BeerFish

I think an alignment tech session(S) would be great! I was under my car all morning today... and I noticed some uneven wear on my front end too. So, maybe Earl can show several of us how to do it. This is what makes Frenzy SOOOO great! Lots of good tech time!

ew928

Please see post #53 and #60.

Is DonT's post count not accumulating like my odo with its cracked gear?

Anybody feel like walking me through a podectomy?
Got the damn odometer gear. Just have never gone pod diving.

Ernest

JPTL

John, you should expect front end wear if you were under your car all morning. You probably got some back end wear as well.

chewy8000

Amazing small world! I just went to get a bite to eat at Griffin Tavern in Flint Hill VA. and run the car for testing after the rebuild. If anyone knows the area around skyline drive this place is in the sticks. I pulled into the parking lot and there was a black "s"? Great guy named Michael I beleive started talking and found out we both frequent the forum. Preaty cool to see another 928 in the middle of no where and here someone say "ah chewy I know you from rennlist" Great maiden voyage for my car today! Good guy and hope to see him at the Frenzy.

Rick3452

Hey John Cho, Do you have the "fun Run" figured out yet??? Last year was great!! Looking forward to seeing all of you guys... Rick

tomcat

Yeah, Jerome and I are thinking the drive to the restaurant would be good enough for you guys.

We're going to discuss it tonight. We can do the leisurely monument tour or drive the twisties.

Anyone coming prefer one or the other?

underdog928

If the weather holds up I vote for TWISTIES!

Steve 88

We have a TENTATIVE schedule for Saturday activities at FunKtion Auto. In addition to the usual informal parking lot gatherings, we have:

8am -- Event Registration, Coffee, Light Breakfast foods. Sponsors can set up their tables, etc.

9am -- Tech Session: Earl Gillstrom will demonstrate how to check the Thrust Bearing on a '88 S4.

11am -- Tech Session: John Venninger will discuss and demonstrate a variety of maintenance, repair and upgrade items.

12 noon -- Lunch served in the FunKtion showroom.

1pm -- Tech Session: Earl Gillstrom on 928 wheel allignment.

3pm -- Move outdoors for Door Prize giveaway and more informal gatherings.

3:30-4pm -- Assemble for afternoon Fun Run.

6pm -- Cocktails, dinner, fun at Car Pool (restaurant).

John Veninger

Looks good Steve!

Courtshark

Any other participants from the Baltimore area interested in a caravan? It's a long ride to Sterling from Bal'mer, so why not make it interesting? We could take the northern route (70 to 15 to 267, crossing the Potomac at Point of Rocks) or the southern route (95 to 495 to 267). At that hour on a Saturday, either one should be free flowing. We could meet up (Northern Route: Frederick Keys Stadium; right off 70; Southern route: the rest stop close to exit 35 off 95) at about 7 AM. Post here or PM if interested.

JPTL

Mike (and anybody else coming from the Baltimore direction),
If you're looking for a much more enjoyable drive (shorter as the crow flies, but more time due to non-highways), you might consider putting the Whites Ferry into your route. It's an old ferry that crosses the Potomac River (Poolesville, MD into Leesburg, VA) at a very scenic point. It's only $4 or so, but well worth it. John (Beerfish) will back me up on this. White's Ferry is John's stomping grounds.
To map this route:

• Go to Google Maps
• Click the "Get Directions" button at the top of the page
• Enter your starting address in the first box
• Enter the following in the end address box: Green Valley Rd/MD-75 @39.312510, -77.298100 to:Whites Ferry Rd @39.163060, -77.508140 to:Harry Byrd Hwy/VA-7 E @39.061870, -77.462180 to:44264 Mercure Cir, Sterling, VA, 20166

This will take you along 70 W (much nicer drive than 95 South) to New Market, MD. From there, it's a somewhat rural drive to the ferry. You'll go past the old 75/80 Dragstrip (now defunct).
When in Virginia, you would avoid the Dulles Greenway (toll highway) by taking Rte. 7.

BeerFish

The General Early at Whites Ferry is a fun ride. You can also pay a little extra for a return ticket if you guys plan to return that way.

Dont ride her when the current is up and flowing!! Right now is no problem though. JP is right, take Route 7 towards Tysons Corner to route 28. The toll road is higher speed but way out of the way and $$.

Boy I miss the 75/80 track!
Seems like all the fun is being outlawed!! >-(

Courtshark

Thread hijack: Hahaha, I've raced at 75/80. It was uphill! They really let that track go at the end, too. It's right next to a great golf course, Whiskey Creek. On Saturdays, you could hear the test-n-tunes going from the 14th hole on. Bothered everyone else, but I loved it!

Their problem was the value of that real estate; sold at the right time.

Back on point: does the ferry run that early on a Saturday?

Courtshark

To answer my own question... yes, they're open from 5 AM to 11 PM daily. Any concerns about the Coast Guard ordering them to shut down last year?

JPTL

Mike, the Wilcom brothers (Bill and Jerome "Romy") who own the land on which75/80 & Wilcom's Inn sits respectively, got an offer for the land that was too hard to refuse. My understanding is that it will either be a residential development (Toll Bros.) or a retirement community. It appears that they'll keep the little restaurant/bar in operation for a while longer, but the strip was shut down two years ago.
The Wilcom's pretty much had a 'continuing use' there, so although many attempts were made to shut down the strip, their use was grandfathered until the land simply became too valuable. The county did prevent any improvements to the strip, so safety started to become an issue. Bill kept it going until the last possbile minute, because he really enjoyed the track.
It was really great to see what would show up on 'anything goes' night. When you could simply show up with anything that rolled, and for $10, they'd put you next to something else to run the 1/8 mile...from ricers to pickup trucks to minivans to snowmobiles/ATV's/motorcycles to top fuel cars.
The yeehaws were a spectacle in thier own right.
Truly a classic American institution.
Re: the Jubal Early - the family who owns the ferry & the land on both sides as well as many residents on both sides of the Potomac have been fighting proposed building of a bridge down river for years. Somebody raised a stink about the Early's permits not being up to date and the ferry being unsafe which resulted in the USCG shutting them down. I was surprised that it wasn't the Park Service or DNR, but I guess since it involved a vessel....anyway, the family dug in their heels and started up operation against the CG's orders to shut down. They've since managed to come into compliance - at least for now.