December 2008 Rally Newsletter
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December 2008 Rally Newsletter
!cenic Road Rallies LLC Specializing in designing and conducting rural road rallies for the automobile enthusiast since 1979. 23632 Gutzwiller Road Sunman, Indiana 47041 Phone 812-623-5727 or FAX 812-623-5728 www.SCENICROADRALLIES.com The Rally Newsletter December 2008 BMW vs Mini Cooper Road Rally September 13, 2008 How often in life do you get the chance to defend your title as champion? Once you graduate from high school or college, probably not very often. On Saturday, September 13th, The BMW Store hosted their annual BMW vs Mini Cooper road rally and invited customers and would be customers to participate in a challenging but fun road rally event to see who would take home the 2008 title as the King Road Warrior! A beautiful warm summer day greeted the participants as they worked their way through the road course in Hamilton, Clermont, Brown and Warren Counties. Sites along the way included 2 Covered Bridges, 2 historic churches and 80 miles of scenic roads with little or no traffic welcomed the teams from as far ways as Louisville, Kentucky. The Mini Cooper camp had the advantage with 10 Minis compared to only 7 BMWs and in the end that small advantage may have been the leading factor to push the Minis onto to their 2nd victory in as many years! Congratulations to David & Laura Bales who drove a 2006 Mini Cooper S Convertible to that 1st Place finish! Will the Minis take home another victory in 2009 or will the BMW group rise to the occasion? Stay tuned. We would like to thank Rich Winterman and Jenna Bellinski of the BMW Store for putting this all together! Without their help and backing, this event would obviously never have taken place. For pictures from the event, click here. Place Team Vehicle Car Club Affiliation 1st Place David & Laura Bales 2006 Mini Cooper S Convertible Cincy Mini 2nd Place Dennis & Jarrod Williams 2007 BMW Z4 3rd Place Brittany Brown & Brian Cain 2008 Mini Cooper Clubman 4th Place Scott & Joan Majors 2005 Mini Cooper S Bluegrass Minis 5th Place Herschel & Kay Weintraub 2000 BMW Z3 BMW Club 6th Place John & Karen Ritzinger 2000 BMW Z3 BMW Club 7th Place Michael & Elizabeth Riley 2002 Mini Cooper S 8th Place Tom & Nick Laux 2004 Mini Cooper S 9th Place David & Laura Knight 2008 Mini Cooper S Cinci Minis 10th Place Jeffrey & Annette Hatfield 2007 Mini Cooper S Cinci Minis 11th Place Chris & Cheryl Cane 2006 BMW Z4 BMWCCA, ZSCCA, Cincin Minis, Roving Roadsters 12th Place Jeff Roberts & Stephanie Meyer 2007 Mini Cooper S Cinci Minis Place Team Vehicle 13th Place Dale & Veronica Nees 2004 BMW Z4 14th Place Lois & Ryan Carpenter 2006 Mini Cooper S 15th Place Stan Yelton & Jackie Moore 2006 BMW 325i 16th Place Mike & Mitchell Thomas 2001 BMW Z4 17th Place Todd & Chase Butler 2008 Mini Cooper S Convertible Car Club Affiliation Cinci Minis Indiana State Park Inns Road Rally Fall Edition September 21–23, 2008 Indiana is one of several states fortunate enough to still have plenty of interesting and historical sites tucked away on the back roads far from development and urban sprawl. This 2 day route, although somewhat long, took the teams to areas that were at best desolate and at times down right deserted! Working our way along some very rural back roads the teams were treated to 5 beautiful Covered Bridges and 19 historic Steel Truss Bridges! When we weren’t crossing streams we were watching trains cross the 3rd longest railroad trestle in the world, visiting a secluded rock spring, touring a manufacturing facility and standing in awe next to the limb of what was once the largest tree east of the Mississippi. A very wide variety of vehicles were driven in the road rally including a 1938 Chrysler Imperial driven by Bill & Betty Swope, a 1961 Rambler American Convertible driven by Jeff & Nancy Mosburg and a 1978 VW Super Beetle Convertible driven by Kemal & Dianne Tulley. After 200 miles of touring the back roads, John & Loree Worm and Tray & Wendy Tirrell walked away with a 1st Place finish with their 2001 Buick LeSabre! Congratulations you guys! Nice job. For pictures from the event, click here. Place Team Vehicle 1st Place John & Loree Worm, Tray & Wendy Tirrell 2001 Buick LeSabre 2nd Place Donna Sullivan, Carolyn Bridges, Marty Lewis 2004 Chevrolet Impala 3rd Place Bob & Berta Kennedy 2008 Chevrolet Equinox 4th Place Brian & Sarah Pickell, Lisa Nichols 2001 Pontiac Bonneville Car Club Affiliation Place Team Vehicle 5th Place Jane & Dale Smoes 1995 Ford Mustang 6th Place Sam & Tira Rogers 2002 Porsche Boxster 7th Place Les & Ruth Libey, Terry, & Patty Swick 2005 Chrysler Town & Country 8th Place Jeff & Nancy Mosburg 1961 Rambler American 9th Place Gary & Sara Mattax 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser 10th Place Kemal & Dianne Tulley 1978 VW Super Beetle 11th Place Greg & Jamie Scott 2008 Pontiac Vibe 12th Place Bill & Ruth Wilfong 2003 Chrysler Sebring 13th Place Gloria Danielson & Marvin Myers 2004 Chrysler Sebring 14th Place Bill & Pam Ritter 1994 Jaguar XJS 15th Place Ed & Jo Klodzinski 2003 Ford Thunderbird Car Club Affiliation Porsche Club of America Hoosier AMC & AMO Auburn Shifters Place Team Vehicle 16th Place Joyce Corrigan & Imogene DeWitt 2004 Pontiac Vibe 17th Place Bill & Martha Baker 2008 Buick Lucerne 18th Place Barb Walsh & Carol Palmer 2001 Chevrolet Impala 19th Place Bill & Elizabeth Swope 1938 Chrysler Imperial Car Club Affiliation AACA & VMCCA Deer Creeks Autumn Road Rally September 27, 2008 When you think of central Ohio, you probably wouldn’t consider the area for a scenic travel destination for the family vacation. Or would you? We say it over and over again...pick any spot in the country, draw a 25 mile radius around the center point and you will be amazed at what we can find when it comes to scenic drives, historic sites or strange little places in the middle of nowhere. Pickaway County, Ohio is just one those interesting counties with more places to visit than we can pack into one road rally. Beginning and ending at the beautiful Deer Creek Resort and Conference Center, this rally ran through miles of country roads lined with corn fields, occasionally making stops in one horse towns for fuel, supplies or that interesting visit to the town museum. This road tour included 5 Steel Truss Bridges dating back to 1885, two museum stops complete with original Stage Coaches and Ohio’s oldest traffic light, an original train depot and a drive past a kettle lake that was formed when the glaciers receded 17,000 years ago! Congratulations to Laura Tucker & Linda Fenton who cleaned house on the competing teams to take the 1st Place finish! Driving a 1997 Mercury van, Laura & Linda were a sleeper team that the rest of the field didn’t seriously consider. However, Laura & Linda methodically moved through the course and successfully took the checkered flag! Nice job girls! For pictures from the event, click here. Place Team Vehicle 1st Place Laura Tucker & Linda Fenton 1997 Mercury Van 2nd Place Russell & Lorrie Thompson 2006 Chevrolet Silverado 3rd Place James & Sharon Stoops 2007 Pontiac Solstice GXP 4th Place Shawn & Christina Crose 2003 Kia Rio 5th Place Stephanie & Curtis Kohler 2003 Ford Windstar 6th Place Bill & Betty Knapp 2008 Ford Fusion 7th Place Santo & Chris Soto 2005 Honda CRV Car Club Affiliation Place Team Vehicle 8th Place Ross & Kris Wirth 2002 Audi TT 9th Place Mason & Terry Moore 2007 Toyota Prius Car Club Affiliation Feed the Wolves Road Tour & Fundraiser October 4, 2008 About 5 years ago on a beautiful Saturday afternoon, Bev & I were driving along the Indiana back roads (If you can imagine that.) when we came upon a large fenced enclosure. Taking a quick glance I immediately saw what appeared to be several wolves in the enclosure. Looking back again in disbelief I zeroed in on a regal dark wolf with golden eyes. The car came to a screeching halt. Everyone knows that I like turtles, but the wolf is a very special animal to me. Bev & I decided to pull into the driveway to see what this wolf thing was all about. That was the day we met Terry & Kathy Baudendistel, owners and caretakers of the Wolf Creek Habitat and Rescue Center. Every once in a great while, you will meet someone so very special in their conviction that you can see their purpose in life comes straight from the soul. Terry & Kathy have such a strong sense of caring and compassion for wolves, that it shows in everything they do and say for these animals. Their lives are wrapped around these fantastic animals and dedicated to educating everyone about the true nature of the wolf pack. Over the years we have taken several road rallies to their sanctuary and this year we decided to have a fundraiser for the wolves. 13 teams participated in the event which raised $750.00 to purchase food for the wolves during the upcoming winter season. We would like to thank everyone who participated and donated to this great cause. We will be having the Feed The Wolves Road Tour and Fundraiser again on October 3, 2009 and invite everyone to participate in this event. Not only are you giving to a great cause that uses 100% of the donations to purchase food, you also are permitted to enter the pens with the wolves and physically interact with these beautiful creatures. Below are a few pictures from the fundraiser. To view all pictures from the fundraiser event, click here. Team Vehicle Mike Adams 1974 Dodge dart Robin & Christine Gardner 2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser Tim & Debbie Gilliam 2005 Chrysler Town & Country Karen & Don Hansen 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee Bob Maimone & Linda Gill 2003 Toyota Avalon Car Club Affiliation Team Vehicle Sam & Tira Rogers 2002 Porsche Boxster Patricia Scott & Joyce Norrington 2007 Chevrolet Impala Jim & Sharon Stoops 2007 Pontiac Solstice GXP Robert & Eileen Stork 2008 Ford Edge Mike & Kevin Sweeney 1979 Mercedes 450SL Tom & Susan Weil, Elmer & Susan Weil 2007 Chevrolet Impala Paula Wheeldon & Carla Happel 2006 Mini Cooper Bill & Ruth Wilfong 2001 Mazda Miata Car Club Affiliation GM Roadster/Indy Roadster MB Club, BMW Club The Rising Sun Navy Bean Festival Road Rally October 11, 2008 On the banks of the Ohio River just about 35 miles west of Cincinnati, Ohio, sits a gem of a town located in the smallest County in the State of Indiana, Rising Sun. Back in 1987, Rising Sun started an annual fall event called the Navy Bean Festival where the theme of the day is, you guessed it, the Navy Bean! I’m not really sure who decided to have this type of a festival or why, but it sure is a gas. People from throughout the county come in for the weekend to sample local foods, listen to the bands play along the river and of course, to try out the festival rides that pack the downtown streets. The Navy Bean Festival Road Rally course is located almost totally in Ohio County which is only 87 square miles and as stated before, the smallest county in the State. Even with it’s notoriety as being the smallest County it really is amazing what you can find here. The county plays host to the only Tripple Whipple Bridge in the world, which is currently being restored; also the historically significant Speakman House and the Fischer-Barrklow Home both built by Timothy Newman and reported to have been used by the Underground Railroad are located in the county as well as the Lost Bridge which was built in 1916. We would like to thank Sherry Timms of the Rising Sun Tourism Bureau for putting everything together for the event including the great prizes handed out to the top winning teams. Congratulations to Steven & Sandy Miller who took 1st Place in the Rising Sun Navy Bean Festival Road Rally with their 2006 Suabru Outback! Steve & Sandy have competed in several of our road rallies and obviously they are getting pretty good at this! Nice work Steve & Sandy! To view all pictures from the Road Rally, click here. Place Team Vehicle Car Club Affiliation 1st Place Sandy & Steven Miller 2006 Subaru Outback 2nd Place Patty Blackburn, Mary Reynolds, Paula Reynolds & Genise Crowley 2002 Oldsmobile Silhoutte 3rd Place Sam & Tira Rogers 2002 Porsche Boxster Porsche Club of America 4th Place Cleon Wingard & Gretchen Esch 1979 Chevrolet Corvette Greater Dayton Corvette Club The Rising Sun Navy Bean Festival Road Rally October 11, 2008 The Midwest All British Car Road Rally October 11, 2008 Some cars are built for basic reliable transportation to take you to and from work everyday. Some cars are built as a status symbol as a way to make your neighbors jealous. Some cars are built for fuel economy and some cars (British) are just built because their owners like to have fun when they drive! When you think of a sports car, the legendary Jaguars & Triumphs automatically go to the top of the list. Visions of Brits with Tweed caps buzzing around the English countryside with tires squealing as they make their way down narrow lanes jump into your brain. I’ve always been a big fan of the sleek Jaguar X-Type. The only other car that came close to duplicating this beauty was the 1963-1967 Chevrolet Corvette, but that’s a different story. This British Car Road Rally was sponsored by the Jaguar Club of Greater Cincinnati and open to all British made vehicles. Beginning and ending at Brookville Lake, the teams enjoyed a full day of driving in the country with stops at the Wolf Creek Habitat & Rescue Center, the Little Cedar Grove Baptist Church built in 1812, Oldenburg, Indiana, a stop along the Whitewater Canal plus other interesting and historical sites. For October 11th, the day was downright on the warm side with plenty of sunshine for the convertible owners. Special thanks to Rich Frantz and the Jaguar Club of Greater Cincinnati for organizing the event. Congratulations to Alan & Susan Ray who drove their 1967 Sunbeam Tiger to a 1st Place finish. Alan & Susan were the only Road Rally participants who had competed in any of our past road rallies and the experience paid off! Congratulations Alan & Susan! To view all pictures from the Road Rally, click here. Place Team Vehicle Car Club Affiliation 1st Place Alan & Susan Ray 1967 Sunbeam Tiger 2nd Place Eric Thompson & Mark Gelhausen 1966 Jaguar XKE 3rd Place Rich & Jody Frantz 1969 Jaguar E-Type Jaguar Club of Greater Cincinnati 4th Place Michael & Kevin Scarpa 1962 Triumph TR-4 Jaguar Club of Greater Cincinnati Place Team Vehicle Car Club Affiliation 5th Place Jim & Mary Kay Gerst 1976 Triumph TR6 6th Place Lynn Faulkner & Aletha Robinson 2001 Land Rover Discovery Cincinnati British Car Club 7th Place Don & Carol Isgrig 2005 Mercedes SL500 Jaguar Club of Greater Cincinnati 8th Place Joe & Jason Gerst 1970 Jaguar XKE 9th Place Carl & Bonnie Fauver 1990 Jaguar XJS Jaguar Club of Greater Cincinnati The Bridges, Brooks & Mansions Road Rally October 18, 2008 Try to imagine an autumn drive in the country where you have a road course all mapped out for the entire day. All you have to do is follow the directions and enjoy the afternoon! Before you even leave town, you visit a one-of-a-kind vehicle known as “Peggy the Flying Horse” that participated in parades throughout the country but was built and is housed just a few miles from where you live! This is a 1930’s truck chassis retrofitted with a roadster body placed strategically near the back of the vehicle so that every time the vehicle moves forward from a dead stop, it pops a wheelie! Also located in town, you cross a Steel Through Truss Bridge that was built in 1887 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Next, you take a personal tour of two beautiful mansions. One which began life in 1810 as a two story log home that eventually, through a series of additions, became the Veraestau Estate overlooking the Ohio River. The other mansion, Hillforest which was built in 1855, is as grand as it is unique. Three stories and somewhat resembling a riverboat the Hillforest is the grand jewel of the county. After visiting the two mansions, you leave town and head into the country where you’ll visit a Victorian Public Cemetery established in 1869 that also includes two prehistoric Indian Mounds. Further along the course you will cross another Steel Through Truss Bridge built in 1920 that was originally used for the railroads. Just a couple of miles down the road you’ll stop at a local family apple orchard for a cool drink of fresh, crisp apple cider. Before you head back home you have one more stop, a Covered Bridge built in 1879! You have just completed a partial tour of Dearborn County Indiana! We would like to thank Debbie Smith of the Dearborn County Tourism Bureau for organizing the event and for all of her great help with the logistics and details involved for the drive. Congratulations to Gary & Jean Ann Martin and Rodney & Dana Brewer who took 1st Place in the Bridges, Brooks & Mansions Road Rally with their 2005 Chevrolet Blazer. Nice job everyone! To view all pictures from the Road Rally, click here. Place Team Vehicle 1st Place Gary & Jean Ann Martin, Rodney & Dana Brewer 2005 Chevrolet Blazer 2nd Place Bob & Kim Dobbs, Scott & Jan Hunter 2008 BMW 328xi Car Club Affiliation Place Team Vehicle 3rd Place Phil & Betsy Fladung, Bruce & Kim Mrusek 2008 Toyota Camry 4th Place Bill & Bobbi Ostermeyer 2003 Ford Thunderbird 5th Place Gary Sidebottom & Barbara Lee 2007 Pontiac Solstice 6th Place Dan & Susan Rensing 1930 Chevrolet Coupe 7th Place Bill & Ruth Wilfong 2001 Mazda Miata 8th Place John & Page Miller, Betty Ostendorf 2005 Honda Pilot 9th Place Chuck & Marilyn Cahill 2003 Chevrolet Impala 10th Place Rodney & Donna Porter 2008 Chevrolet HHR Car Club Affiliation IGTOA, IGH VCCA Land Rover Cincinnati Covered Bridge Road Rally October 19, 2008 With the first Land Rover designed in 1948 as a vehicle to be used in the military and on the farm, to the high performance, luxury SUV 2009 Range Rover Sport, one thing is for certain. These vehicles are very capable on and off road. However, this road rally sponsored by Land Rover Cincinnati was designed more as a leisurely drive than a test of strength and agility that is legendary in Land Rover circles. On a very crisp, early October morning, customers of Land Rover Cincinnati assembled at the dealership for a drive in the country with their families and their pride and joy...the Rover. This 80 mile jaunt took the teams into the countryside and through two Covered Bridges located in Clermont and Brown Counties. They were also treated to 2 historically significant churches rarely known to even the locals and a visit to an old Steel Through Truss Bridge built in 1904 but now bypassed for a more modern span across the stream. We would like to thank Katy Goetzel of Land Rover Cincinnati for organizing the event and doing such a great job with notifying her customers of the Road Rally. Congratulations to Manish Anand & Yashodhan Dhuru for taking 1st Place in the Land Rover Cincinnati Covered Bridge Road Rally with their 2006 Land Rover LR3. Nice job guys! To view all pictures from the Road Rally, click here. Place Team Vehicle 1st Place Manish Anand & Yashodhan Dhuru 2006 Land Rover LR3 2nd Place Ralph & Jacqueline Chauvin 2007 Land Rover LR3 3rd Place Chuck & Ticey Elliot 1997 Land Rover Discovery 4th Place Josh Asbury & Michele Simmons 2004 Land Rover Discovery 5th Place Pat Sherman & John Schmidt 2006 Land Rover LR3 Car Club Affiliation Place Team Vehicle 6th Place Lynn Faulkner & Aletha Robinson 2001 Land Rover Discovery 7th Place George & Nanny Hardewig 2003 Land Rover Discovery 8th Place Doug & Vicki Jensen 2002 Land Rover Discovery 9th Place Dave & Barb Harper 2004 Land Rover Discovery 10th Place Tom & Beth Howe 2006 Land Rover LR3 11th Place Nikki Owens 2006 Land Rover LR3 12th Place Andrew & Jess Gear 2005 Land Rover LR3 13th Place Bruce Halpryn & Yvonne Reissig 2000 Land Rover Discovery 14th Place Craig & Ginny McAfee 2008 Land Rover Sport Car Club Affiliation British Car Club of Greater Cincinnati Place Team Vehicle 15th Place Mark & Kim Burford 2008 Land Rover LR2 16th Place Gary & Evelyn Kirschner 2008 Land Rover LR2 17th Place Mark Smith 2005 Land Rover LR3 18th Place Steve Makepeace & Debra Lauver 2008 Land Rover LR3 19th Place Jim Lowell & Gina Brown 2008 Land Rover Sport Car Club Affiliation The Haunted Tunnel Road Rally October 24, 2008 A little bit of heavy rain on Friday morning wasn’t going to stop a large crowd of Halloween enthusiasts from making the drive to the forbidden Haunted Tunnel! This group was ready to getup and go see the sites of south central Indiana which included round barns, covered bridges, brick kilns, steel truss bridges, fire towers haunted inns, foot bridges and of course the Haunted Tunnel. The morning started out with a dark cold steady rain as the teams started their journey into the hinterland. I emphasize the word dark because when I left the parking lot that morning I really didn’t have a clue what type of vehicles were being driven in this road rally. As I setup a position along the route to take pictures of the teams as they rolled by, I mistakenly took a picture of someone in a Silver Dodge pickup that wasn’t in our group. Not thinking twice about the mistake, I stayed at my post taking pictures. About 10 minutes later a Jackson County Sheriff’s Deputy pulled up next to my vehicle stating he received a report that I was taking pictures of people and he wanted to know what was going on. After a brief explanation of our Road Rally event and running a background check on my drivers license, we both had a good laugh and went about our business. By noon the rain had subsided with only heavy grey clouds lurking in the heavens which made for a rather spooky type atmosphere when the teams arrived at the Haunted Tunnel. Unfortunately, this year no one was treated to a ghost siting at the tunnel. However, we will be going back to the Haunted Tunnel to search for ghosts not once but twice in 2009! We will be having 2 Haunted Tunnel Road Rallies next year, one on Saturday, October 24th and one on Sunday, October 25th. In addition to being held twice and on the weekend, the route will be about 50 miles shorter and we will have a different start/finish location than in the past. With all of these improvements, this should make the Haunted Tunnel Road Rally event much more accessible and enjoyable to everyone in the tri-state area. For details on the new Haunted Tunnel Road Rallies, click here. We would like to thank everyone who came out for our annual Haunted Tunnel Road Rally and hope you can make it back again for next years events. Congratulations to Mark & Julie Stutler who took 1st Place in the Haunted Tunnel Road Rally! Good work Mark & Julie! To view all pictures from the Road Rally, click here. Place Team Vehicle 1st Place Mark & Julie Stutler 2004 Ford Mustang 2nd Place Ron & Beth Seifert 2006 Ford Focus 3rd Place Tracy & Rachel Bagley, Kristina Morrale & Connie Schrand 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser 4th Place Lane & Kim Lucatorto 2000 Jeep grand Cherokee 5th Place Melvin & Shirley Simpson, Debbie McConnell 2007 Chrysler 300C 6th Place Brian & Sarah Pickell, Lisa Nichols & Michelle Temple 2001 Pontiac Bonneville 7th Place Patty Blackburn, Robin Doersam, Tammy Runyan, Barbara Cowie & Jayne Hiance 2002 Oldsmobile Silhoutte 8th Place Greg Curson & Diane Rehkap 2003 Subaru Baja 9th Place Bill & Brenda Herr 2004 Ford Mustang 10th Place Ron & Becky Foster 1987 Porsche 944T Car Club Affiliation British Car Club of Greater Cincinnati Place Team Vehicle 11th Place Don & Karen Hansen, Jessica Norrington 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee 12th Place Bill & Ruth Wilfong 2001 Mazda Miata 13th Place Michael, Keith, Sue & Nancy Krugler 2003 Dodge Dakota 14th Place Steve Applegate & Susan Sturgill 2004 Lexus 15th Place Troy & Laura Medlar 2006 Acura TSX 16th Place Jim & Mary Rominger, James & Loretta Purkey 2006 Chevrolet Silverado 17th Place Thomas & Peggy Stopak 2002 Honda Accord 18th Place Alan & Angela Katt, Jim & Genny Guthrie 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan 19th Place Judy & Neil Sodders, Keith & Roma Pursifull 2007 Cadilliac DTS 20th Place William Culp & Jeanne Wetzel 2003 Buick Rendezvous 21st Place Stephen Kautzman & Sarah Newton 2004 Dodge Stratus R/T 22nd Place Bill & Diane Trethewey 2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser 23rd Place Steve & Julie Trethewey 2002 Mercury Mountaineer 24th Place Earl & Joan McCaskill 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 25th Place Aiesha Lillte 2006 Honda Civic Car Club Affiliation