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After taking a year off from this event, the club
participated for the third year. It was not the best day for
arriving at the Alamodome due to the heavy mist and fog mixed with light
rain. However, John K and his friend managed to trailer his '45 MB
from Austin and I my '53 M38A1 from Austin as well.
Ray V drove his M151 to the Alamodome and former club member Houston W
drove his '54 Dodge Power Wagon.
We all arrived about 8:00am and went through registration at 9:00am
where we received our All Access wristbands. We then moved the
vehicles to a covered area and wiped them down and waited, and waited, and
waited for staging instructions. Around 11:00am as tradition
dictates, we headed over to Bill Miller BBQ for lunch. At this point, Ray
decided he was too cold and wet and left for home. Around 1:30pm, we
were staged inside the Alamodome for the pit party that was held from 2:00
to 5:00. With the 3 vehicles, we all must have signed 250 autographs
each not to mention the many pictures that were taken with kids in the
vehicles. We will all be immortalized in shoeboxes around the world
forever! Danny K made it in to the pit party from Austin via Ft.
Hood where he had attended a Korean War event meeting for the club at a
later date.
At 5:00pm, the pit party was over, the crowds left the Alamodome floor
and headed towards their seats. We moved our vehicles outside and
secured them for the show then headed to our seats. The show was
quite fun for everyone. Ray even showed back up again with some
friends. There were ATV races, remote control car
demonstrations, sand drags, lawnmower drags and the monster trucks.
Around 10:30, the show concluded and we all made our way to the
trailers/vehicles for the foggy/misty drive home. |
