USS HORNET visit and drive EVENT- June 8 2013

[Hand-Schaub]

Hope this event turned out awesome. I enjoyed the pictures shown... awesome stuff! California rocks!

[Rich]

Yesterday Dan, Luigi and Rich, along with each of their co-drivers, enjoyed sharing stories, showing the stainless and touring the Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Hornet. This carrier was active from 1944-1970. As a floating museum near Oakland, it now carries 15 historic aircraft.

There was an unexpected photo shoot offered to us before we boarded. Gullwing stainless steel sports cars just have a way of making things happen sometimes.

The last photo shows the Bay Bridge and the San Francisco skyline from the Hornet's flight deck.

Lunch at Treasure Island was tasty Italian pasta dishes for four ending with chance encounter with an Acura NSX driver who also owns a stainless-roofed Maserati Bora. He got shots of 2 DeLoreans for his collection.

Thanks to Mark for making the event arrangements and then taking one for the team when a last-minute business trip called him away.

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[Domi]

Nice pictures, thanks for sharing

[jawn101]

Looks like a really fun trip! How was the heat down there? Probably a much nicer place to be than Vacaville...

[Rich]

Looks like a really fun trip! How was the heat down there?....

The weather was perfect. Sunny and ~80degF with a light breeze.

Treasure Island was cooler and windier since it was about half again closer to that bank of offshore fog you can see behind San Francisco in the last photo from the Hornet's flight deck.

[Nuclearbacon]

I had an absolute BLAST! I have some pictures to upload, I'll get to them as soon as I can today Rich, Dan, and both Kathy's were so nice and welcoming, I really had fun!!! and its a FLIPPIN Aircraft carrier! TOO COOL!!!