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Many of the owners started by meeting in the Bay Area
and made the drive up to Jackson, where I, John Worsley (the Bricklin
owner), and Richard Slaten of Elk Grove were waiting. We had lunch
at Jose's and I handed out maps for the next leg of our journey |
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Offroading with a DeLorean! Unfortunately, the long
drive back into Black Chasm caverns was not paved. Our cars were a
mess in no time. The design of a DeLorean makes things worse because
the cooling fans blow DOWN, causing each car to be its own dust storm. |
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But once inside, it was cool and really cool! (get your
head out of the shot John!) |
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Towering columns were around every turn. The main chasm
is over 170 feet deep and drops into a blue-green pool that's even
deeper. |
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Curtains of stalactites made for interesting photos.
Remember, stalactites ('C' for ceiling) hang from the ceiling. Stalagmites
('G' for ground) come up from the floor. There's your science lesson
for the day. |
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The walls in the second chamber were covered by formations
that looked like coral or branches coming out of the rocks at all
angles. |
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The effect is caused by the calcite fizzing out of the
rocks like steam, forming these long twisted tubes that looked like
twisted fingers. |
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Here's a few of the cars at our arrival to the hotel
in South Lake Tahoe. Jeff's little brown car can be seen here. His
DeLorean is down at the DeLorean Motor Center getting a new frame
and a fancy engine makeover. |
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A few of us paid a visit to Ray Petragallo, a local
DeLorean owner. Plus we got to play with his black Ferrari Testarosa.
It purred very nicely. The speedo goes to 200 Mph. |
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Even with all that power and cost, the DeLorean still
has a better fit and finish, but none of us would turn the Ferrari
down, given the chance.. Thanks Ray for the tour! |
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The view from the hotel.
Richard and Belle had to leave for a family matter and John and
his Bricklin headed home Saturday night, so our numbers were reduced
a bit for the trip to Reno. |
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This picture has it all. Note that the sign says 'Bikes
in Tunnel', and sure enough, there's a bike, and a DeLorean up ahead,
and a foolhardy driver taking a picture while driving. |
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We found a good photo op spot on Baxter Grade on out
trip to Reno. |
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So we stopped,- and started drawing a crowd. |
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So we asked an onlooker to take some photos of us. OK,
who's the wise guy? |
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We had the person take photos with several cameras. |
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And who do we run into.. It's John DeLorean himself!
No, not actually, it's Art Shipley, a DeLorean owner from Nevada posing
here with James. Some of us met Art a couple years ago at the DOA
Expo in Las Vegas. This day he was driving his Porsche 944. If you'd
like to see a photo of Art's little stable cars, click
here. |
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Parked out along side the National Automobile Museum
in Reno. |
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And here it is, the gold DeLorean. |
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The VIN# is 4300. |
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Some of the gang posed for a shot with the car. Jeff took this
shot.
It was a great weekend! Let do it again in the Future! |
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