2015 - 45th Aero Warrior Reunion at Talladega
Talladega Event News - Latest Updates: 8/6/15
Special Guests joining us for the 45th Reunion will be K & K Insurance crew members Buddy Parrott and Kenny Trout. Buddy is a name you will recognize, for sure. Kenny has been in the racing business his whole life and has a lot of great stories about being on the team. These guys are not to be missed. Also hearing that Larry Rathgeb of Chrysler Corporation is coming with his extended family.
Thursday - October 22nd Speedway Cruise at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Cost is $10 per car and a signature on a waiver. We will meet at 7:45 AM at the gift shop on the southeast side of the speedway. You will sign the waivers, and head around to the west entrance tunnel, form up and cruise the track. Photographers and spectators will be able to watch from pit road. At 9:30, we will ride south to Warm Springs for an early lunch at “Dinner’s Ready at 11:00 AM. At 12:30, we will head over to President Roosevelt's little White House for a self guided tour. At 2:00 PM, we'll all pull out and follow the second best road in Georgia, across Pine Mountain (you'll understand why once you are on it), toward Callaway gardens and then on to Alex City arriving there by 5 PM.
Don't miss this once in a lifetime opportunity to be on two Major super-speedways in one weekend! Please feel free to call Chris Street at 770/401-6542 if you need further information on hotels in the McDonough/Hampton area. Or email at hemibird@mindspring.com
Friday – October 23rd will be a gathering at the Wellborn home starting late morning. There will be a professionally catered Louisiana Cajun meal late in the afternoon. Special guests Kenny Trout and Buddy Parrott, original members of the K & K Insurance Racing Team will be joining us for the weekend.
Saturday the 24th will be another round of good fellowship at the Wellborn Musclecar Museum just up the street. In the evening, there will be another catered meal by chef Tim Creehan. There will also be a Halloween costume party which all are welcome to participate if they choose.
Sunday will be an early departure for Talladega Superspeedway and the parade lap prior to the Alabama 500 Sprint Cup Race. The good news is that the track has promised us two laps this time around, which will be nice.
We are still awaiting information on race tickets. As soon as I have them, there will be an email sent out to the club mailing list. The track would certainly like to see as many of us stay for the race as possible. The track is also reaching out to several well known drivers from the 1970 season to bring them to the event.
Registration for the event is through the Wellborn Musclecar Museum. Cost is $65 per adult / $130 per couple and is all inclusive of the food and goodie bag. We as a club is not charging a registration fee. The food menu is going to be more upscale than the usual burgers and hot dogs. Please use the registration form in the back of this issue and mail it to the Wellborn Musclecar Museum, or you can go to wellbornmusclecarmuseum.com and click on “events” and register there.
Hotel Info: Call or go online to make a reservation. There are no room blocks. All of these hotels are close together. Here are the four recommended hotels in Alexander City.. We will probably fill them all.
Super 8 (formerly the Jameson Inn) 256-234-7099
Hampton Inn 256-234-2244
Days Inn (formerly the Best Western) 256-234-6311
Quality Inn 256-234-5900. .
That’s all for now. I can tell you that the Wellborns are very excited to be hosting the event as well. The enthusiasm from the track at Talladega is also very welcome and we appreciate what they are doing for us. For more info, contact Doug Schellinger at 414-687-2489 or superbirdclub@yahoo.com
For more information on the events, please email us at superbirdclub@yahoo.com , or call 414-687-2489.
