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Re: Vincent Story: Meeting Rollie Free

To: W S Potter <wester6935@attbi.com>
Subject: Re: Vincent Story: Meeting Rollie Free
From: Joe Amo <jkamo@rap.midco.net>
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 08:33:11 -0600
I dont think Rollie would desire the
fast bike award bearing his name to go to a streamliner that you sit in,
so how about showing some respect and
having the fast "bike" award  go to a bike you sit "on"

Joe :)

W S Potter wrote:

>The fast bike at World of Speed gets a bronze of Rollie Free, out flat and
>skimpily dressed, on that cold September 13, 1948 morning when he rode to
>that 150.313 record.  (It was his wife's shower cap and he borrowed the
>tennies he wore.)  After the runs he described himself as being blue with
>the cold.  Oh yes ... the trophy sponsor receives one too.  Contact me if
>you are interested.
>
>Wes

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