Well, we’ve arrived at Loring, Maine. We’ve sipped our first beers, ate a bunch of lobster, oogled a trio of cool hot rods, and skirted a huge speeding ticket due to the good graces of a large Maine state trooper. Other than the run-in with Johnny Law the seven hour ride was uneventful and the local scenery is really something to see. 

As the weekend moves along you’ll see more and more race cars and racing action, but getting here early, really two days before anything actually goes down the track was important to us. We wanted to have some time to BS, catch up, and scope out the area where this event is held.

The one major thing that all LSR venues seem to have going for them is a remoteness from civilization. Maxton, NC is the closest to any real “stuff” but even that is a long way off. Bonneville may as well be the lunar surface and Loring is somewhere right in the middle. A full day’s ride from our home office south of Boston, we recognize the dedication and expense that it takes to drag your junk here from a far off locale. The participants in this meet really have to work to get here, but when they do, they’ll be greeted with the most green landscape they’ve ever seen. Just the potato farms alone go for miles.

Meeting up with Keith and Tonya Turk along with Luke, Dave, and Steve was great and we enjoyed a well prepared lobster boil that Dave and Luke argued over. Their debate resulted in some perfectly cooked lobster so we fully condone the “fighting” method of cooking.

At that gathering we were greeted by a trio of awesome cars. There was a ’32 Ford truck, a hemi powered ’32 Ford roadster and an late first generation Corvette that just dropped by when they saw cars on trailers and people having fun. I zapped a bunch of photos of the cars, the food, and the warning we got from the Maine state police. I thought I was cooked when the trooper stopped me and my cruise control was set in the upper-80mph range. He even used the words “grossly exceeding” the speed limit. 

Shockingly he came back, gave me a warning, and asked where I was headed. I told him, have him a BS business card and am waiting to see his name pop up.

Hit the link below to see travel photos, hot rod photos, lobster photos and the very basic warning form used by the Maine state police.

LINK:Loring Timing Association 2010 Meet — Thursday gallery 

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2010 Loring Timing Association meet, Friday

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