Monthly Archives: August 2016

AC Returns to McCarty Ave.

It’s been a busy time for autocross.  A week after the Zone 1 competition in Ayers, MA,  activity shifted to the McCarty Ave. lot for the third event in this year’s HCP autocross series.  Thanks to autocross chair Matt Rutten … Continue reading

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Great Day for HCP Team at Zone 1 Autocross

Could it have been the new team t-shirts?  Most likely, it was the skill of the drivers that lead the HCP  autocross team to finish an impressive fourth out of eleven teams in the recent Zone 1 competition held the … Continue reading

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What a Drive!

A drive of not much more than five minutes.  It will cost you fifteen bucks, twenty if you have a passenger. Is the 5.2 mile trip to the top of Mt. Equinox on Skyline Drive, the longest private paved toll … Continue reading

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Refinement- At What Price?

Every now and then Allen Schwartz and I do our own Drive and Dines.  We agree on an interesting route, pick a spot for lunch and head out on the road.  The gods willing, our tops come down.  Allen drives … Continue reading

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The Quail

Courtesy of CNN, here’s a Monday morning fix for those in need of viewing some beautiful automobiles.  The cars are displayed at the Quail, a function that’s part of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.  This year the Quail attracted 5000 high-profile … Continue reading

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Fall Get-Away Announced: 1000 Islands Weekend

This year for our Fall Getaway we are going to the 1000 Islands!  The trip will begin on Friday afternoon, October 28th with a pleasant drive to Clayton, NY where we will check in to the 1000 Islands Harbor Hotel.  (http://www.1000islandsharborhotel.com)  Our … Continue reading

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September Drive and Dine: Lime Rock Historic Festival 34

Join us on September’s Drive to Lime Rock Park for Sunday in the Park and Historic Festival 34; then finish the day with a optional meal at the Black Rabbit Bar and Grille.  Day starts at 7:45 am, ends at 4:30… … Continue reading

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Polo: August’s Drive and Dine [Without the Drive!]

August Drive & Dine – Sunday August 14, 2016, 5:30 P.M. – 7:30 P.M.  Welcome to SARATOGA POLO!  Barrantes Cup Tournament Finals this SUNDAY AT 5:30PM August 14, 2016  This event will be held at Saratoga Polo Field at the Whitney Field, 2 … Continue reading

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Glenville Hills – Charlton Drive

Following up on Paul Budlong’s Adirondack Drive [March 2016], here’s another drive that should appeal to members looking for some interesting roads.  It runs up and down the ridgeline that stretches along the Mohawk River from Schenectady to Amsterdam and ventures … Continue reading

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Corvette Karma

Jeffrey A. Meyers treats us to a day at the Monticello Motor Club…   Flashback: twenty-seven years ago, my nineteen year old eyes welled with tears of joy as I tore open the envelope from the Skip Barber Racing School … Continue reading

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Track Etiquette: Safe Passing

With the August 13th DE day at Lime Rock for novices in mind, here’s a look back at an article that appeared in the Summer 2009 edition of the Air Cooled Advertiser in which chief track instructor Van Svenson describes how … Continue reading

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John Pellerin Reflects on “A Day at the Races”

The next Club DE event is fast approaching.  As Lime Rock beckons, Club member John Pellerin offers his thoughts on the DE experience…   I’ve been a member of the Hudson Champlain Region PCA club since 2011 and did my … Continue reading

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