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Re: Report from Grattan Raceway

To: soavero@yahoo.com, "mg72racer@juno.com" <mg72racer@juno.com>
Subject: Re: Report from Grattan Raceway
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 14:25:18 -0400
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
but youse guys are going to have to frequently pass me at elkhart lake!   
but the good thing is yer gonna smell me 2 turns before ya pass me!   the
scent of burning castor oil is my early warning device!   LOL!

chuck.
early braking?  what's that?   i have no engine braking with freewheeling! 
;)
just a whole lot of coasting at speed!  and as any vintage car the brakes
are ...well..."vintage".    :)
> You indeed put together one fine race weekend.  Excellent performance
buddy.
> That said I have to hand it to my co-driver.  Johns only miscue was
running out 
> of track his first time in the car during Sunday morning warm-up.  Only
at Grattan 
> could early braking get you in trouble.  I do work for a lawn mower
company and maybe 
> John thought he would test that aspect of the Midget.
>        He started the enduro and wasted no time hunting down a particular
white bugeye. 
> Turned our best time of the weekend in the process at 1:42.1 my son tells
me I got under 
> 1:43 after taking over,  several tenths off his time.  John says he only
hits yellow cars so 
> putting him in one seemed like a safe bet.
>        As for you grasshopper  Ill be wise to your tricks from here on
out , see you at RA.
> 
> Mal Fay
> #72 Mi

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