[SPAM] Re: Quincy contest/Tangerine Contest

[Wayne Galligan]

I quit smokin when cigs went to .40 a pack so I could support paying for $2.15 10% Sig fuel

WG
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Lamar Blair 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 2:46 PM
  Subject: [SPAM] Re: Quincy contest/Tangerine Contest


  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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