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July 26, 2005
First Tech Session & Welcome Reception
The rains came for the first time in several weeks here in Rockford. Unfortunately, they came on the first day of the VTR in Rockford, Illinois. The Funkhana was rained out just after a few cars completed the circuit, it's rescheduled for Wednesday.
A whole of Triumphs are parked in a roped off area of the host hotel's parking lot and people we going through the registration area all day long. At 6:30pm, the first tech session got underway. The topic was cooling systems. The presenter, Tim Dunderdale, did a fine job of sharing his knowledge on the topic and fielded many questions from the audience.
After that, at 7:30pm, the Welcome Reception began. It was a great opportunity to catch up with Triumph pals from all over the country that you hadn't seen for the past year. After some remarks from Ann Buja, the conference chair, and Vernon Branon, president of VTR, it was time for a special guest to take the stage. It was Tony Beadle of Triumph World Magazine.
The highlight of the evening though, was when the "Spinal Tappets" took the stage to pound out some classic rock tunes with slightly modified lyrics. Outstanding!
The first technical session covered engine cooling systems.
Tony Beadle, editor of the UK magazine Triumph World, spoke at the start of the Welcome Reception Tuesday evening.
The "The Spinal Tappets" entertained the crowd at the Welcome Reception.
Posted by bdischer at July 26, 2005 09:15 PM