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Rallye du Chilliwack – September 18

We hope everyone has been having a fun-filled summer with their classic cars. Things have been quiet here on the website, as we enjoy the sun and car events, but as the summer months count down, talk has returned to what driving events are coming up.

A couple of Spring Thaw participants from The Classic European Car Club of BC (CECC) are hosting a 1950’s style competitive road rally in and around the backroads of Chilliwack on Saturday, Sept. 18th, 2010.

The Rallye du Chilliwack will test the navigation, driving, and observation skills of teams entered as well as their vehicles. It is open to owners of any European car from the 60s, 70s, and 80s which will be placed in one of four CECC classes. Navigators are strongly recommended, but expections can be made.

In brief, each team (driver and navigator in an automobile) will be given a map with only a rough idea of certain check points. The teams are to locate the checkpoints, photograph themselves at the check points, and then meet at a final destination without being late. The team that navigates the best route (shortest miles) wins the rallye.

There will be a nominal cost ($10-$15/team to cover event stickers/maps) and certain requirements (older European car, valid drivers lisence & auto insurance, working odometer, and digital camera).

You can find more info at their website: http://www.classiceuropeancarclub.com/events-chilliwack-a3.htm

Feel free to discuss this on our forum as well.

June 13th, 2010 – Rag Run

If you’re anything like us, you’ve got a stack of magazines sitting on the shelf awaiting recycling or re-reading. Here at the Classic Car Adventure’s offices, we think it time to give those Automotive magazines new life, and meet other car enthusiasts in the process! Surely other enthusiasts have magazines we wish we had bought, and ours have more reading life left in them. So we thought, “why don’t we try and get our Classic Car friends together and have a magazine swap?!” If you’ve been to any of our events before, you know we think classic cars are best enjoyed while moving…so of course we’ll be hosting a drive as well!

Similar to our Thanksgiving Run, our new “Rag Run” is a free-to-enter event with a short (approximately 45min-1hr) drive along some fantastic twisty roads. While there is no entry fee, we are asking each car to bring at least one-non perishable food item for the Food Bank. We definitely hope you’ll want to be involved in our magazine swap, to do so you simply need to bring three classic car magazines that you wish to swap out for three new (to you) ones. We’re not worried about whether the magazine you bring is one-marque specific, multi-branded, a particular style or even what year the magazine is from. If it’s got reading life left in it, it’s perfect!

Our drive through the valley will have simple to follow directions, in the typical Classic Car Adventures style. We’re heading out onto twisty roads which will take you back to those years before 6-lane highways from point A to point B. We’ve always felt the fun is in getting there, even if we’re doing a loop back to lunch! Speaking of Lunch, the Mission Springs Brewery has brought back their Sunday brunch due to popular demand…and we plan to try as much of the menu as possible! If you haven’t yet been to the Mission Springs Restaurant, you’re in for a treat. Whether it’s the antique gas pumps, the ’46 pickup hanging from the ceiling, or the spark plugs built into your table…there is something to interest every car nut.

When: Sunday June 13th, 2010. Driver’s meeting at 10:00am, Lunch (optional) following our drive.
Where: Meeting at the Mission Springs Restaurant parking lot. 7160 Oliver Street, at Lougheed Highway, Mission BC
What to Bring: At least one non-perishable food item for the food bank. Three classic-car related magazines (of any type).

This event is open to any make, and any model. While our events are certainly geared towards cars made in 1979 and earlier, the most important part is that you’re a classic car enthusiast!

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Event: Annie & Steve Norman Classic Car Rally

Annie and Steve Norman were participants on the first Spring Thaw Adventure in 2009 in their Hudson Commodore. We received this email with info about their charity rally and thought we’d pass it along. This looks like a fun event with a competitive navigational TSD rally element.

Announcing the 18th Annual Annie & Steve Norman Classic Car Rally.

This year it is being held from the Semiahmoo Resort just outside Blaine Wa.

The dates are: June 17 – June 20, 2010

This is a Time-Speed-Distance (TSD) event.  It is primarily open to Classic (Pre 1977) cars however, there is class for Contemporary (1977 & up) sporting cars.   It helps raise money for the Nonprofit College Planning Network which assists students achieve academic goals. This will be the 18th annual running of the rally and to date, the rally has raised over $180,000.

This is a wonderful annual event.  Each year it is held at a relaxing venue in the Northwest.  If you are a first timer to this event you will find everyone friendly and will look forward to attending again.  During the day, this event annually offers scenic roads with safe but challenging competition for teams.  During the evening everyone relaxes and socializes.  Some may wish to talk cars, some may wish to check out the spa.

http://www.collegeplan.org/rally

For those who want to attend this event but don’t yet have a team (1 driver, 1 navigator); the rallymaster may be able to pair you up with others that contact him with the same request.

Please feel free to contact Doug Breithaupt (Rallymaster) if you are considering attending this year or even for future years.

Website: http://www.collegeplan.org/rally
Email:  doug@collegeplan.org
Phone: (206) 323-0624

For those who wish to bring along family members, extra arrangements may be made to through the rallymaster to include them in the event.

Spring Thaw 2010 – Day 3 Photos

Another Spring Thaw is in the books, wrapping up with a romp over the Duffy Lake road to Squamish. A few snow flakes couldn’t dampen the spirits of the drivers, as the scenery and winding road stretched out ahead. Andrew Snucins braved the cold high-altitude temperatures for several hours to catch some more great photos. We’ll have a full event recap up soon – we need to stop vibrating from a weekend in the car and catch some sleep!

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Spring Thaw Day 2 – Saturday

Day 2 of the 2010 Spring Thaw is now in the bag, with participants driving through some of the most scenic parts of Okanagan wine country from Osoyoos to Sun Peaks Ski Resort. A few rain showers swept through, but the sun made a regular appearance, and after a long day in the saddle, teams gathered in the ballroom at the Delta hotel for dinner and to share tales of the day’s adventures. In lieu of a thousand words, we’ll let photographer, Andrew Snucins, tell the story with a highlight of his images from today.

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Friday at the Spring Thaw Adventure

The 2010 edition of the Spring Thaw Classic Car Adventure started out as a cold, drizzly affair, but that didn’t deter 60 classic cars from turning up in Hope, BC for registration and the official start. This year’s participants brought an amazing assortment of machinery – everything from a V8-swapped MGA work-in-progress, to a gorgeous Aston Martin DB2.

The first leg of the journey took us over the top of the Hope-Princeton pass, so there was some worry about snow at the top. Luckily, the snow line stopped just shy of the road and as soon as we crossed over into the drier climate of the interior, it was sunny skies and smooth sailing.

After about 3.5 hours of fun roads, the group pulled into See Ya Later Ranch winery, where a bag lunch, patio, and stunning scenery awaited. This was a great chance to get to know some of the other drivers, check out their cars, and tell stories. The winery even had its own classic truck, and the manager brought her mint Series 3 Sunbeam Alpine to work for the day!

After lunch, it was a short blast down the backroads to Osoyoos for the overnight stop. The local pub was invaded, and it’s off to do it again in the morning! More video and photos to come this weekend…