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RE: Secrets of Solo Racing book: A worthwhile investment?

To: Mark Sirota <msirota@isc.upenn.edu>
Subject: RE: Secrets of Solo Racing book: A worthwhile investment?
From: "Kelly, Katie" <kkelly@spss.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Nov 1999 13:56:18 -0800
Mark Sirota writes...

>You're right about the video, but you're wrong that it's WAY 80's.
>It was filmed in 1991.

Well then, I am sorry, y'all should have been ticketed by the fashion
police. I have seen the video. The background music and clothing and hair
choices all represent 1988 if you ask me.

Katie

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Sirota [SMTP:msirota@isc.upenn.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 1999 1:46 PM
> To:   Kelly, Katie
> Cc:   John Lieberman; Wes Shew; Crooke John; autox
> Subject:      Re: Secrets of Solo Racing book: A worthwhile investment?
> 
> "Kelly, Katie" wrote:
> > There is a video, mostly Porsche oriented, with some footage from the
> > Solo II Nationals, called, I think, "Autocrossing in the Fast Lane."
> > Am I right?  Wrong?
> > 
> > It's very nicely done, though with a Porsche bias. And it is also WAY
> > 80's.
> 
> You're right about the video, but you're wrong that it's WAY 80's.
> It was filmed in 1991.  I know for sure because there's footage of me
> in there, getting all kinds of sideways approaching the tight right
> at the southeast corner of the south course that was basically there
> every year.  (You know the one -- some zigzags as you cross the
> south edge of the course, crest the hill, car gets light, then try
> to brake and turn right all at the same time.)
> 
> I'm the one in the ugly copper-colored 914, between all those other
> 914's.
> 
> Just after that footage of me getting sideways, there's similar footage
> of Jeff Reitmeir getting similarly sideways, which makes me feel a
> little better about it. :-)
> 
> Mark

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