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Re: Lime Rock vintage races

To: "Stuart J. Ross" <stuross@nac.net>
Subject: Re: Lime Rock vintage races
From: Giampiero Pecelli <giam@cs.uml.edu>
Date: Sun, 05 Sep 1999 19:47:01 -0400
Hi:
The two-tone green (Racing # 323) is campaigned by Dow Smith (living
currently near Albany, NY), with the help of Dave Irwing of Lime Rock
Motors.
My understanding is that Dow has been racing this +4 for quite a few
years, mostly up and down the East Coast.
G. Pecelli
'64 +4, #5406


"Stuart J. Ross" wrote:

> There were several Morgans on the track at Lime Rock on Saturday for the
> qualifying races for the vintage festival. I hope they don't get rained out
> on Monday (No racing there on Sunday.) I didn't get all of the names of the
> drivers, but I know a few from my club memberships. Craig Seibert had his
> +8, Chris Towner (with his training wheels attached) drove his trike. There
> was a 2nd (yellow) trike, driver unknown. Tom Fair's #29 Plus Four looked
> like TOK with it's brg body and white top. There was a two-tone green +4 and
> a red/black +4 as well. John Evans from the Three/Four club had an XK-120 on
> the track this year. There was one MOG I saw in the parking lot. NY plates
> "PLUSFOUR". I'll have to look in the directory for the owner's name. Several
> Three/Four Group members were in the crowd. Saturday's weather was perfect,
> but the remnants of hurricane Dennis are spreading north into the area and
> Monday looks to be wet.
> Anyway, the Morgan marque was well represented at this year's vintage racing
> at Lime Rock. Lime Rock track is in NW Connecticut, about 100 miles from NY
> city. It is quite near Morgan Spares and was only a few miles from the old
> shop when Bob Couch ran the East Coast operation. I saw Linda & Larry during
> my stroll 'round the pit area. They had just returned from Pebble Beach and
> all the Morgan fun on the "left coast". The Three/Four group is holding
> Autumn Mog in October, back in Lime Rock in connection with the later
> vintage race event. That's not as well attended as this fall festival, and
> the word is that we will get to drive on the track after the racing ends. I
> hope that's true. There should be some announcement about Autumn Mog posted
> on this list soon provided through Joe deLuca from the 3/4 Group. Stay
> tuned.


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