Sunday was the final day of Hot August Nights and the event wound up with a grand parade down the main street of all the cars, led by those that had been judged best in their classes. We were invited by Chris and Diane Prince (Kiwi Restoration) to join them on a street corner where they were setup with a cooler of Bloody Marys and some deck chairs. The cars trundled by for over an hour and a half, during which time a TV camera was filming near us and he asked us for a comment which Noddy gave and was shown on the local news that evening. Jude had a shirt on with a NZ flag on it which caught the eye of a motorcycle cop cruising by, he stopped and the Americans with us started to panic as it is illegal to be drinking in a public place - they were thinking we would be fined, or worse. It turned out he was originally from Wellington and had been here since he was 13 but he was a good guy and we had a big conversation about policing in Nevada – much the same issues as at home but on a bigger scale.
After the parade it was all over except for the invite back to Chris and Dianes for a BBQ which was appreciated as it meant we could relax for the afternoon by drinking beer and eating steak that was about 2” thick.The plans for the next couple of days is to do some sightseeing before starting to head to Bonneville at the end of the week. It is likely that there will be limited internet access but will update this blog when I next get an opportunity.
Rob.