BORREGO SPRINGS RUN
Nine Corvettes showed up for the drivers meeting at 9:15 and departed at 9:30 from the Walmart parking lot in lakeside. After the usual briefing of where we were going and the rules of the event explained, we departed on time except Ron Hutchinson, whose car would not start. Rose and Spence Thomas supported Ron until he sorted things out with AAA.
The group proceeded on Interstate 8 towards Alpine and Tavern Road. We took Sunrise Highway to Julian for a rest stop followed with a trip down Banner Grade to the desert. Before stopping for lunch a Público’s, we visited the serpent sculpture off Christmas Circle. Rose and Spence caught up with the rest of us at lunch.
After lunch, we headed out of Borrego up Montezuma Valley Road. It’s one of the more challenging roads for a Corvette driver to take on and if the traffic is light, it can be fun.
We then decided to change our route back to San Diego to include Mesa Grande Road. Our journey ended with a stop at Dudley’s Bakery and from their home. The other run participants included run leader Bob Bearss and his wife Sherral, Brian Stores, Garrett Hartsuyker, Greg and Jessica Frost, Andy Shriver, Bill and Shriley Birch, Glen Honig and Ken Carson.