Quincy contest/Tangerine Contest

[randy10926 at comcast.net]

I remember 15.6 cents a gallon for regular leaded about that time frame.  I could fill up my car (austin heally sprite) for $2.00; maybe $2.50 in-between price wars.

Randy

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> The last gas war that I remember(1969 or 70??) buying gas at had premium at 
> 19 cents a gallon and regular was 23 cents. Gas was about 35 cents a gallon 
> at home. It paid for us to drive to the next town to get gas, go back home 
> and cruise all night, then go back and fill up before turning the keys back 
> over to Pa. 
> 
> Wayne Galligan 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ken Thompson" 
> To: 
> Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 8:02 PM 
> Subject: Re: Quincy contest/Tangerine Contest 
> 
> 
> > We have $ 2.55 to 2.59 all around here. One spot in Ohio was having a gas 
> > war so some of us patient ones got it for $ 2.36, Bob did a little better 
> on 
> > Friday, gotta' love them gas wars!! 
> > 
> > Ken 
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Ron Van Putte" 
> > To: 
> > Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 8:40 PM 
> > Subject: Re: Quincy contest/Tangerine Contest 
> > 
> > 
> > > 
> > > On Aug 14, 2005, at 7:22 PM, Ken Thompson wrote: 
> > > 
> > >> About 20 min., and you can bet I squeezed every drop I could fit in my 
> > >> tank, too!! I paid a little more than you did, but still a great 
> deal. 
> > > 
> > > I went to the Tangerine Contest down in Apopka, FL with Tony Stillman. 
> We 
> > > paid $2.57/gallon on the way there. The cheapest gas was $2.39/gallon 
> in 
> > > Apopka. Paid $2.56/gallon on the way back. 
> > > 
> > > BTW, we had a good time at the contest. 
> > > 
> > > They had one Sportsman pilot, one Intermediate pilot, two Advanced 
> pilots, 
> > > four Master pilots and NINE F3A pilots! If you can imagine this: Jason 
> > > Shulman was there AND he competed with his World Championship airplane! 
> > > Not only that, he let his brother, David, borrow his airplane so he 
> could 
> > > compete. I asked that at the pilots' meeting that Jason and David be 
> > > allowed to fly alone, so that Jason's airplane wouldn't be at risk, and 
> > > that's the way it went until the fourth round, when my airplane was 
> > > airborne, and Jason took off. Can you imagine how conscious I was of 
> > > where Jason's airplane was during that flight? Can you believe that it 
> > > was my highest scoring flight? I was amazed! 
> > > 
> > > Jason leaves for France on Monday. Go U.S.A.!!! 
> > > 
> > > Ron Van Putte 
> > > 
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