[Miata] Mazda owners lose world record to Lotus owners

[Bill Kille]

>I seem to recall that the Pocono's Miata convention had over 600 
>cars. If anyone still has the photo where Reverend Masse (I think 
>that was his name) married us to our cars, we could prove that we 
>had more cars than the Lotus record.

The "official" count for Miata Mountain Madness in '98 was 265 Miata. 
This was the figure
compiled by Delaware Valley member Dick Stell and published in the 
color brochure sent
to all attendees after the Pocono event.  The picture on the front of 
the brochure is of all
the Miata lined up on pit road with then club president Gar Webb in 
his oversized  red,
white and blue Uncle Sam hat.

The coolest event at Miata Mountain Madness was the en mass run from 
Split Rock Lodge
to the dinner location about 8 miles from the lodge.  I believe a 
substantial donation had
been made to the Fraternal Order of Police and every stop sign and 
red light was manned
by a local policeman, a sheriff's deputy, state trooper, fire 
fighter, stopping traffic so the
convoy of 265 cars did not have to stop until they reached the dinner 
venue.  I was close
to the front of the line, parked my Miata and was on my second cold 
one when the last car
finally pulled in to park.

-- 
Bill Kille, Chestertown, Md. USA
'06  Silver MX-5 "The Silver Bullet"
Delaware Valley Miata Club
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