Final Thoughts on Hot August Nights 2018

Sorry that the blog for this year's event turned out to be such a mish/mash recounting of the week's activities, but I was trying to do it from the top of my head after I got home.  Anyways, here we go:

I think more people owned 64 1/2 Mustangs than were built.  I had so many folks come up to me and tell me about their 64 1/2 Mustang.

I have no idea what happened to the drag racing event at The Nugget in Sparks.  Went to go see, but nothing except the opening cruise through Sparks.

My memory is failing me.  Saw some SWAT folks hanging out in Sparks and asked if the cruise got so rowdy that SWAT needed to be on standby.  He just nodded and said you never know after what happened in Las Vegas.  I slapped myself in the forehead, and thanked him for watching out for us.

Either encouraged a future VMF'er or vintage car fan for the future.  Pulled into the parking lot at the Atlantis, and this little kid starting telling his parents that my Mustang was his favorite car in the whole show.  He came to get a closer look, and I squatted down to his level and asked him if he wanted to sit inside.  His face lit up, and he looked at his Mom and asked if it was okay.  Of course she said yes, and I let him sit in the driver's seat while his parents took photos.  Great moment for all of us.

Circling the parking lot for 1/2 hour at the Sands Regency looking for a place to park after cruising downtown Reno on Friday night.  Ended up parking in some spot near some shipping containers.  Hoped all night that the car would still be there in the morning, and not inside one of the containers!

113 degrees in Blythe...I overheated but my car didn't!

Put $20 in a video poker machine and walked away with $25.50.  Came out ahead!

Being surprised by a surprise visit from Kelly!  And then she makes the Wall Street Journal in an article about her and Jane.  She's keeping secrets from us!

Someone needs to tell the lady wrapped in a towel and standing in front of the window in her room at the Sands that the outside part of the glass is NOT reflective.  We can see everything!  :)

Going inside the casino during the hottest part of the day and grabbing a couple of glasses of cold beer is good for you.  Trust me on that one.

Hitting the road with your best friend of 45 years is awesome.  We have to do it again!

Walked around Summit Racing for about an hour and didn't buy ANYTHING?  Is that even possible...yes, I'm afraid to say.

Keep your T-5 and your Tremec - I'm sticking with my Toploader.  Best gas mileage was 21.5 mpg from Carson City, NV to Bishop, CA doing 70 mph the whole way.

The setting sun as I return home to Arizona