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We all have list in our head (Bucket List) that we want to scratch events off. Well this weekend was one of those. Ya'll have experienced the cold weather recently!!! Well there was THE LUCKY's ROD RUN this weekend which is a run from Houston, Tx. into College Station/Bryan. About 90 miles. Show up about 9 and show car a few hours and go home. Well a few hardy souls from the Houston Cobra Club thought it would be a good thing to mark off the list. We did a practice run Sat. morning to Hooters for a HCC Club Monthly meeting. Dressed up in Ski clothes and gloves and drove 25 mins to Hooters, NOT BAD!! We decided it was a go for Sunday morning. Well Well Well, I have now decided when I die I do not want it to be by freezing!! Sat temp at 9 am was around 30 degrees, Sunday temp at 6 am was 18 degrees. Sat. sun was out, Sunday 6 am was DARK, DUH!! Meet with fellow cobra drivers at 6:45 am and setting in parking lot wasn't bad. Local Sheriff's deputy I know pulls up laughing. I tell him I have no front tag hoping he will tell me to go home, and he says to cold to get out and write a ticket for that. SHOULD HAVE BEEN A CLUE!!! Here is my sign! Stop at Starbucks and get 2 cups of coffee. Well have you ever tried to drink coffee thru three layers of wool face mask. No straw so forget that! Driving 55-70 mph with everyone dieing laughing as you go by, and do not even think of stopping at a traffic light, to many camera's and it wasn't for the car! Pass a field that is snow white from frost and starting to think at this time about who will cry uncle first! NOT ME. ( I HOPE ) 45 miles into ride starting to notice tips of fingers and toes are really hurting. Dang I wish I could have found those ski boots. We all notice that when the sun comes up it gets alittle better, we look funny driving on the wrong side of the road to stay in the sun. 60 miles into the run I am starting to try and remember the symtoms of frost bite. I think stuff starts to feel like it's burning. OH SHUCKS!!! Pass a sign that says 22 miles to destination. I start to watch the odometer turn each 1/10th of a mile to pass time. Starting to count down from 220. Thats how many 1/10ths it was and keep losing count. Is that a symtom? OH SHUCKS!!! Finally we see destination, Incredible, we made it. Pull up trying to look as cool as we can as we remove multiple layers of cold weather gear. One Cobra shows up with a top, Wussy!!! Overheard later by one of the cobra drivers from a spectator, "At least one of these guys has some since" Where's my sign? Go to clean out the car for the show and find the 2 cups of coffee, FROZEN SOLID!!! WHERE'S MY SIGN.
Trip home was a balmy 38 degrees, Mark this one off the list!!! My next project will have a top and windows. "I PROMISE"

Larry ( Polar Bear ) Boatner
Ex Cold Weather Cobra Driver