2021 Maryland Airheads Last Days of Summer Rally Recap

Fri Sep 24 19:09:31 EDT 2021

Thank you Will and family.

That was one of the best rallies ever and definitely the best weather ever.

I added some pics.

Craig

On Fri, Sep 24, 2021 at 5:37 PM Maryland Airheads <
marylandairheads at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hedz,
>
> If you missed it, you missed a good one...
>
> The Maryland Airheads hosted the return of the Last Days of Summer Rally
> the weekend of September 9th through the 12th. Some folks decided to head
> early arriving Wednesday afternoon. My original plan was to make it out
> there the same evening, but I could not manage it between work and final
> packing.  I was able to get out there Thursday morning with my trusty 1980
> R80/7 on the trailer in tow behind my trusty 1993 Volvo 960 wagon.  The
> wagon was a pandemic purchase instigated by our own Mike Adams who
> connected me with it's now former owner in June of 2020.  The wagon is well
> suited for rally management with a full 6 feet of internal cargo space and
> with its 2.9 liter I6 200hp naturally aspirated engine (a massive increase
> in power over the 2.4 liter I4 red block used in most of Volvos preceding
> 240 models).
>
> Once on site and settled in, the early arriving contingent managed to get
> a nice afternoon ride. The weather was perfect!  Chris Kennedy and I
> wandered north into PA and found some great roads.  That evening everyone
> was on their own with some folks heading to Bill's in Little Orleans and
> others cooking in camp. Thursday was a late night with much merriment.
>
> Friday morning I suited up (literally), donned my riding gear and rode
> most of the way back to Westminster for a memorial service for my
> recently departed Grandmother who managed to finish 94 trips around the
> sun...  When I got to the cemetery I ditched the Aerostich, donned a suit
> jacket and was ready for the service.  Mae brought her riding gear along to
> the service, changed into afterwards and hopped on the bike for the return
> run. I put in about 220 miles by the time we made it back to the rally!
> Most riders had arrived by the time we returned with three of them on /2s!
> Our beloved Eric Heilveil rode several hours in on his beautiful /2 (he is
> hobbling around quite nicely after his recent get-off, and it was great to
> see him), Craig Barnhart traveled in on his R50, and a third rider
> journeyed from Yorktown, VA on another vintage R60/2.  By the end of the
> evening we had about 35 rally goers in camp.  Dinner was well received-
> pulled chicken and pork, vegetarian black beans and rice served with flour
> tortillas...  Another late night ensued following dinner, but it did not
> include me...
>
> Saturday was beautiful with more riding by most who attended. I rode with
> a group that put in about 110 miles down through WV.
>
> Dinner included Beef Bourguignon over mashed potatoes with kale and
> caramelized onions, and loaves of bread. Some remarked that it was one of
> the finer meals out of all of the rallies we have hosted.
>
> The sky was clear and the milky way was very visible Saturday evening.
> Some rally goers lasted late into the night...
>
> Sunday saw some riders gone at daybreak and others lingering until after
> 12PM.  I was home by about 3PM. Others can fill in more details...
>
> I did not take many pictures, but have created a shared album where people
> can upload photos. Please add to the album.
>
>  https://photos.app.goo.gl/j479GVvhgEpoiitH7
>
> I am heading to Todd Trumbore's rally next weekend and hope to see some of
> you there... I will be the one relaxing all weekend with beverage in hand...
>
> I am going to host another Tech Day at my place this fall...  Date has not
> been set, but will make people aware of a potential date soon.
>
>
> All the Best,
>
> Will Andalora
> Maryland Airmarshal
> ABC 11737
> 410.596.0812
> www.airheads.org
>
> Airheads  Beemer Club WhAIR and When Online Calendar:
> http://www.airheads.org/wair-when#year=2019&month=4&day=21&view=month
>
> Mark Lipschitz: In Memorium  https://photos.app.goo.gl/X2aoBC2ezrzPMZxr5
>
> Google Photos Links to Maryland Airhead Events
> 2021 Last Days of Summer  https://photos.app.goo.gl/j479GVvhgEpoiitH7
> 2020 Airhead Campout https://photos.app.goo.gl/wHyngdZnvZFXNKcu5
> 2019 Last Days of Summer https://photos.app.goo.gl/gJLAMdiTYZgZMkEh7
> 2019 Summer Solstice Tech Weekend
> https://photos.app.goo.gl/Ve4THJTCJrictsaUA
> 2019 TechnoBarn https://photos.app.goo.gl/UvqVEnMrv6XGSPjM9
> 2018 Last Days of Summer https://photos.app.goo.gl/fC2sHqgctx1MV9gw5
> 2018 Summer Solstice Tech Weekend
> https://photos.app.goo.gl/YhLFV2AUHr2A6vWR7
> 2018 TechnoBarn https://photos.app.goo.gl/mwbNEFZBDM2sAetJ3
> 2018 Supertech 2.3 https://photos.app.goo.gl/PLn3L34iSenMLnMR2
> 2018 Supertech 2.3 Museum Tour Day
> https://photos.app.goo.gl/2cJl3ylJbNaUVG2A3
> 2017 Last Days of Summer https://photos.app.goo.gl/JEVvywZREED7OptL2
> 2017 Golden Age of Airheads https://goo.gl/photos/nQkpXFtvxHmwLDek8
> 2017 Summer Solstice Tech Day  https://goo.gl/photos/qN2YsweKParKqvXQ8
> 2017 Rolling Rally  *https://goo.gl/photos/KJT2wXuH6eTM19wU6
> <https://goo.gl/photos/KJT2wXuH6eTM19wU6>*
> 2017 TechnoBarn  https://goo.gl/photos/j1f8tByCfVaBnCUKA
> 2017 SuperTech 2.2  https://goo.gl/photos/XrckZWXUDRdgJGjk6
> 2016 Last Days of Summer  https://goo.gl/photos/nYfKa6TabUay714h9
> 2016 Tom's Tech Day   https://goo.gl/photos/dmh5pktuHvUuvAwH9
> 2016 Passing of the Airmarshal Flag
> https://goo.gl/photos/u429MPzKALcJeuF79
> 2016 Summer Solstice Tech Day  https://goo.gl/photos/SkV19aC4Qc6vJTL78
> 2016 Rolling Rally  https://goo.gl/photos/ZuNcyMc2DMcrghXP6
> 2016 SuperTech 2.1  https://goo.gl/photos/Tdg86q3VsR87FdCF8
> 2015 Last Days of Summer  https://goo.gl/photos/w1XEMp9EkamucpK19
> 2015 Rolling Rally  https://goo.gl/photos/GKYhLDgV4VC4jUcZ9
> 2015 SuperTech 2.0  https://goo.gl/photos/oq99m9x492qFFbGR6
> 2014 Last Days of Summer  https://goo.gl/photos/WSmGi4YhUrHjY8Xt7
>
>
> Note:  If you are a Gmail user, you can permanently add these albums to
> your Google Photo Account. If not, you can simply reference the tag line of
> emails from Maryland Airheads to access the albums. These albums are
> shared, so people can add images to them.  Some folders are set up, but do
> not contain images yet.  Feel free to add relevant images and if you want
> to add additional images from another event, we can create albums to
> support new or past events.
>
>
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