Carlisle '97 Pictures from Chris Boyd

Over the weekend of June 7-8, 1997, the International Merkur Owner's Network (IMON) descended upon the All-Ford Nationals in droves, coming from as far away as Lincoln, Nebraska to Carlisle, Pennsylvania .What follows are some pictures of the endeavor.

Also, I shot about 3.5 hours of Hi8 video (including the Beauty Contest and much of the two heats in the autocross). These will soon be sent to Jim McDonald (the official videographer of the event), who will be compiling all the footage and turning out a high-quality souvenir video chronicaling the event. Look for it soon in stores near you! :-)

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Jennifer (Mike Ruth's SO) & Ed (Mike's best friend) resting on Jennifer's XR
Three XRs in a row (owners, speak up!), with the IMON tent in the background. The white one next to the tent belongs to Dave Compton.
'85 XRs stretching as far as the eye can see!
George Schults' "work in progress".
Rick Byrnes' monument to good engineering and backyard mechanics.
The "Merkur Winner's Circle": Roland Zuk's '87/'86 XR, Chuck Dreesen's '89 Herkur, Paul West's '89 XR, and Chris Boyd's low-mileage master.
Lorraine, Mitchell, and Roland Zuk standing proudly behind the Phoenix.
Paul "the Brit" West standing next to his '89 XR.