It's been a number of years since we last got together.
Anyone interested in a Hurricane re-union at London this spring?
Maybe we could get Steve to spring for a beer? Maybe he could pull some strings to get everyone in one area or near the Hurricane booth?
Just throwing some thoughts out. Never too early to start planning
Paul
Paul, I will be ready and there! The reunion sounds like fun.
George
I missed last year, but plan to attend this year.
Sam
might be able to be there myself. Looking forward to stretching the legs of the KCR 482 down main street again and giving the fans a ride that will thrill them.....
Dan
Dan,
Would be good to see you again. Some one said that it would be fun to see which kit manufacturer could get the largest number of their kits there by percentage of kits sold. Hurricane could do that!!!!
George
Paul,
I am planning on being there. This will be my first time since completing the car.
Mike, have you been to London Cobra Show before? I have gone several years now and this will be my first time with a car. London has got to be the only place that you can make a high speed pass down Main St. and wave at a cop!
George
This will be my first time at the london car show. Its about 290 miles one way. ::)
One of these years I'm actually going to be at London for the fun...right now its a bit too far.
:'(
I have reservations at the Hampton Inn on Trabue. That is traditionally where Hurricane stays. Don't know if Mike/Steve/Dusty have made reservations yet or not.
As of 12/30/2011, they had rooms. Better to make reservations now and cancel if something comes up since they become very hard to come by in late spring
Paul
For those that have never been there. There are several hotels there, but the Hampton and the Holiday Inn are the better ones. The hotels are located on the west side of Columbus, OH near the intersection of IR 70 and IR 270. Paul is correct about making reservations early.
George
Paul/George, thanks for the reminder. I made my reservations today. See you on June 21.
Sam
Spoke to Steve today - he raised the question of who's planning on the London get-together.
You guys have any suggestions on an event add-on for this? Maybe Friday evening dinner? Sunday morning breakfast? Saturday evening Dessertfest? or e:All of the above.
Any others in for a party?
Attendees so far:
- George Daulton
- Sam Reynolds
- Dan Cook ???
- Mike Watts
- Paul Proefrock
- Hurricane factory crew
How many cars? Any others?
Paul
Wow, the 50th must have everyone excited. I called to book rooms today and the Hampton is sold out. The Holiday Inn is sold out also, so I booked rooms at the new Fairfield Inn which is in between those two hotels in close proximity. They are not open yet, but will be by the LCS.
Fairfield Inn & Suites Columbus West
5520 Maxwell Place
Columbus, Ohio 43228
614-643-4300
This is a new hotel right behind the Hampton Inn so any Hurricane owners staying at either of these hotels will be close enough for gatherings and festivities.
See you there!
Guy's I would love to make it out there with ya"ll. I"ll see what I can do! BDF
Dan you need to make it to th TCC meet!BDF
Paul, hopefully my car will be finished by the LCS, but I don't have a trailer and I'm reasonably sure I couldn't talk my wife into driving from NC to Ohio in an open loud Cobra, even if George Clooney were driving...well maybe she would if George Clooney were driving, but he's not so it won't happen. As for the add on's I'm pretty much up for anything. The fri. night group dinner sounds good. It is always fun to meet and socialize with the fellow HM owners. We had a great time with George Daulton and his wife Becky the last time we were at the LCS. Sat. night is usually pretty busy with the dinner under the tent and the following program and raffle car drawing, but what ever happens after that has to be good. Also, don't forget happy hour so we can sit around the cars and enjoy a favorite drink. I plan to bring something to sip on and share...it has to be 5 o'clock somewhere!!
Regards, Sam
Hi Everyone,
My wife suggested we go to the show this year and she even made hotel reservations at the Embassy Suites Columbus Airport - a few miles from where others are staying - but we wanted a two room suite for the kids. I'm going to try to borrow an enclosed trailer and make sure the date doesn't conflict with anything else. If all goes well it will be nice to meet those who can make it!
Nick
Nick, you might want to look for a hotel on the west side of Columbus. To get to the airport you need to take I670 through town and it is a BIG MESS! There is construction going on and traffic really backs up. I will help you if I can. You can even look around Polaris mall, Dublin or Hilliard. Let me know if I can help you.
George Daulton
Thanks for the tip George - I'll see what we can find. If we have trouble I'll shoot you a message.
Nick
Steve,
Made reservation today at Fairfield Inn see you there.
Let's see, the count as of April 22nd:
Hurricane Factory
- Mike Watts
- Nick Perrone
- George Dalton
- Sam Reynolds
- Dan Cook (not 100% confirmed yet)
- Paul Proefrock
Come out, come out, where ever you are
Our guest speakers for LCS this year include 1965 World Championship Shelby Cobra Team drivers Allen Grant and Bob Bondurant.
The raffle car is a tribute to Allen Grant. Check out the web site. www.londoncobrashow.com
Curious
What is everyone's estimated arrival time and where are you staying? Any others planning to attend?
Paul
Paul, planning to arrive Thurs. (June 21) afternoon. Staying at the Hampton Inn.
Sam
Paul, I think that I will be there all week. :) As of this past week, the Fairfield inn still had rooms. this hotel is in a good location.
Fairfield Inn & Suites Columbus West
5520 Maxwell Place
Columbus, Ohio 43228
614-643-4300
George
Now if they would clone the matching pickup tow vehicle and raffle that off they sell heaps. Hope everyone bought at least one ticket. It's for a good cause. Of course I'm getting the winning number but u can still buy :-)
Ticket sales are down this year, (way down) so if you ever thought about buying a ticket, now is the time. It is for a very good cause. Every place that I have sold tickets this year, I've had at least one person come up to me and say "thanks" because they or a family member has cystic fibrosis. Nasty disease! One young man described it as "having an asthma attack 24/7"!
Good news is that so far registrations for the show are up!
Hope to see as many as possible there. Buy tickets at //www.londoncobrashow.com
Thanks to everyone
George
hm1108
Just bought 5 tickets. It's not looking good for me to be there this year. Sorry I will miss the chance to see all of you. Hopefully everything here is more stable next year and I can go.
Dan
Dan, Thanks for your support! We'll miss seeing you again.
George
:'( :'(Sorry guy's I can't be at the LCS this year. I had a heart attack on 5/23 and had to have two stints put in. I will be going thru Cardiac rehab during that time. Maybe next year. Luckily I was only about 6 minutes from the hospital when it happened instead of being home which is 35 minutes away. I hope everyone has a good time.
Mike, sorry to hear about your heart attack, but glad you were close to the hospital and everything seems to be ok. Good luck with the rehab. I'm sure you will be feeling like new shortly.
Regards, Sam
Mike, sorry to hear about your attack! With the history of my family having heart problems, I worry about myself. Glad that you were close to help and hope that your rehab goes well.
George
The 2012 London Cobra Show is getting close. Ticket sales are way down this year guys, go on line (//www.londoncobrashow.com) and help support the research to fight Cystic Fibrosis by purchasing a raffle ticket. The raffle is not a Hurricane, but you could sell it and maybe get a Hurricane.
Thanks,
George Daulton
HM1108
I'm sorry to say that I have to bail on the show this year. Just too many things going on this summer...
Hope you all have a safe trip and a great time. maybe next year!
nick
What is everyone's plan for Friday? There are several different cruises and it would be fun if the Hurricane's all went on one together. Here is the link with the options.
http://www.londoncobrashow.com/Default.aspx?pt=PLO1&pid=3
The Hocking Hills, Clifton Mill or Castles and Caves look good. I am not familiar with any of these so does anyone have any input? I do want to have the Hurricane Factory car at the Quaker Steak and Lube event at about 4:00 or a little after.
Steve,
We are on the road about 7AM on Friday to get there. Anticipate pulling into Hampton parking lot around 2:30pm Eastern time. I'd love to do the Hocking Hills cruise but can't get there soon enough.
What about everyone else? Quaker Steak run? as a group?
Paul
Steve, we'll be getting to the Hampton Inn sometime late Thurs. afternoon, but will not have my car with me as it is not complete yet (close, but that only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades). Looking forward to seeing the Hurricane gang and other Hurricane owners.
Sam
Good time in London
Some of the highlights below. How many manufacturers display trailer comes with a functioning fireplace :o That's Sam Reynolds along with Steve standing in front of it.
The red car in the booth belongs to Dave Firebaugh of Wooster, OH. Talk about an attention getter, it is the most spectacular Candy Apple Red you've ever seen.
Steve, Dusty, thanks for the good times and hospitality
Paul
I will have to second Paul's comments on the good time at London. It was good to meet Paul and his lovely wife Cindy and to see Paul's spectacular car (it's even better than the pictures indicate on his web site) and to see George Daulton and his charming wife Becky again. Also to meet Dave and his wife and see his fantastic Hurricane. Of course it is always a pleasure to hang out with the Hurricane crew Steve and Dusty and enjoy their company and hospitality. Although I must tell you that Dusty made me drink some bad sour mash Thurs. night that had me not feeling too well on Fri. (wasn't up to drinking anymore sour mash until Sat. night!). It was all his fault. It was a great show this year and the raffle car was amazing, even if I didn't win it.
Regards, Sam
I would like to thanks to all of the Hurricane car owners that did make the show. It was great experience and can't wait for us all to get together again!
Sam, I think you should be blaming Steve for that high octane (that you brought) fuel and not letting any of us lag behind! lol
A special thanks to Paul and David for giving up their cars for the day in order to fill the Hurricane booth.
George, thank you for all the hospitality and doing all you do to help out the OCC. I am sure it is alot of work and somedays seems overwhelming but you always seem to get through with a smile on your face.
I also would like to say thank you to you ALL but most of all, tell all your wives thank you for putting up with each and everyone us and our habits ;D
Dusty
Another year and another show has passed! We at OCC and myself personally would like to thank all of you guys for coming to the London Show. We had a great show and it was good to see all of you! The winner of the raffle car is George E Smith from Ma. You can see a video of the drawing on www.londonshow.com (http://www.londonshow.com) Allen Grant talked to him on Sunday morning. Sorry I couldn't spend more time with you guys. Maybe next year. Thanks again for coming to Ohio, the weather the show and the company were all great. We were able to donate $40,000.00 to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation! I hope everyone made it home safely. I think I will go and crash for a couple days before we start planning for next year.
Thanks again guys,
George
(Oh, the helicopter was still looking for Dusty on Sunday)
Hurricane had a great show in London this year and a big thanks goes out to Paul Proefrock and Dave Firebaugh for dispalying their cars with us. We had a great set up and a lot of activity. I cannot tell you how many times we heard "what is that red color?" Dave's car draws a crowd. It's candy apple red with a gold base, by the way. Here are some pictures.
By the way....I don't know if the OCC thanked George, but he did a tremendous amount of work hauling the raffle car around to the various promotional events as well as other activities and was up and on the road to London with the rafffle car at 5AM on Sat. (way too early for me!!). His wife Becky was also kept busy until late Fri. night with registration and then collecting raffle ticket and auction money until late Sat. night...so they should be recognized for their effort to make the LCS the success that it was. Thanks Becky and George!!