Date:         Fri, 4 Apr 2014 06:15:44 -0700
Reply-To:     Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Fastivus
Comments: To: Geneva Saint-Amour <genevasaintamour@hotmail.com>
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  I've spent a lot of time at Willow Springs and various race tracks on the
west coast.  This event looks like a typical "track day" where the main
focus will be the time spent lapping your vehicle on the track.  Be aware
that you may 'get hooked' after being involved with these track days..It is
really fun to take your street car and pretend to be a racer in a safe
enviornment....  A VW specific track day will be interesting...there are
some extremely quick VW cars, though Willow Springs big track is more
suited to super high speed cars..The turn 8/9 combo, I was negotiating that
at over 130mph in my german car...
   Camping in the paddock in VW vans...if you're interested in racetrack
driving, it will be fun..if you are looking for socializing...most of the
socializing is centered around how fast you can drive, how you vehicle is
working, etc etc...A bunch of Vanagons won't probably generate too much
interest from the other folks there for the event.....It can be windy and
cold at Willow Springs and there may be a prohibition on alcohol
consumption...Evenings in the high desert are magic.  If you have never
been to a racetrack it will be fun..


On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 10:45 PM, Geneva Saint-Amour <
genevasaintamour@hotmail.com> wrote:

> We each registered.  And then wrote and said "what category is a Vanagon
> in?"  We also asked if we can park/sleep inside.  Since we spent this damn
> much money on the rig, we are sure not sleeping in a tent at a VW event!
> The location is Palmdale, CA.  Once we know more, we can certainly arrange
> to meet up and perhaps create a group area.  It indicates that they will
> offer such for a "car club".  A bunch of old folks in Westfalia's counts as
> a car club, right?Geneva and Mike (Prescott, AZ)1985
> Vanagon/Westfalia/AdventureWagen/Bostigplus a few other VW odds and ends
>