotiated each corner. Mom and Dad want us to experience everything... so we got to skip the car show on Saturday morning (we've seen them before) and go to the Black Canyon of the Gunnison for a walk along the crystal clear river. Fly fishermen were sight fishing for trout without success but watching was like looking at the nature channel on T.V. but better! There was lots of socializing at the motel that filled up our down time between sight seeing. The Tri State may be about cars and club events to most. To us it was bonding with our family and getting to know their friends while we saw new places. Thank you all for making us feel welcome. On the way back we stopped near a summit, surrounded by mountain peaks. I walked toward the trees growing up the mountainside and stood for several minutes listening to the near silence. I wanted to photograph the scene into my memory so as to keep it forever. Back in flat Louisiana I'll be able to have a little bit of Colorado in my mind whenever I need it. -- Mary Jo & Jordan Jeans (Belonging to Jim & Heula Pittman of CNM)