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derRHDmeister
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While we wait for more participants to step up to the plate, I thought it'd be a good time to dust off some old reading material to give you a little background about the legend of the Beauty.
It is also of important note that the Beauty came from the fabled Shasta Snow Trip Tourist Program. It wouldn't have been possible without the many few contributors in this program. Please read, and transport yourself back at a time when buses were still aplenty and cheap...
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=437035&start=0
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joe cool
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| Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 10:43 pm Post subject: Re: 2018 Shasta Snow Trip: CA & OR: Thursday, Feb. 1st. Time: 0420 |
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Photo by Robert Causey 2010 |
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kombisutra
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| Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2017 5:13 am Post subject: Re: 2018 Shasta Snow Trip: CA & OR: Thursday, Feb. 1st. Time: 0420 |
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Inspiration:
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The Dakar Rally: Jan 6, 2018 – Jan 20, 2018
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kombisutra
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| Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2017 6:01 am Post subject: Re: 2018 Shasta Snow Trip: CA & OR: Thursday, Feb. 1st. Time: 0420 |
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The Driver Team List:
1)Team Kombisutra, Brian, 1959 Singlecab truck Old Blue Marin County, CA
2)Joe Cool 1966 Kombi mural bus, Yolo County, CA
3)Team Texas, Greg, 1959 Kombi/camper, Elgin, Texas
4)Team Iowa, Al Brase, 1956 Single Cab Truck
5)Rustybus, Richard Kimbrough, 1961 Ragtop Standard
6)The Beauty, Pilot Clint & CoPilot Darrell, Auburn/Riverside CA
7)Team Busset Hound Lou, 1967 Flying Pamper, Foothills, Ca
8)Team Oregon, Lance Armstrong, 1964 Green Truck, Grants Pass Or
9)Team Santa Rosa, Loren, 1958 Panel, Santa Rosa Ca
10)Team Yeosurf, Cory, 1960 Panel, San Francisco Ca,
11)Team Surfcity Jeremy, 1966 Kombi, Santa Cruz, Ca
12)TEAM BOULDER CREEK, BIG GRAHAM!! 1967 WESTY, Boulder Creek, Ca
(13 Copy, the edit post)
Who elss is game this year? |
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dgsaz
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| Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2018 1:46 pm Post subject: Re: 2018 Shasta Snow Trip: CA & OR: Thursday, Feb. 1st. Time: 0420 |
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As the Shasta Drivers approached the snow fields from the safety of dry dirt roads, they stopped suddenly to reassess their route.
They were a long way from the wilds of Labrador, but yet.........
Write your own ending.
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blitzkrieg59
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| Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2018 4:51 pm Post subject: Re: 2018 Shasta Snow Trip: CA & OR: Thursday, Feb. 1st. Time: 0420 |
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WTF, someone else is rolling out from Iowa?
Al Brase: hit me up!
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Alan Brase
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| Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2018 5:57 pm Post subject: Re: 2018 Shasta Snow Trip: CA & OR: Thursday, Feb. 1st. Time: 0420 |
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| kombisutra wrote: |
The Driver Team List:
1)Team Kombisutra, Brian, 1959 Singlecab truck Old Blue Marin County, CA
2)Joe Cool 1966 Kombi mural bus, Yolo County, CA
3)Team Texas, Greg, 1959 Kombi/camper, Elgin, Texas
4)Team Iowa, Al Brase, 1956 Single Cab Truck
5)Rustybus, Richard Kimbrough, 1961 Ragtop Standard
6)The Beauty, Pilot Clint & CoPilot Darrell, Auburn/Riverside CA
7)Team Busset Hound Lou, 1967 Flying Pamper, Foothills, Ca
8)Team Oregon, Lance Armstrong, 1964 Green Truck, Grants Pass Or
9)Team Santa Rosa, Loren, 1958 Panel, Santa Rosa Ca
10)Team Yeosurf, Cory, 1960 Panel, San Francisco Ca,
11)Team Surfcity Jeremy, 1966 Kombi, Santa Cruz, Ca
12)TEAM BOULDER CREEK, BIG GRAHAM!! 1967 WESTY, Boulder Creek, Ca
(13 Copy, the edit post)
Who elss is game this year? |
Sorry boys and girls,
Gotta withdraw my name. Some financial things fell thru, just cannot get it all together soon enough. Maybe next year. Single cab not the greatest winter camper anyway.
Al Brase
56 Wolfsburg single cab
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silkvw
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| Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2018 7:57 pm Post subject: Re: 2018 Shasta Snow Trip: CA & OR: Thursday, Feb. 1st. Time: 0420 |
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I'm out for this year too. Maybe next year.
I'll keep on trying.
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Alan Brase
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| Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2018 11:56 pm Post subject: Re: 2018 Shasta Snow Trip: CA & OR: Thursday, Feb. 1st. Time: 0420 |
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I guess perhaps 2017 was a disastrous yer for many, but perhaps for other reasons, it seems like it is increasingly difficult to get a good field of participants for SST.
I suppose this has been talked about before, but do any feel it may be time to open it to more YEARS of Vw type 2's?
That being: BAY WINDOW BUSES?
I'm sure some feel strongly about this.
Al
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Projects: 67 sunroof bug, 67 Porsche 912 Targa, 70 Westy
Dec 1955 Single Cab pickup WANT 15" BUS RIMS dated 8/55, thru 12/55
To New owners: 1969 doublecab, 1971 Dormobile
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80 P27 Westy JUL 1979, 3rd oldest known US
83 1.6TD Vanagon, 87 Wolfie Westy daily driver, swap meet home |
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crofty
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| Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2018 11:00 am Post subject: Re: 2018 Shasta Snow Trip: CA & OR: Thursday, Feb. 1st. Time: 0420 |
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| Alan Brase wrote: |
I guess perhaps 2017 was a disastrous yer for many, but perhaps for other reasons, it seems like it is increasingly difficult to get a good field of participants for SST.
I suppose this has been talked about before, but do any feel it may be time to open it to more YEARS of Vw type 2's?
That being: BAY WINDOW BUSES?
I'm sure some feel strongly about this.
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derRHDmeister
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| Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2018 11:24 am Post subject: Re: 2018 Shasta Snow Trip: CA & OR: Thursday, Feb. 1st. Time: 0420 |
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| crofty wrote: |
| Alan Brase wrote: |
I guess perhaps 2017 was a disastrous yer for many, but perhaps for other reasons, it seems like it is increasingly difficult to get a good field of participants for SST.
I suppose this has been talked about before, but do any feel it may be time to open it to more YEARS of Vw type 2's?
That being: BAY WINDOW BUSES?
I'm sure some feel strongly about this.
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Blasphemy! |
It won't be the same when its invaded by bays vanagons and syncros. You can come watch on the sidelines (i-5)
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Alan Brase
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| Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 12:55 am Post subject: Re: 2018 Shasta Snow Trip: CA & OR: Thursday, Feb. 1st. Time: 0420 |
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| derRHDmeister wrote: |
| crofty wrote: |
| Alan Brase wrote: |
I guess perhaps 2017 was a disastrous yer for many, but perhaps for other reasons, it seems like it is increasingly difficult to get a good field of participants for SST.
I suppose this has been talked about before, but do any feel it may be time to open it to more YEARS of Vw type 2's?
That being: BAY WINDOW BUSES?
I'm sure some feel strongly about this.
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Blasphemy! |
It won't be the same when its invaded by bays vanagons and syncros. You can come watch on the sidelines (i-5)
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Really, I don't think I was even considering Vanagons, Syncros, Jeeps, Land Rovers nor Humvees.
I was mostly thinking about EARLY bays, T2a's 68-71. Or maybe you want to say gotta be wide 5 wheels? 68-70? No type 4 motors, that would ruin it.
It's beginning to look like only about 10 on this list, I suppose many more show up? In the old days, sometimes there would even be a barndoor or two. But these days, there are precious few "driver quality" splitties with owners so masochistic.
If they allowed a 1970, I could take my 1970 Westy and just drive it the 1800 miles to participate. As it is with the splitty, I don't think I'll drive my 40 hp that far, but rather trailer it.
Just a thought.
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Projects: 67 sunroof bug, 67 Porsche 912 Targa, 70 Westy
Dec 1955 Single Cab pickup WANT 15" BUS RIMS dated 8/55, thru 12/55
To New owners: 1969 doublecab, 1971 Dormobile
Vanagons:
80 P27 Westy JUL 1979, 3rd oldest known US
83 1.6TD Vanagon, 87 Wolfie Westy daily driver, swap meet home |
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swharris
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| Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 1:05 am Post subject: Re: 2018 Shasta Snow Trip: CA & OR: Thursday, Feb. 1st. Time: 0420 |
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Get Hamill to go again and all his fanbois will follow. Guaranteed.
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LAGrunthaner
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| Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 4:23 am Post subject: Re: 2018 Shasta Snow Trip: CA & OR: Thursday, Feb. 1st. Time: 0420 |
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Alan Brase, why don't you check with other drivers and offer to copilot? That in itself will motivate you and perhaps others for next year. 
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| crofty wrote: |
| Alan Brase wrote: |
I guess perhaps 2017 was a disastrous yer for many, but perhaps for other reasons, it seems like it is increasingly difficult to get a good field of participants for SST.
I suppose this has been talked about before, but do any feel it may be time to open it to more YEARS of Vw type 2's?
That being: BAY WINDOW BUSES?
I'm sure some feel strongly about this.
Al |
Blasphemy! |
It won't be the same when its invaded by bays vanagons and syncros. You can come watch on the sidelines (i-5)
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Really, I don't think I was even considering Vanagons, Syncros, Jeeps, Land Rovers nor Humvees.
I was mostly thinking about EARLY bays, T2a's 68-71. Or maybe you want to say gotta be wide 5 wheels? 68-70? No type 4 motors, that would ruin it.
It's beginning to look like only about 10 on this list, I suppose many more show up? In the old days, sometimes there would even be a barndoor or two. But these days, there are precious few "driver quality" splitties with owners so masochistic.
If they allowed a 1970, I could take my 1970 Westy and just drive it the 1800 miles to participate. As it is with the splitty, I don't think I'll drive my 40 hp that far, but rather trailer it.
Just a thought. |
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Alan Brase
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| Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 4:54 am Post subject: Re: 2018 Shasta Snow Trip: CA & OR: Thursday, Feb. 1st. Time: 0420 |
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| LAGrunthaner wrote: |
Alan Brase, why don't you check with other drivers and offer to copilot? That in itself will motivate you and perhaps others for next year.
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Actually, I think I'm too damned broke to even do that. I got divorced about 5 years ago, and got my life back, but much of my assets and income is gone. Plus, I'm retired now, and a few things just fell thru.
BUT, I can work ANY hours I want on my 67 Porsche, 56 Single cab, or 70 Westy till I can barely climb the stairs, drop into bed and my cats don't care. Priceless.
Maybe next year.
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Projects: 67 sunroof bug, 67 Porsche 912 Targa, 70 Westy
Dec 1955 Single Cab pickup WANT 15" BUS RIMS dated 8/55, thru 12/55
To New owners: 1969 doublecab, 1971 Dormobile
Vanagons:
80 P27 Westy JUL 1979, 3rd oldest known US
83 1.6TD Vanagon, 87 Wolfie Westy daily driver, swap meet home |
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derRHDmeister
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| Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 9:16 am Post subject: Re: 2018 Shasta Snow Trip: CA & OR: Thursday, Feb. 1st. Time: 0420 |
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| Alan Brase wrote: |
| derRHDmeister wrote: |
| crofty wrote: |
| Alan Brase wrote: |
I guess perhaps 2017 was a disastrous yer for many, but perhaps for other reasons, it seems like it is increasingly difficult to get a good field of participants for SST.
I suppose this has been talked about before, but do any feel it may be time to open it to more YEARS of Vw type 2's?
That being: BAY WINDOW BUSES?
I'm sure some feel strongly about this.
Al |
Blasphemy! |
It won't be the same when its invaded by bays vanagons and syncros. You can come watch on the sidelines (i-5)
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Really, I don't think I was even considering Vanagons, Syncros, Jeeps, Land Rovers nor Humvees.
I was mostly thinking about EARLY bays, T2a's 68-71. Or maybe you want to say gotta be wide 5 wheels? 68-70? No type 4 motors, that would ruin it.
It's beginning to look like only about 10 on this list, I suppose many more show up? In the old days, sometimes there would even be a barndoor or two. But these days, there are precious few "driver quality" splitties with owners so masochistic.
If they allowed a 1970, I could take my 1970 Westy and just drive it the 1800 miles to participate. As it is with the splitty, I don't think I'll drive my 40 hp that far, but rather trailer it.
Just a thought. |
If you insert a small metal division bar on your Front windshield you might be able to fool us into bringing your wide 5 bay window. But no promise.
Actually the smaller the group the better it is. Less chaos, confusion and waiting etc. My best SST was in 2007 with just 5-6 of us. Brian led the pack and w e really thrashed the trials in record time. I’ll never forget that year.
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swharris
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| Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 10:08 am Post subject: Re: 2018 Shasta Snow Trip: CA & OR: Thursday, Feb. 1st. Time: 0420 |
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| LAGrunthaner wrote: |
Alan Brase, why don't you check with other drivers and offer to copilot? That in itself will motivate you and perhaps others for next year.
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crofty
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| Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 10:22 am Post subject: Re: 2018 Shasta Snow Trip: CA & OR: Thursday, Feb. 1st. Time: 0420 |
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| derRHDmeister wrote: |
It won't be the same when its invaded by bays vanagons and syncros. You can come watch on the sidelines (i-5)
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I'll Pass.
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silkvw
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| Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2018 11:16 am Post subject: Re: 2018 Shasta Snow Trip: CA & OR: Thursday, Feb. 1st. Time: 0420 |
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I hope everyone on the Trip is safe, and has a fantastic time.
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'59 camper BBBB 2017 '18 '19 '20 '22 New Mexico
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AS350driver
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| Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 4:02 pm Post subject: Re: 2018 Shasta Snow Trip: CA & OR: Thursday, Feb. 1st. Time: 0420 |
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| Any updates ? Rumors are that a bus ended up on its side |
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