50 Years and Counting
Feb
2007
Thunderbird Rally turns 50 this year. This is TeamD’s 7th T-Bird and if the decades that we missed are half as good as the last seven years then it’s half a century of awesome rallies.
At the rally HQ there is a display of Thunderbird memorabilia from years past. Rally plaques and plates are a long tradition in rallying. The display includes plaques going back to the 60’s and 70’s. Also there is a copy of the Rainier Auto Sports Club newsletter, the Wishbone Alley Gazette, from 1989 with some Thunderbird coverage.
We’re waiting for breakfast in Merritt and back at the hotel the parking lot is full of busy rally prep. Team McMillen and Crippen are off to a fine start. At the breakfast joint Jeff asked where his navigator was. Apparently he left Marvin at the hotel expecting him to catch a ride. The trip back to the hotel is short and both of them will be joining us shortly. The moral of the story is that you stick with the one you brought.
Signing off for now while breakfast is getting plated. Hopefully there will be some updates from the road.
