Scott made mention of sliding around in T6, scared to heck out of him
too!
On Jun 21, 2005, at 10:24 AM, JReed@wilson.com wrote:
> I have to credit FOT. All the knowledge out there is amazing. I've been
> running a Lucas dizzy since the car was given to me in 1980, with the
> usual headaches. Last season was a disaster. So not to go to far ahead
> in
> technology I installed a Mallory dual point. It works great.Needs to be
> curved so I can get past 7000. Also put on those beautiful horns that
> Uncle Jack, Joe Alexander had made. Grunt out of the corners is very
> nice.
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> I was running first in the feature race when oil line let go in T6,
> talk
> about being scared. I spun around and ended up just off the track at
> the
> turns exit. I'm looking at this giant oil stripe that goes through the
> turn right to my car. I was like a giant magnet. Cars sliding at me,
> around me, spinning, all with no control.Next lap they do it again!! I
> was
> very lucky not to get collected. That said it was a wonderful weekend.
> Beautiful weather, great friends and my new motor is OK.
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> John Reed
> Wilson Sporting Goods Co.
> Staff Photographer
> 773-490-8908
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> Effective immediately, please note my new email address has changed to
> jreed@wilson.com
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> emanteno@comcast.net
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> 06/21/05 06:50 AM
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> emanteno@comcast.net
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> Subject
> Blackhawk Addendum
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> Not previously mentioned in the Blackhawk Farms reports was the overall
> win in his qualifying race for FOT John "Zippy" Reed in his way too
> fast
> GT-6. John runs in Group 8, and there are some seriously fast Porsches
> and
> MG's in there, but they were no match for John. I had to leave the
> track
> early, so I didn't stay for his race on Sunday, hopefully he did as
> well.
>
> I still remember John passing me in my very first race in 1992, which
> was
> also at Blackhawk. He passed me between corners 4 and 5, and I wondered
> then how he could do that. Scared the crap out of me when he did it.
>
> ;-)
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> Years of watching him run, both as a corner worker and now as an
> alleged
> driver, have showed me how.
>
> Good show, John.
>
> Irv Korey
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