*On another clear warm Sunday, RXs, Cobras, Crossfires, 1 Mustang SCGT & 9 of us met in Bee Cave. Hamilton Pool Rd, Cypress Mill, Old Marble Falls Roads & the back way to Spicewood got us to world famous Opie's BBQ @noon. Yvonne W, new owner of a candy red Cross Fire convertible, still getting the feel of 6 speeds standard, took the job of rear guard/radio operator, never missed a shift & kept the group together when the pace was brisk.
*As always, everything @Opie's was excellent, a/c wonderful & the ice tea flowed with the outside temperature well above 100 degrees by then.
*Part II after lunch was led by Ted & Vicki Schenk, an even more brisk romp through Sycamore & Wallace Branch Creeks, Cypress Mill, Sandy, Johnson City, Henly & Fitz Hugh Rd to their house in late afternoon. They had iced down soft drinks from your childhood-Grapette, Orange Crush, Cream Soda, imported beer that was unaffordable in college, finger food & oldies rock-n-roll. Always a good time @T&V's House. Ted: Sorry no one bought your soon-to-be-replaced bench & chair. Thanks for asking though !!
*Part III for the hard core survivors @7pm was a trip to Tex-Mex Land before heading home. Long day, good company, winding roads, lot's of stories.
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**************GET READY FOR OUR BIGGEST CAR SHOW OF THE YEAR !!***************
Cooler weather, up to 300 entries benefiting the "Make-A-Wish" Foundation, great fun & good PR for us.

*SEE DETAILS in their registration letter or website @(www.TexasCCS.com).
*NEEDED: All possible good--not perfect--RX7/8s for the Club Participation Award of $150.+ in Rudy's BBQ certificates.
*ENTER NOW/NOTIFY Show Coordinator Jerry Adair(FiveTomins@Yahoo.com) or (LarryDavidson@PeoplePc.com) ASAP to alert our $ sponsors.
*REGISTRATION FEES & LUNCH refunded on show day to current members entering.
*ENTRANTS MEET 7:30am @Krispy Kreme Donuts-12586 Research Blvd. near Oak Knoll, 78759.
*CARAVAN/ARRIVE TOGETHER for club parking assignments BEFORE 8am @Great Hills Baptist Church lot-10500 Jollyville Rd. (behind Krispy Kreme).
*ROTARY ENGINE DISPLAY table w/CLUB & SPONSOR INFO. handouts all day.

************SEE THE SHOW IF NOT ENTERING & vote for us************
*FREE VISITOR ADMISSION; indoor food, drink, & all facillities available on site.
*PARKING & SHUTTLE @Great Hills Church lot.
*SHOW LOCATION: Rudy's BBQ/Carraba's/Outback lots-11570 Research @Duval Rd, 78759.
*SHOW TIMES & awards: 9am-4pm.

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COMING REGIONAL EVENT & our club drive for Oct.'10:

*This is a 1st class yearly event at a 1 1/2mi airport runway for unlimited solo speed runs. Top 2009: Street-246mph, Motorcycle-254mph, Jet-324mph.
*All vehicle types are welcome for class & personal best runs.
*Some of us are going 11am Thurs.Oct.21 to set up & stay through Sun.afternoon.
*SEE the Event Information, Schedule, Lodging, etc @(www.TexasMile.net).
Driver Registration fills fast, plenty of hotels/motels, ....but don't wait.

****Come For All Or Any Days-The Goliad Airpark is only 2hrs+- away****
*Notify me if going so I can post who/when for caravaning @(www.LarryDavidson@PeoplePc.com).
*Concession vendors on site or BYO; bring folding chairs.
*We need a shade canopy for *TexasRxs World Headquarters*. Got one ??


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*Leave it to Charlie to find a new way to an old favorite destination. Instead of going northwest & east, we went southeast, north & west to historic Walburg. 6 cars & 7 people in RXs, Zs, a GTR & a very spiffy Birkin Roadster (www.KitCarMag.com/RoadTests/77098/Photo_01.html) left on a warm morning becoming a hot day. Several unfamiliar roads passed through some remote, small, very quiet & a few empty rural towns to Elgin, around Taylor, by Granger Lake, Davilla & Schwertner to downtown Walburg.
*What little there is of it is still going with the German Restaurant & Bier Garten as the main attraction. By then, the temp was 100; we were happy enough just w/the cool a/c, uncrowded dining room & good menu. The friendly waitress noted that most of the local lunch customers had the good sense to stay cool @home on a day like this. I guess we tourists are exempt.
*After the usual good food, some split to nearby Salado w/its shops, galleries, Lone Star Playhouse, bed/breakfasts, historic buildings and spring-fed creek running under the old Main Street bridge. Others were home by 3pm easy. Good drive; thanks again Charlie.

*UPCOMING EVENTS:
Monthly Meet-7pm Tues.Aug.24.
A short Sunday hop to world famous Opie's BBQ in Spicewood-10am Aug.29.
Texas Classic Car Show-9am-4pm Sat.Oct.9.

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*Once a year +-, historic Gruene is always worth a visit. This warm morning a mix of 10 in all RXs, Miatas, MGBs, Zs, Mustangs, Crossfires, G35s & Tito's brand new GTR lined up. 13 of us took a route through Driftwood, Wimberley & Purgatory Rd. to historic Gruene.
*The old town was crowded & a deputy was directing traffic @the main "T" intersection. But as planned, the Gruene River Grill had plenty of parking & no long wait like the usual tourist's choice of The Grist Mill. We slid right in to a large table, friendly service, good food, nice surroundings & a view of the Comal River.
*After lunch, we did an extra loop around the Devil's Backbone before returning through Wimberley, Payton Colony, Henly, Pedernales Falls State Park, & Fitzhugh Rd. to 290W. Only one wrong turn by yours truly. Some split to the grand opening of SCCC Customs for food, drinks, live music & a pretty good car show. Survivors went for an early evening stop at a Mexican restaurant.
*Long day, only 1/2 tank, good times; we missed those who could not be with us.

UPCOMING EVENT:
10am Sat.Aug 14-Charlie w/Z Club has planned some typically new & previously unknown roads to Walburg, the German Restaurant & Bier Garten. See details @the calendar listing over there >>>>>>>>>>
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