(photo by Artie Clark)
BritishV8 Meet May 20-23, 2012 Palestine, Texas
Our sixteenth annual British V8 meet was planned and hosted by Wayne Kube (wkube) and "The Lucas Quality Inspection Team": Jeremy Youngblood (jerman), Nick Pappas, Gene Tollini, and Rick Gregory. Special Report on British V8 2012: The Cars of BritishV8 2012 The People of BritishV8 2012 Our Visit to the Texas State Railway Maintenance Facility How It Was Done: Bill Davidson's 1974 MGB GT V6 How It Was Done: Calvin Grannis' 1974 Triumph TR6 V8 Photo Feature: Ray Holtzapple's Factory MGB GT V8 Photo Feature: Phil Marcell's Factory MGB GT V8 How It Was Done: Ken Nicks' 1974 MGB GT V6 How It Was Done: Jeremy Youngblood's 1968 MGB V8 (much more coming soon!) |
 Snapshots from the 2012 Meet |
Host Hotel
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Hampton Inn & Suites www.hamptonpalestine.com 2700 South Loop 256 Palestine, TX 75801 phone: 903.723.0016, or toll free: 800.560.7809 Group rate: just $80/night |
Meet Schedule
| SUNDAY | |||
| (any time) | Ride the Texas State Railroad steam locomotive between Palestine and Rusk on your own. (Visit TexasStateRR.com or call 888-987-2461 for more information.) | ||
| 7:00pm | * | Beer & Burgers Cookout / Welcome Party / Registration. | |
| MONDAY | |||
| 9:00am | Tour of the Texas State Railroad steam train repair facility in Rusk. | ||
| 12:30pm | * | Lunch in Davey Dogwood Park. Turn in your Rallye score sheets. | |
| 2:00pm | * | Rallye/Poker Run through the scenic East Texas piney woods. | |
| 5:00pm | Tech Sessions. | ||
| 7:00pm | * | Texas BBQ of smoked brisket, sausage, and chicken with sides and dessert. | |
| TUESDAY | |||
| 9:00-on | Dyno sessions (cost: $60 for 2 pulls). | ||
| 9:00-on | * | Driving slalom / autocross (timed runs). | |
| Note: | Dyno sessions and the autocross will run concurrently throughout the day, and we adjusted schedules as needed so everyone could do both if they wished. | ||
| 10:30pm | Project BADASS Business Meeting. | ||
| 12:00pm | * | Lunch (fried chicken). | |
| 4:30pm | Tech Sessions / How-It-Was-Done Walkthroughs. | ||
| 7:00pm | Dinner on your own, and Texas Hold 'em Poker in the hotel Meeting Room. | ||
| WEDNESDAY | |||
| 9:00am | Driving Slalom Finals at the track. | ||
| 10:30pm | Leave hotel for the one hour group drive to Canton Texas. | ||
| 11:30pm | Group lunch. (Restaurant to be determined.) | ||
| 12:30pm | * | Tour Hatfield Restorations. (See HatfieldRestorations.com for more information.) | |
| 3:30pm | Tech Sessions. | ||
| 5:00pm | Auction / Swap-Meet / Door Prize Drawings. | ||
| 7:00pm | * | Tex-Mex Banquet at a local restaurant. Announcement of rallye and slalom winners. Display of dyno results. Fun and surprises. | |
| THURSDAY | |||
| 7:00pm | We hope you enjoyed the Texas hospitality, and you had a lot of fun. If you didnŐt get to ride the Texas State Railroad steam train on Sunday, now is your chance before you head home. | ||
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| GENERAL NOTES | |||
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We left some slack in the schedule so people could take self-guided scenic
drives on our curvy East-Texas backroads, and we recommended some favorite routes.
Locals pronounce the name of our host city "Pal-uh-steen". Palestine is "wet," meaning there are liquor stores in town and also beer and wine may be purchased in grocery stores. | |||
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| * | Meals and tours marked with an asterisk were included in the registration fee, for participants and their guests. | ||
On our way to BritishV8 2012... we enjoyed a Shreveport Rendevous!
Organized by Kelly Stevenson, the Shreveport Rendesvous was a way to extend BritishV8 2012 by one night!
We gathered together on Saturday, May 19th in Shreveport and then continued on Sunday the final 135 miles
into Palestine.
Best Western Chateau Suites Hotel
Exit 19A on I-20
201 Lake Street
Shreveport, LA 71101
phone: 318.222.7620
discount rate: $99.99/night.
