Regional News: May 3, 2009

Speedfest at the Classic Motorsports Mitty ‘09
From: www.classicmotorsports.net
Photos: Leon McVay & Jenn Cross, MSA

April 30-May 3 – Road Atlanta – Braselton, GA Gray skies couldn’t keep the classics from shining at the 2009 Classic Motorsports Mitty. If they weren’t thundering through the famed Road Atlanta course, they were in the infield exerting a magnetic pull on hundreds of classic car fans.

In fact, the 2009 Mitty was the biggest, best Mitty yet. Much of the credit goes to the Group 44 Inc. reunion, which included both team members and the actual Group 44 Inc. cars that dominated club racing for decades. Team boss Bob Tullius was the Grand Marshal at The Mitty. A special Mitty VIP dinner April 30 helped raise several thousand dollars for Tullius’s favorite charity: the Humane Society of Highlands County.

There was more to The Mitty than just watching cars, as the weekend was also brimming with hands-on activities. The DIYAutotune crew demonstrated how to convert a car to MegaSquirt, the do-it-yourself fuel injection system, while tech clinics were held by Bill Cardell and Keith Tanner of Flyin’ Miata.