November / December 2011
I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and the best of New Years. I would also like to congratulate Inliners International on 30 years of existence. The very first 12 Port NEWS volume 1 number 1 was dated March 1981. When I think of all the knowledge in this organization past and present, it is totally mind-boggling. Also very satisfying when you watch an inline powered car get "Lucky" and beat a v-8 maybe the Sun gets a little brighter or maybe the world is smiling with you. Happy Anniversary to one of the greatest clubs ever formed, and many Thanks to our founders.
Received an e-mail from Ron Daw of Australia a while back and a few members around Brisbane were going to meet up in Minden with a few members from Toowoomba. Hope you guys had fun. Ron mentioned Minden and I was telling Will Willis about this and he said it would be neat if we could have an international Rappin' to Minden as there are at least a half a dozen Minden's in the states as well as Australia. We could pick a weekend or the same weekend as the Nevada event, if the people of the Northern Nevada Chapter didn't mind sharing the date with the rest of the world. We could all meet in Minden at the same time, just a thought any ideas?
I would like to thank Wanda for indulging me last issue and printing the chapter guidelines and that is all they are "guidelines", as we recognize each area of the country is different, so who better to decide what you enjoy than your chapter members. I would like to again encourage everyone to help their chapter heads with ideas for social get togethers, also called meetings.
I look forward to seeing everyone at Carson City the end of May. It should be quite a show with some unique inlines, maybe even a tractor Mike? I’m planning on the Copper Cooled to be running after some help from Harry Blecha in the form of a carburetor and Gary Cope for a distributor from a 1928 Chevy, which by the way dropped right in. This is the same type engine intended for the 1923 Chevy in stationary form. Thank all of you for making the Inliners a great club.