Topic: MSR Potluck 3: The Embaconing
It's that time of year again, folks. Dust off your grills and stoke your smokers, because Texas Lemons is still running a distant 3rd or 4th when it comes to paddock parties, and this simply will not stand.
What are you talking about?
It's a potluck. Bring a food dish to share, sized for a dozen or so people. Could be an entree, side, dessert, or whatever you like to eat or like to make or grabbed your attention on the supermarket shelf on your way to the track that morning. Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we race... or we try to race but the car breaks and we spend all day swapping a transmission or rebuilding the whole brake system or scratching our heads in analysis hell because who thought fuel injection could be so fucking complicated?
When?
Friday, November 10, 2017. Plan to set up at 6 PM. That'll give the judges plenty of time to button up after inspection closes at 5, and you enough time to get your shit put away if you were enough of an overachiever to run the test session.
Where?
The penalty box, also known as the place where you hopefully got your car inspected earlier that day. It's on the north side of the covered paddocks.
What if I can't/don't have time to cook?
Pick up something to-go from a restaurant, grab a side dish from the supermarket, or if all else fails, bring beer. In fact, bring beer anyway because me and Bob spent all our money fixing our cars and can't afford to shell out for a keg this year. If you just can't bring anything, come on out anyway; there's usually food left over.
Should I bring anything besides food and beer?
Glad you asked! If you have an extra folding table, bring it! We could always use more space to put stuff. Chairs are pretty cool, if you like to sit. Maybe a cooler with ice in it, if you're the beer-bringing type. If it ends up being freakishly cold that weekend, stuff like space heaters would be awesome. No open flame under the canopies, though; anything like a fire pit would have to get set up a little further away. My team will volunteer to bring disposable plates and stuff just so we know that's handled ahead of time.
Sounds awesome! Anything else I need to know?
The judges have asked us to make sure we leave the penalty box clean for them, so make sure to take your dishes and whatnot back with you, or make sure someone does. Throw your trash in a trash can, pick up after yourself, etc. The usual.
This sounds like a great idea, but I like to plan ahead. How do we coordinate our efforts?
You can sign up and list what you plan to bring on the Official MSR Potluck Google Doc by clicking the following link! Just add a new line for you or your team.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ … sp=sharing
I look forward to carousing with you all. See you there!
