Finally, we got to the Skinnie Winnie Rally. It was held at the campground at the Laguna Seca racetrack, which is located about halfway between the cities of Salinas and Monterey. While apparently not all that well-known in America, it has an international reputation. It is a SCRAMP venue, which, I think, is the 3rd tier down--Formula 1 and NASCAR being numbers 1 and 2. SCRAMP stands for Sports Car something-or-other, and there is a sports car, classic car, or motorcycle race almost every weekend during the season. The track director came and spoke to our group, and donated two pairs of tickets for the final race of the year, which was held Sunday, October 11th, a couple of days after our rally ended. The tickets were valued at $125 each, and the people who won them were very pleased.
The rally was pretty loosely organized--a short talk or seminar in the mornings, ample time in the afternoons to explore the Monterey peninsula. and pot luck dinners each evening. Dave Kuhlman, one of the organizers, made arrangements for a tour of a family-owned business that restores vintage cars. Some of their restorations have won gold medals at the Pebble Beach Concorde, arguably the most prestigious vintage car show in the world. Steve, most of the other guys, and a few of the wives (I passed), had a great time ogling the cars in various stages of restoration.
The highlight for me was our visit to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Details are in another post, because Blogger has a limit as to how many photos you can post per entry.
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