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Re: Vincent Story: Meeting Rollie Free

To: Joe Amo <jkamo@rap.midco.net>
Subject: Re: Vincent Story: Meeting Rollie Free
From: W S Potter <wester6935@attbi.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 09:12:41 -0700
Rollie didn't "sit" on the bike when he broke the record.

Wes

on 9/10/02 7:33 AM, Joe Amo at jkamo@rap.midco.net wrote:

> 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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