[SPAM] Re: Quincy contest/Tangerine Contest

[Lamar Blair]

I can remember paying $0.11 per gallon at a gas war and cig's were $0.35 a pack .

Lamar
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: randy10926 at comcast.net 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 9:33 AM
  Subject: Re: Quincy contest/Tangerine Contest


  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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