Santa Clara Valley Model T Ford Club Endurance Run and Lowland Tour June 2010 (See photos and video at end of article)

June 13, 2010: We did it one more time. The weather could not have been finer, blue skies, moderate temperatures as we lined up in the staging area on Laurelwood, got our route maps and instructions and got ready to go. This year we had 36 speedsters entered for the Endurance Run and 52 cars on the Lowland Tour. The morning speedster route took us out through Silver creek Valley and up and over Metcalf Road, always a test of bands and brakes. After that it was a breeze, a pleasant drive looping down past Hollister on the East side to Tres Pinos and coming back into town from the South. Lunch stop was at Tiffany Ford in Hollister and we had PIZZA!!! That was something new for the speedster drivers but I think everybody loved it. After the lunchtime festivities, we took a tour through the Gilroy Hot Springs Valley and then across the Santa Clara Valley to Almaden Road. This set us up for the final test of the day on Hicks Road. Some folks barely had enough low band to get up Hicks Road and some folks barely had enough brake band to get down Hicks Road, but we didn’t lose any one there. If you were an early bird to the finish line, you got there before the banner was raised. If you were a late arrival to the finish line you might have got there as the banner was coming down. All in all, another great run, lots of fun. Bob Meneely

Check-In and Inspection

BBQ

Starting Line

Checkpoint 1

Lowland Tour

Lunch Stop

Finish Line

1st Place Chuck and Paul Jennings	2nd Place Kelly and Katie Bratt	3rd Place Vito Batteate and Jim Davis

Some photos provided by Kevin Greenberg

Video by Ivan Jorgensen
SCVMTFC 2010 Model T Speedster Endurance Run