Bowling Green

[franv8]

We're over here! It's great, so should have some fun with the C4/ZR1 meet over the weekend!

Sorry to rub that in for anyone currently back in blighty...

[vetteheadracer]

Atleast it is sunny over here

Have a great time and don't forget to wear propper shoes for the factory tour........as C5RagTop about this one.....

[anonymous-user]

You should have a great time there so enjoy! Don't forget to send us news of Z06 production.

[LuS1fer]

I'll be in Florida on Saturday but Bowling Green is 645 miles away, dagnabbit!

[franv8]

vetteheadracer said:

Atleast it is sunny over here Have a great time and don't forget to wear propper shoes for the factory tour........as C5RagTop about this one.....

Dam you Nigel, I told him to wear flip-flops

[Post from Gixer...]

>> Edited by franv8 on Thursday 12th May 15:06

[Joecooool]

The Corvette Forum i8s having its annual cruise in there at the end of May. We should have several hundred Vettes there. Dave Hill will be there with the new Z06 for us to play with.

>> Edited by Joecooool on Thursday 12th May 19:25

[c5ragtop]

franv8 said:

Sorry to rub that in for anyone currently back in blighty...

Do what?? This is a British website so most of us are "in Blighty" (as you well know). It's only you lucky lot that aren't. Hope you are having a great time.

[c5ragtop]

vetteheadracer said:

.... don't forget to wear propper shoes for the factory tour........ask C5RagTop about this one.....

Yes it is true that having organised the entire trip for the 50th, I didn't read the small print and turned up for the factory tour in sandals. However I found that if you run round the Bowling Green car park like a lunatic shouting "I'm from England, can I borrow your shoes please" it doesn't take long for some American to oblige, if only to shut you up!!

[franv8]

Tour was great, as was go-karting, various meals and the drag racing tonight.

As for Z06's, there were at least two C6 Z06's hanging around, a bronze one and a black one. The GM plant employee we spoke to on the tour told us they weren't allowed to talk about the top speed either...

We didn't have Dave Hill, but instead Dave Mclellan, a bit more relevant to the ZR1/C4 gathering!

Oh, and we saw a handful of the Z06's going down the production line too.

Would recommend a trip to Bowling Green to anyone, the place itself, despite being described as a 'small town' boasts all sorts to do. Thanks to Nutz for sorting out the organising and the details.

Think Gixer will soon be posting photies and maybe some vids too

PS Double thanks to Mr Cowlam for letting me drive his LT1 and trash his clutch - sorry mate!!

[Gixer]

What is this???Slow Down

[c5ragtop]

Gixer said:

What is this???Slow Down

How much did the cops extract from you???

[Gixer]

$210.50.

Not too bad considering that the guy racing the Enzo (and winning) got jailed and bailed out later by the Enzo driver on the way to BG.

I blame FranV8 - he was in the front with me and was a rubbish lookout

[jaytee368]

Ahh... so it was YOUR fault huh?

Do I know the poor guy that got temporarily jailed. Please email me privately if you think I do.

[Gixer]

Read through this thread

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread.php?t=1087583&page=3&pp=20

[vetteheadracer]

www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2005230114,00.html

His defence should be I was testing the car m'laud!