{"id":498453,"date":"2019-10-22T20:19:36","date_gmt":"2019-10-23T03:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=94879"},"modified":"2023-12-10T04:25:33","modified_gmt":"2023-12-10T04:25:33","slug":"a-festival-with-an-altitude-the-highlands-motoring-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/a-festival-with-an-altitude-the-highlands-motoring-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Highlands Motoring Festival (2019) – \u201cA Festival With An Altitude\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

The residents of Highlands, North Carolina, are very proud of their altitude, as is suggested by the motto of their Motoring Festival. They put the altitude, 4118 feet, on pretty much anything related to the town or the Festival. I had heard of the show and had considered attending for Vintage Road & Racecar\u00a0<\/em>magazine, especially since it was only a three hour drive from home. Thanks to a chance meeting with Gus Lard at the Trump Charlotte Concours, I made plans to attend this June. You see, Gus Lard had a \u201966 Shelby GT 350 exactly like my first new car \u2013 candy apple red, no body stripes, rear seat option. We became friends.<\/p>\n

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Oh the memories, and, yes, I do wish I had it back.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When I emailed about the show, Mark Chmar replied to my questions. His answers and our subsequent conversations caused me to look forward to the show even more. The Highlands Motoring Festival exists to support three local charities. This year the charities were REACH of Macon County, Literacy Council of Highlands, and the Community Care Clinic. There is an entry fee for those who enter their cars, but spectators enter the show free; donations are appreciated. For the first time, I didn\u2019t need a media credential to attend. Like everyone else, I just walked in, although I did leave a donation.<\/p>\n

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Dry Falls, a popular waterfall located a few miles outside of Highlands.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One of the attractions of the Festival is, in real estate terms, location, location, location. The town is in the beautiful mountains of western North Carolina. The permanent population is around 3000, but part-time residents and tourists (like me), can bump that to over 20,000. Don\u2019t expect to see a McDonalds or a Holiday Inn in Highlands \u2013 all businesses appear to be locally owned. Then there\u2019s getting to Highlands \u2013 the roads are incredible. You will see a warning sign that let\u2019s you know that the road narrows and has many 20 mph turns over ten miles. Perfect! If you enter the Festival, you will have an opportunity to drive those 10 miles and many more, as you\u2019ll see.<\/p>\n

Thanks to Chmar, I was given access to several events attended by the entrants. On Thursday night, June 6th<\/sup>, I was invited to Monte Carlo Night. There was food, a silent auction, and gambling with play money. Everyone got chips with which to gamble, and you could purchase additional chips. Once the gambling was over, you could apply the chips to the purchase of something of interest in the silent auction. I\u2019m not much of a gambler and was spending my time meeting some of the interesting people who were attending. I gave my chips to a fellow who was lusting after a fly-fishing rod in the silent auction \u2013 hope he won.<\/p>\n

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Lambert Chandler and his incredible Bentley.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One of the people I needed to meet was Lambert Chandler. Chmar arranged for me to ride with Chandler on the One Lap of the Mountains driving tour on Saturday. We were to go in his Austin Healey, but his Bentley turned out to be the better choice for the drive. Chandler and I had several common threads in our histories in addition to our classic automobile passion \u2013 Army service, Germany, BMW motorcycles. We spent a lot of time telling stories to each other, many of them quite similar.<\/p>\n

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Parking at the Lodge for lunch. Not everyone drove their show car on the tour. The Ford Excursion was driven by a racer – you should see it in the hairpins.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n


\nWeather this year was not a friend of the Festival. It was drizzly on Thursday, and Friday started with a good rain storm. By the time we were on the road in Chandler\u2019s Bentley (twin-turbo W-12 power), the worst of the rain had stopped. The wipers were on a lot, but mostly just for drizzle and spray. There was one other good storm, but we were at the lunch stop and cozy inside the historic Tapoco Lodge. I got to drive much of the way back to Highlands, and I was impressed with the Bentley\u2019s handling. Acceleration, with over 500 hp, was expected, but this big car, in Sport mode and with all-sheel-drive, was a joy to use to carve the mountain corners. It was as satisfying to drive in the mountains as my Focus ST (half the power but about half the weight of the Bentley). It was fun!<\/p>\n

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Thankfully, the trailer allowed for several views of this 1930 Bugatti Type 35B Grand Prix car.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Saturday began with heavy rain early, but it turned to drizzle for much of the morning. Cars began entering Kelsey Hutchinson Park at 7:30, albeit quite slowly at first. As the weather turned into short periods of drizzle followed by drying, more and more of the entrants arrived. Certainly, some decided to pass, but most of the entrants showed up. Arrangements with the Entegra Bank allowed the 1990 Porsche Indycar to sit in one of the drive-through lanes \u2013 covered and mostly dry. Eventually, some of the open cars and racecars got covered, including the Bolus & Snopes GT 350, a 1954 Jag XK120 OTS, and the one Lotus 7, but others remained uncovered for the enjoyment of spectators. A 1930 Bugatti Type 35B stayed in its trailer, but the trailer had sides that raised so the car could be viewed. Two cars that remained uncovered, even when the rain got serious around noon, drew my attention. One didn\u2019t look very special; just a red 1965 Mustang Fastback. By chance I sat beside the owner and learned that it was the first\u00a0<\/strong>Mustang Fastback \u2013 serial number 1! Look for a profile of it in coming months. The other is another car with quite a story. David Sosebee brought a 1939 Ford Coupe. Sosebee runs the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame in Dawsonville, Georgia, and the Ford was his father\u2019s. His father drove this car to victory at the first race on the beach at Daytona, and I believe he won in it twice more. That car deserves a profile as well, and Sosebee seems to be a good candidate for an interview.<\/p>\n

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North Carolinians are a hardy bunch.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The rain got progressively heavier during the early afternoon, and the show was effectively over by 3:00pm. This was the 12th\u00a0<\/sup>Highlands Motoring Festival. It was unfortunate that the rain interfered. Still, it was impressive to see the number of spectators who just opened their umbrellas and wandered among the cars. Some spectators came from quite a distance, so they weren\u2019t going to allow rain and fog to stop them from seeing the cars.<\/p>\n

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On Sunday, there was a cars and coffee type event, called \u201cHigh Octane on Main.\u201d Rain was again a problem, but still a number of cars turned out. After taking some photos, I left Highlands and enjoyed many of the three hours driving home. If you are a passenger, there\u2019s a lot to see on that drive \u2013 drivers have to concentrate on the road. Still, I made a stop at Bridal Veil Falls on US-64\/NC-28. The road used to go under the falls, but after a large rock fell, the road was rebuilt to bypass the falls. Beautiful drive, just beautiful.<\/p>\n

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The Highlands Motoring Festival is, in a way, an anti-concours. Cars are judged, and there are rules about what cars are acceptable for the show, but there is a laid-back attitude about the Festival. Plus the people putting it on are great. It impressed me enough that I am seriously thinking about entering my \u201973 Alfa Romeo Giulia Super next year, although the Lotus would really be fun to drive on those roads.<\/p>\n

The Highlands Motoring Festival is a keeper!<\/p>\n

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The FIRST Mustang Fastback ever built. It took Best of Show – it really was that good.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Best of Show<\/strong>
\nLawrence and Tees Booth, Cumming, GA. 1965 Ford Mustang Fastback \u2013 Serial number 1 fastback in 1965<\/p>\n

Dennis Gage \u201cMy Classic Car\u201d Award<\/strong>
\nGeorge Kater, Williamsburg, VA 1974 Alfa Romeo GTV Coupe<\/p>\n

American Classics<\/strong>
\nBest of Class: Dale Woods, Riceville, TN 1961 Chevrolet Impala
\nOutstanding in Class:
\nHarry Gambill, Murrayville, GA 1956 Ford Crown Victoria
\nJames LeQuire, Franklin, NC 1968 AMC Rambler<\/p>\n

American Performance<\/strong>
\nBest in Class: Lawrence and Tees Booth, Cumming, GA. 1965 Ford Mustang Fastback \u2013 Serial number 1 fastback in 1965
\nOutstanding in Class:
\nBrad Bean, Fernandina, FL 1960 Chevrolet Corvette
\nAllan Jones, Cleveland, TN 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z28<\/p>\n

Foreign Classics<\/strong>
\nBest in Class: Brian Steiner, Bradenton, FL 1960 Volkswagen Sedan
\nOutstanding in Class
\nDon Bower, Watkinsville, GA 1972 BMW Baur Targa Cabriolet<\/p>\n

Foreign Sports British<\/strong>
\nBest in Class: Andrew Krueger, Summerfield, NC 1964 Austin, Cooper-S
\nOutstanding in Class:
\nBrooks Jeffery, Largo, FL 1963 Triumph TR4
\nRichard Martorell, Temple Terrace, FL 1953 Jaguar XK120DHC
\nBrad Walker, Charleston, IN, 1961 MGA 1600<\/p>\n

Foreign Sports Non-British<\/strong>
\nBest in Class: W.I. Wagnon Stone Mountain, GA 1958 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider
\nOutstanding in Class:
\nGeorge Word, Savannah, GA 1971 Porsche 911E Targa
\nVeronica DeGuenther, Tampa, FL 1986 Citroen Deux Chevaux<\/p>\n

Street Rods<\/strong>
\nBest in Class: Roger Sanford, Franklin, NC 1932 Ford Roadster
\nOutstanding in Class:
\nRonald Ludwigsen, Hope Mills, NC 1979 MGB-Ford V8<\/p>\n

Touring Cars<\/strong>
\nBest in Class: Mickey Archer, Nicholson, GA 1936 Chevrolet Master
\nOutstanding in Class:
\nRoss Walkup, Venice, FL 1924 Cadillac V-63 seven passenger Touring<\/p>\n

Truck\/Utilities<\/strong>
\nBest in Class: Daryle Higginbotham, Kennesaw, Ta. 73 Toyota FJ40<\/p>\n

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The residents of Highlands, North Carolina, are very proud of their altitude, as is suggested by the motto of their Motoring Festival. They put the altitude, 4118 feet, on pretty much anything related to the town or the Festival. I had heard of the show and had considered attending for Vintage Road & Racecar\u00a0magazine, especially since it was only a three hour drive from home. 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