Shelly and a bunch of MD and VA shooters regularly participated in a PRE=USSCA sporting clays shoot in the area of West Virginia west of I-81 and Wardensville. The shooting facility was on a many hundred acre estate, with a clubhouse at the end of a gated several mile long dirt and gravel road. The shoots were held monthly in the ATA off season. One shoot coincided with a wicked snowstorm and its related meltoff. Three of us decided to struggle through the weather and the near impassable road and attend the shoot. The road was as bad as anyone could imagine with muddy ruts and washouts. There were areas where my GMC four wheel drive Blazer struggled. We came to the bluff that overlooked the clubhouse area and were only mildly surprised to see Shelly's new Corvette parked in front of the clubhouse. We knew better than to question Shelly about whether he had any trouble getting in. We knew what the answer would be.
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