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Antique Cars, Planes and Motorcycles

December 11, 2013 / / One comment

From the Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum (WAAAM) Website – “The WAAAM Air & Auto Museum has one of the largest collections of still-flying antique aeroplanes and still-driving antique automobiles in the country.”

It had been a while since I’d been through the museum, but I had the chance over the weekend to do so, and have they ever added a lot.

This is an amazing collection of cool old stuff.  Most of it is good ole’ American transportation and engineering history, with a spattering of other things that any baby boomer would remember from childhood.

Also, any kid would have fun and learn lots from looking at these things – old, unrestored autos, motorcycles and airplane motors, plus cool old Americana antiques.

What a great place for kids of any age – The museum is located at the Hood River Airport (Ken Jernstedt Airfield) – plan a visit!

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Oregon Trail Rally Spectator Guide

May 3, 2013 / / Comments Off on Oregon Trail Rally Spectator Guide

Rally America has come to the northwest for the Oregon Trail Rally.  That means rally cars in Portland and in The Gorge!!!

I am a big fan of Rally – before my sense of self-preservation became somewhat developed, I spent some time as a Pro Rally co-driver.  Rally is hard – it’s fast, it’s pure, it rewards good preparation, and penalizes poor judgement and carelessness.  You should check it out.

One thing that is difficult about rally (from a spectators point of view) is seeing the action, but the promoters of Oregon Trail have ably addressed this. Friday, they will be at PIR (Portland International Raceway – a Portland City Park) for a series of what we used to call “Super Specials” – Special stages that purposely take place in a public area. It’s pretty cool.

On Saturday the cars will come out to Hood River, and then Dufur, for another group of special stages (in the woods) and some great opportunities to view the cars in service at both Odell and Dufur.

Link to the spectator guide – my favorites:

  • At PIR you can see the cars at speed with some great viewing opportunities.
  • At the Hood River Fairgrounds in Odell, the teams will have settled in and you will be able to look at cars and talk to crews.

 

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