Official Festiva Madness VI Meet Thread Oct. 6, 2012

[scitzz]

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?feature=youtube_gdata_player&v=eywQFjKw52M&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DeywQFjKw52M%26feature%3Dyoutube_gdata_player

They say it can't be done....

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Call the authorities, Scitzz has escaped the Insane Asylum again!

[DriverOne]

Area Festy 1 members DriverOne, MadScientist, and sshort1986 signing in. We've set up base at the Days Inn Crabtree along with Sparky and his family. The trip wasn't without incident. I'm praying for the two individuals who were airlifted to Spartanburg Memorial this afternoon.

DriverOne out.

[lulu]

Indy crew is within an hour or so.

[neanderpaul]

My wife and I got in from Michigan around 9pm albeit Festiva-less. Staying at the Hampton right down the street from the meet. We were passed by a blue Festiva with Ohio plates on I77, maybe around 6:30, probably in VA. I didn't see it until it was past me. Looking forward to meeting everyone and checking out cars tomorow. If anyone has a time machine that I can borrow, I'd like to back a month or so and do some work on mine so it could be here!

I have a guess as to who that was!

[neanderpaul]

I hear you on that. Remove the back seat to bring along a hoist, tools, spare engine, starter and other necessary stuff to ensure a 20 year old car remains mobile.
Just kidding: although a buddy and I toured the US northeast coast back in the mid-70s in a $50 Austin Mini with extra wheels strapped to the roof and enough engine parts and tools to do an entire rebuild. That time we were lucky and did get home OK, but another friend had to abandon his worse-for-wear MGA at a corner gas station in Carolina because of a blown engine. He came home on the bus.

Removing the back seat is quite unnecessary. http://youtu.be/G6eMNvsvWH0

[johnmt]

My wife and I got in from Michigan around 9pm albeit Festiva-less. Staying at the Hampton right down the street from the meet. We were passed by a blue Festiva with Ohio plates on I77, maybe around 6:30, probably in VA. I didn't see it until it was past me. Looking forward to meeting everyone and checking out cars tomorow. If anyone has a time machine that I can borrow, I'd like to back a month or so and do some work on mine so it could be here!

[Britstiva]

I'm delayed tonight... I was finishing last minute touch ups and projects on Sapphire Britstiva. See you guys in the morning!!

[qroger]

Currently on I75 80miles out ok knoxville ky, hitting I80

Hitting 180? Man, that's flyin!

[sam.1956]

I've seen some real beaters at Festiva madness. You don't need to bring an awesome car. Just bring yourself.

Paul's absolutely correct. "Madness" is not just a clever name for the meet! It's a way of life with these little cars!

I know... preachin' to the choir!

[htchbck]

We're at exit 102 on 85 in Blacksburg SC eating some McDonalds. Only one more stop after this :-) See some of y'all soon, the rest tomorrow. Stopped by BeBandit's on the way up, he's doing good now just bummed about not getting to come. This is so much fun watching everyones progress lol

[scitzz]

Launch!

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Call the authorities, Scitzz has escaped the Insane Asylum again!

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Currently on I75 80miles out ok knoxville ky, hitting I80

[scitzz]

Launch pad prepped, countdown begun, liftoff eminent...

[Bert]

I've seen some real beaters at Festiva madness. You don't need to bring an awesome car. Just bring yourself.

I hear you on that. Remove the back seat to bring along a hoist, tools, spare engine, starter and other necessary stuff to ensure a 20 year old car remains mobile.
Just kidding: although a buddy and I toured the US northeast coast back in the mid-70s in a $50 Austin Mini with extra wheels strapped to the roof and enough engine parts and tools to do an entire rebuild. That time we were lucky and did get home OK, but another friend had to abandon his worse-for-wear MGA at a corner gas station in Carolina because of a blown engine. He came home on the bus.

[Prafeston]

Not at all! Junspeed (and I think Ernst) has them available for LESS money shipped than FMS ever had them!

They are the exact same side skirts? I like that look a lot!