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Re: Driver fascinated with Bonneville

To: Wester Potter <wester6935@comcast.net>,
Subject: Re: Driver fascinated with Bonneville
From: Ray Buck <rbuck@aros.net>
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 21:34:53 -0600
At 09:20 PM 07/12/2006, Wester Potter wrote:

>I had a nice visit late this afternoon with Emanuele Piro.  He was 
>one of the three drivers of the Audi R 10 TDI that won the LeMans 
>race this year.  He will be co-driving that car in the ALS Series 
>race on Saturday at the Miller Motorsports Park.  He has been in 
>Salt Lake since last Friday getting acquainted with the course and 
>this morning he drove out to the salt flats just to say he had been 
>there.  He had lots of questions for me and he answered lots of 
>questions I had about the diesel engine, the aerodynamics of the car 
>and the driving technique they use.  A very delightful guy to talk 
>to and he's anxious to find a way to come out to the salt for a 
>race,  We're working on schedules to see if he can make it this year.
>
>Three days of serious motorsports coming up starting tomorrow morning at 9:00.


I'll be there!!!  I'd love to meet M. Pirot and get some pics (at 
least if they'll allow it) of the R10.  I'll be wandering the 
paddock...probably most of the day tomorrow, depending on the 
schedule and my physical condition.

Tom, are you gonna be workin corners there?

Ray
ps.  My 29 Model A is running and coming along well:
http://www.chevyasylum.com/29modela/29modela_0468r8.jpg
http://www.chevyasylum.com/29modela/29modela07.html




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