SCVMTC 2012 Endurance Run: Did any Forum members participate?

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Tom Magee on Tuesday, June 12, 2012 - 07:10 pm:

Hi All,

I was not able to participate in the 2012 SCVMTFC Endurance Run this year, June 10. Did any Forum members participate? How was the route and turn out? Do you have any photos or video to share?

The SCVMTFC website only has a few photos posted so far.

Thanks,

Tom


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Tim Williams on Tuesday, June 12, 2012 - 08:43 pm:

Yes I did Tom,
It was long but good, lots of challenges. Almost 10 miles of dirt road. We had car problems but still finished.

Tim Williams
Navigator car #36.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Aaron Griffey, Hayward Ca. on Tuesday, June 12, 2012 - 08:58 pm:

I was at the finish. They didn't start coming in until 5PM.
All cars were pretty dusty. I saw Humble Howard there, don't know who he rode with.
I saw Tim williams come in real late. maybe after 6 PM.
There were a few new cars that I have never seen before. Some were built to replace a car that would need too many changes to qualify or meet the rules.
I think #36 has run more than 40 years, right Tim? Or at least the owner has.
I have pictures but can not post them.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Tom Magee on Tuesday, June 12, 2012 - 09:02 pm:

Thanks, Tim. I remember driving on dirt roads on some of the runs back in the 70's and 80s. That was always fun. I wish I still had the maps from those old runs. I would like to retrace the routes.

Where was the half way point?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Aaron Griffey, Hayward Ca. on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 02:31 am:

The half way point was the Ford dealer in Hollister


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Aaron Griffey, Hayward Ca. on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 02:31 am:

The half way point was the Ford dealer in Hollister


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Tim Williams on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 03:24 am:

Aaron
Yes car #36 is my uncles, he has run 38 straight years. We had major spark plug fouling problems. Almost had to call it a day when the car died in Freedom near Watsonville. Made it in on 2 or 3 cylinders.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steven A Gulko on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 08:54 am:

The run this year was designed by Troed Johnson. He did an excelent job and he tried to make it as difficult as the runs were in the old days. Total distance was about 198 miles and I think about 5 cars were lost.
Ed Archer and his riding mechanic "Humble" Howard lost their U joint early in the run.
My car #38 driven by my son "Dan" drove with a friend from another unnamed club (it uses a bowtie as an insignia) as riding mechanic lost the left rear fender from the car. The bracket broke and they came into the lunch stop with the mechanic holding the fender.
Still they lucked out and got 3rd place.
I was on the Low Land Tour in my 1915 Touring and I got a leak in the intake/exhaust manifold gasket and lost most of my power. Since the coffee break stop was only a half mile from my sons house I chose to take it home and park it rather than fix it at that time. My modern car has air conditioning and that felt very good. Drove to the half way point and welcomed all the cars in.
It was a great day and a fun run.
Congratulations to all who participated and also to those that put the run on.
Great job everyone


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ivan Jorgensen on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 09:30 am:

I made a time lapse video of the start line.

http://youtu.be/U9GVPSvqKAg


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ivan Jorgensen on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 09:33 am:

and two photos.

photo1
photo2


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Stan Howe Helena, Montana on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 10:07 am:

That's a pretty cool video, does anybody have any footage of the cars on the run?

I really like the looks of the green speedster in the above photo. Nice job on that one.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steven A Gulko on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 10:16 am:

Good video Ivan. I was laughing at how fast Jim's arms were moving directing the speedsters as they arrived. Also I had no idea how stupid I looked when I turned around and drove back to look for my missing drivers gloves. I had them hanging on the door frame and as I started to drive away I realized that they were not there. I thought I dropped them on the ground. Found them inside the car on the floor so off I went.
We all looked like the Keystone Cops in your video.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jay - In Northern California on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 10:17 am:

Here's a photo of the pinion key that sheared minutes before Wayne Sheldon got to load his speedster to attend this years endurance run. I'll let Wayne tell the story.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ivan Jorgensen on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 10:57 am:

I did not get any footage this year other than the start line. It is a little hard to follow the route with a 5 month old. Here are my videos from the previous years:

2011:
https://vimeo.com/28017161
http://youtu.be/yQN0rTe5eeg

2010:
https://vimeo.com/21698509
http://youtu.be/56lenfHY6zs
http://youtu.be/I2dBFL6AAjw

2009:
https://vimeo.com/25725790
http://youtu.be/-mouOTwfkZA


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Stan Howe Helena, Montana on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 11:03 am:

Hey Ivan!!! A 5 month old!!! Congrats to you and your beautiful wife. I sure enjoyed meeting and visiting with you and her at the Whitefish tour. Somewhere in my pictures I have a pic of the two of you and the one with her and me. Good Job!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Stan Howe Helena, Montana on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 08:20 pm:

Guess who this is?? It's Ivan and Cora. Aaron sent me the pic to post.



Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Aaron Griffey, Hayward Ca. on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 09:03 pm:

Thanks for posting that for me Stan.

When I first joined the Santa Clara Valley T Club
Ivan and his brother were in their early days of grade school, or not in school yet.
Ivan and his wife Sarah have done more work for the club than you can imagine.
His mother Maria is one of the most popular women ever in the club. She would volunteer for any job if nobody else wanted it. If she couldn't work it in her schedule she'd volunteer her father-in law to do it!
Whenever a prospective new member came along we would say, who knows, that person could turn out to be another Maria Jorgensen!
Ivan's grandfather, the late Cy Jorgensen, won the Walter Rosenthal award in 1991 when he was 72 years old. He got several new valuable members into the club.
Ivan's father Pader is the auctioneer at the clubs annual auction and has done a lot of work in the club as well. Pader's sister and one of his brothers have also been active in the hobby.

Congrat s on the new addition to your family Ivan.
Oh, Ivan's brother has not been in the model T scene much since he has become one of San Jose's finest. The Jorgensen family and the model T club are all proud of him too.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ivan Jorgensen on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 10:05 pm:

You found us Stan. That is my little doll.

Thanks for the kind words Aaron. I try to live up to my grandpa's standards in everything I do and hope he would be impressed. He was an awesome man. If I could be even half the man he was, I will have lived a fulfilled life.

I live by the standard, what would grandpa have done...


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Aaron Griffey, Hayward Ca. on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 10:55 pm:

He was one hell-of a guy alright.
I also remember a couple of years ago when Ivan took his grandmother, Cy's widow, on the Speedster run. She was 89, I think, and got a hell of a kick out of it.
I have a picture of them too, maybe I can get some one to post it.
It is a great lookin speedster. It too is on nwvs.org
Listed under Pader Jorgensen, I think.

Stan, the green no. 12 car in the picture you mention is car no. 12 on the Northwest Vintage Speedsters site
nwvs.org
It is from the Bertolotti Collection. I think John's nephews, Grant & Collin Feichtmeir, claim it.
I also think Ed Archer did a write-up on it for the Vintage Ford a few years ago.
Maybe the Low-buck Special. I'd have to look it up.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Erich Bruckner, Vancouver, WA on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 11:07 pm:

Ivan, loved the video. Watched the shadows slowly march across. Never saw model Ts move so smartly. Great fun.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Stan Howe Helena, Montana on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 11:52 pm:


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Stan Howe Helena, Montana on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 11:55 pm:


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Stan Howe Helena, Montana on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 11:59 pm:

The two above are Ivan and Gramma and the front end on Ivan's car, compliments of Aaron Griffey. Here are three more from Aaron.






Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Wayne Sheldon, Grass Valley, CA on Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 03:04 am:

Stan,
Sorry, your caption is wrong. The second photo is not the Jorgensen's car. But thank you for posting all of these.
That "Polarine" car number 15 is a really nice car. In the past several years, I have spent quite a bit of time looking it over.

Jay,
Thank you for posting the photo. A good argument for after-market brakes!
Can you believe that is one of the two hands that spent most of the previous day working on a model T rear end? (Tide is a good grease remover, tough on hands, though.)
I did do a bit more than just replace the key. When I threw the car together a few years back, I didn't have time to do all of the things one should do when rebuilding a T rear end. I barely made the run that year. I guess I paid for it this year. Among other things, the torque tube was not square to the rear end. It is now. I just figured that since I had to pull the rear end, I might as well do the rest of it. The car is getting more and more done. I am getting happier when I look at it and drive it.
(For those who may wonder, no, I did not have to change out Babbitt thrust washers. THOSE, you do not fool with!)

Ivan,
Thank you for the video! It was fun to watch.
And thank you for all you do for the club! I remember when you were 5 months old. Yours is a wonderful family. Be proud.

How about more tales and photos? Show me what I missed!

Drive carefully, and enjoy, W2


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Tim Williams on Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 04:50 am:

Wayne,

did the rearend break at home or in San Jose? I kept looking for you in the morning until Ron Mckenzie told us what happened.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bede Cordes, New Zealand on Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 05:48 am:

Can I be a pest and ask what the forth pedal in the beautiful little green speedster is for ?

Regards,
Bede


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Tim Williams on Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 06:33 am:

I think its a gas pedal.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Stan Howe Helena, Montana on Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 09:44 am:

Oh ya, I knew that. Late and tired, trying to get the pics posted for Aaron before I went to bed. Sorry for the mistake.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bernard Paulsen, San Buenaventura, Calif on Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 12:35 pm:

Thinking about it, when 4 pedals must be confusing to the casual observer, adding a 5th one for the exhaust cutout sounds like fun.

I really like the exhaust of the # 15 car. I also thing that the olive period color serves it well.


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