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Re: NON-TECH was Re: Sebring 12 hour

To: "Bill Sohl" <billsohl@smtp.interactive.net>, <spitlist@gte.net>
Subject: Re: NON-TECH was Re: Sebring 12 hour
From: "R. Kastner" <kaskas@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 17:45:02 -0800
Okay, my thin skin has repaired, and PROBABLY 1'll relate some of the
Sebring stuff shortly with the recommended NT subject.  (very good idea).
With my skin so thin maybe that's why my silly hair fell out.  Suppose???
But then if I thought hair was so great I'd go and BUY some.
----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Sohl <billsohl@smtp.interactive.net>
To: <spitlist@gte.net>
Cc: <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, March 13, 2000 11:42 AM
Subject: NON-TECH was Re: Sebring 12 hour


> Joe Curry wrote:
> > Kas,
> > Somehow I doubt anybody would be terribly upset to hear your memoirs of
> > such events!  I truly believe that is part of the context of this list.
>
> I absolutely agree 1000% with Joe.  Hearing about the
> past involvements of Triumphs in competition (the
> wins and the losses and the stories behind the scenes)
> helps make this FOT list very special. If the ONLY
> discussion here was about the technical fine points of
> racing then we'd be missing a  lot.
>
> Frankly, the number of posts in this email group in any
> given day is NOT at all that hard to manage.  For those that
> might not find a story about the exploits of driving to
> Sebring which included a stop at Pedro's "South of
> the Border" tourist trap...or other such wonderful
> anecdotal rememberances, well...you are taking life too
> seriously in my not so humble opinion.
>
> I don't wish to flame or insult anyone, but I sure have
> enjoyed my participation here and the great reading that
> folks like Kas, Ted S, Paul R., Mike Cook, and the
> others that bring their REAL competition stories going
> back to the 50s/60s t othis forum.  Keep them coming
> gentleman (and ladies...hey did Denise McCluggageever
> race a TR?)  If all we get in this FOT is the technical
> details, then we will miss much.  There is more than just
> well prepared cars and engines involved in racing Triumphs.
>
> One suggestion that can help those people that might
> wish to eliminate reading those posts that are not technically
> oriented.  Perhaps we should be a bit more specific in
> the wording we put in the SUBJECT of any email
> post to this FOT list.  We could preface the non-technical
> subject email with the capitals NON-TECH in the beginning
> of the subject (as I have done on the subject line of this
> message).  By doing that, those that wish to avoid even
> opening any NON-TECH FOT email can just delete it
> as soon as it is listed in their new email listing.
>
> Cheers,
> Bill Sohl
> VTR Odd Editor
>


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