Re: Carlisle ALL-Chrysler show

From: Chris Lambert (chris@dakotausa.com)
Date: Mon Jul 14 2003 - 12:49:33 EDT


Sunday there was a really nice Black Convert parked up there with us. never
got to talk to the owner.

<jon@dakota-truck.net> wrote in message
news:beulu9$ch3$1@bent.twistedbits.net...
>
> Bob Tom <tigers@bserv.com> wrote:
>
> : At 06:19 AM 7/14/03 -0400, you wrote:
> :>Jon Steiger got a 1st, Tom Mize got a 3rd. I'm not sure about
> :>anyone else. Bill White
>
> : Way to go Jon! Now you've got a trophy in show and one in racing!
> : Did you take the conv. or the Ram with the snow plough blade :-)
>
>
> Thanks, Bob! I didn't know I won anything until last night when Tom
> Mize e-mailed me to let me know I got 1st! I took the convertible -
> its a white truck so it doesn't show the dirt too much, which is a
> good thing since I didn't even bother to wash it first. ;-) I did
> get lucky though being the only convertible on the fun field. :-)
>
> I was very happy with the Dak's performance over the weekend. It
> can be a bit tricky to start out in 1st or reverse from a stop (it
> can easily start to chatter unless I hit it just right - maybe it
> needs a new clutch). Anyway, it performed flawlessly on the ~800
> mile trip down and back. I got 23.5mpg on the way down at 65mph
> and 21.9mpg on the way back at 75mph. I went about halfway with
> the top down on both trips - sure was a lot of fun cruising through
> the PA hills with the wind blowing through my hair. :-) Slowed
> down a bit going up some of the hills, but not too bad. This is
> a premag V6 with around 160,000 miles on it.
>
> --
>
> -Jon-
>
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