We have an interesting speaker lined up to recount his latest  motoring adventure.

Chowderhead Jim Shelly has been trying to finish in the Hemmings Great Race for a number of years now.  He’s usually tried in a prewar beastie, a 1939 Buick.  His breakdowns along the way have become the stuff of legend – at least among his friends.   One didn’t realize there were so many ways for a  ’39 Buick to leave on by the side of the road.  For is latest foray he decided that reliability might be more important than the romance of running that many miles in a prewar sedan.   Instead he found a rally prepared  MGB-GT and he proceeded to take its original preparation to a whole new level.  Jim and his navigator actually made it from the start to the finish and did it reasonably competitively.    Jim will show some photos of the event and will talk about how one prepares and practices for this, the country’s longest Time/Distance/Speed/Rally. The fact of their finishing did not preclude various adventures along the way.    Come to the October Chowder Meeting and hear more.