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<DIV>I remember 15.6 cents a gallon for regular leaded about that time frame. I could fill up my car (austin heally sprite) for $2.00; maybe $2.50 in-between price wars.</DIV>
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<DIV>Randy</DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message -------------- <BR><BR>> The last gas war that I remember(1969 or 70??) buying gas at had premium at <BR>> 19 cents a gallon and regular was 23 cents. Gas was about 35 cents a gallon <BR>> at home. It paid for us to drive to the next town to get gas, go back home <BR>> and cruise all night, then go back and fill up before turning the keys back <BR>> over to Pa. <BR>> <BR>> Wayne Galligan <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> ----- Original Message ----- <BR>> From: "Ken Thompson" <MRANDMRST@COMCAST.NET><BR>> To: <DISCUSSION@NSRCA.ORG><BR>> Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 8:02 PM <BR>> Subject: Re: Quincy contest/Tangerine Contest <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> > We have $ 2.55 to 2.59 all around here. One spot in Ohio was having a gas <BR>> > war so some of us patient ones got it for $ 2.36, Bob did a little better <BR>> on <BR>> > Friday, gotta' love them gas wars!! <BR>> > <BR>> > Ken <BR>> > ----- Original Message ----- <BR>> > From: "Ron Van Putte" <VANPUTTE@COX.NET><BR>> > To: <DISCUSSION@NSRCA.ORG><BR>> > Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 8:40 PM <BR>> > Subject: Re: Quincy contest/Tangerine Contest <BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > > <BR>> > > On Aug 14, 2005, at 7:22 PM, Ken Thompson wrote: <BR>> > > <BR>> > >> About 20 min., and you can bet I squeezed every drop I could fit in my <BR>> > >> tank, too!! I paid a little more than you did, but still a great <BR>> deal. <BR>> > > <BR>> > > I went to the Tangerine Contest down in Apopka, FL with Tony Stillman. <BR>> We <BR>> > > paid $2.57/gallon on the way there. The cheapest gas was $2.39/gallon <BR>> in <BR>> > > Apopka. Paid $2.56/gallon on the way back. <BR>> > > <BR>> > > BTW, we had a good time at the contest. <BR>> > > <BR>> &g
t; > They had one Sportsman pilot, one Intermediate pilot, two Advanced <BR>> pilots, <BR>> > > four Master pilots and NINE F3A pilots! If you can imagine this: Jason <BR>> > > Shulman was there AND he competed with his World Championship airplane! <BR>> > > Not only that, he let his brother, David, borrow his airplane so he <BR>> could <BR>> > > compete. I asked that at the pilots' meeting that Jason and David be <BR>> > > allowed to fly alone, so that Jason's airplane wouldn't be at risk, and <BR>> > > that's the way it went until the fourth round, when my airplane was <BR>> > > airborne, and Jason took off. Can you imagine how conscious I was of <BR>> > > where Jason's airplane was during that flight? Can you believe that it <BR>> > > was my highest scoring flight? I was amazed! <BR>> > > <BR>> > > Jason leaves for France on Monday. Go U.S.A.!!! <BR>> > > <BR>> > > Ron Van Putte <BR>> > > <BR>> > > ================================================= <BR>> > > To access the email archives for this list, go to <BR>> > > http://lists.f3a.us/pipermail/nsrca-discussion/ <BR>> > > To be removed from this list, go to http://www.nsrca.org/discussionA.htm <BR>> > > and follow the instructions. <BR>> > > <BR>> > > List members email returned for mailbox full will be removed from the <BR>> > > list. <BR>> > > <BR>> > <BR>> > ================================================= <BR>> > To access the email archives for this list, go to <BR>> > http://lists.f3a.us/pipermail/nsrca-discussion/ <BR>> > To be removed from this list, go to http://www.nsrca.org/discussionA.htm <BR>> > and follow the instructions. <BR>> > <BR>> > List members email returned for mailbox full will be removed from the <BR>> list. <BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> <BR>> <BR
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