Lake Garnett Grand Prix Road Rally and Car Show
Mini-Reunion - July 24, 2004
This event was to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Lake Garnett Grand Prix. The Road Rally started at the SCCA National Headquarters in Topeka, with the first car leaving at 2pm. The Rally ended in Garnett with cars arriving around 5pm. Gary Wittman participated in the rally.
The car show started in Garnett at 4pm.
In spite of the last minute planning and the bad weather, six class members made it to the LGGPR. There were also three spouses and several members of classes in the years below and above. A lot of activities were canceled because of the rain but there were a lot of great classic cars on display. There was also a lot of very interesting memorabilia from the races in the sixties in one of the buildings near the lake. I heard that the high temperature that day was a record low and I believe it.
I didn't get a photo of Herb and Kathy Waring or Ron Wolken that turned out but I am hoping someone else got one (don't let anyone tell you that you can't get bad photos with a digital camera!)
This is from an email Gary sent to the group a few days after the rally:
Yes, it was a mini reunion but it was a good one. I didn't do well in the rally and the weather was terrible. However, when I pulled in from finishing the rally and saw those smiling faces, my spirits were immediately lifted and made the day a good one. It would have been nice to have good weather and a good finish in the rally but having good friends is more important.
This sign is from the Camp Fire Girl booth that TerryC worked in during the races in the 60s.
This painting or the races was done in the 60s by Genell's mother.
This is a copy of a photo taken at the races in 1963.
This is the front of the '04 Rally t-shirt.
This is TerryC, MerleW and his wife Kay.
DennyD, GaryW, TerryC, MerleW
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