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Wonderful stuff I'm gonna forward it to my newsletter Gang
Racer Bud
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From: michael cook=20
To: Clark W. Nicholls ; fot@autox.team.net=20
Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 5:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Fot] Phill Hill - Triumph - British Leyland party CSPRRC =
1975
We had that party at every Road Atlanta Run-Offs for about ten years. =
Theoretically it was only for drivers and crews of British Leyland cars =
but when we expected maybe 300 people we always got about 500. In 1971 =
or 72 we had the Playmate of the Year as a guest. Another year, Paul =
Newman brought in a rather large "professional" lady from Atlanta and =
had her go after Bob Tullius. She was only wearing something like a toga =
which didn't cover much.
=20
We had to be careful at one end of the party room because it was close =
to a church and it was illegal to drink liquor within a certain distance =
from a church. So there was a rope stretched across the hall about 20 =
feet from the end wall and you could not have alcohol on the other side =
of the rope.
=20
You had to have a private party in those early days to get a drink in =
Gainesville. We all had to imbibe freely before the Sunday night victory =
banquet because on Sunday even private parties were veboten and there =
were security guards stationed outside the Holiday Inn Hall, checking =
the guests for suspicious packages or concealed bottles.
=20
Actually, the British Leyland cocktail party began at the original =
"experimental" Run-Offs at Riverside and Daytona. I think the first one =
was at Riverside in 1968 and the host was a west coast PR agent named =
Ian Dunne who did the publicity for Kas's team. At Daytona we crammed =
ourselves into a room at the Daytona Plaza and honored a female driver =
... Eloise Norris from Texas who raced a Mini. I have a picture of a =
cake we had made in the shape of a Mini.
=20
I don't have many photos - too busy being a good host and besides, one =
hand was occupied by a glass of JD. Or somethi9ng called Lightning Creek =
- memory of that is a bit hazy.
=20
No special diets, no vitamin drinks, no early to bed. Drivers could =
always come to the BL motor home in the paddock for black coffee and =
donuts the next morning.
=20
And there was great racing while the drug-running Whittington brothers =
who owned the track flew low over the circuit in a P-51 and a Bell =
AiroCobra.
=20
Since Clark asked, do you have anythiong to add Ted?
=20
Mike Cook
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From: cwn74@aol.com
To: fot@autox.team.net
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:46:29 -0400
Subject: [Fot] Phill Hill - Triumph - British Leyland party CSPRRC =
1975
I remember meeting and chatting with Phil Hill at the 1975 British =
Leyland party at the SCCA CSPRRC (Champion Spark Plug Road Racing =
Classic at Road Atlanta) at the Gainesville Holiday Inn.
Boy were those the glory days!
David Hobbs was there as were the BL team.
The 3 Mikes: Mike Dale (drove a bug-eye at the time), Mike Cook (we =
all know Mike!) and Mike Barratt (east coast competition guru, I'm still =
driving his carb rebuild on my Spitfire).
Group 44, Huffaker, all the drivers and crew of BL products (MG, AH, =
Triumph, Jaguar) were there.
A grand time was had by all!
If only I took photos!
Perhaps Mike Cook and Ted Schumacher can expand on this gala event!
My claim to fame was suggesting they have Watneys Red Barrel at this =
event (the bar had only 'merican brews). The next year we had Watneys!
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http://www.retrowow.co.uk/retro_britain/keg_bitter/watneys_red_barrel.htm=
l
Clark
Clark W. Nicholls
'72 Stag '74 Spitfire
"Reality... It's not what you think.
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Wonderful stuff I'm gonna forward it =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Racer Bud</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Dmlcooknj@msn.com href=3D"mailto:mlcooknj@msn.com";>michael =
cook</A>=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=3Dcwn74@aol.com=20
href=3D"mailto:cwn74@aol.com";>Clark W. Nicholls</A> ; <A=20
title=3Dfot@autox.team.net=20
href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net";>fot@autox.team.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, September 25, =
2008 5:19=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Fot] Phill Hill - =
Triumph -=20
British Leyland party CSPRRC 1975</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>We had that party at every Road Atlanta Run-Offs for =
about ten=20
years. Theoretically it was only for drivers and crews of British =
Leyland cars=20
but when we expected maybe 300 people we always got about 500. In 1971 =
or 72=20
we had the Playmate of the Year as a guest. Another year, Paul Newman =
brought=20
in a rather large "professional" lady from Atlanta and had her go =
after=20
Bob Tullius. She was only wearing something like a toga which didn't =
cover=20
much.<BR> <BR>We had to be careful at one end of the party room =
because=20
it was close to a church and it was illegal to drink liquor within a =
certain=20
distance from a church. So there was a rope stretched across the hall =
about 20=20
feet from the end wall and you could not have alcohol on the other =
side of the=20
rope.<BR> <BR>You had to have a private party in those early days =
to get=20
a drink in Gainesville. We all had to imbibe <U>freely before</U> the =
Sunday=20
night victory banquet because on Sunday even private parties were =
veboten and=20
there were security guards stationed outside the Holiday Inn Hall, =
checking=20
the guests for suspicious packages or concealed=20
bottles.<BR> <BR>Actually, the British Leyland cocktail party =
began at=20
the original "experimental" Run-Offs at Riverside and Daytona. I think =
the=20
first one was at Riverside in 1968 and the host was a west coast PR =
agent=20
named Ian Dunne who did the publicity for Kas's team. At Daytona we =
crammed=20
ourselves into a room at the Daytona Plaza and honored a female driver =
...=20
Eloise Norris from Texas who raced a Mini. I have a picture of a cake =
we had=20
made in the shape of a Mini.<BR> <BR>I don't have many photos - =
too busy=20
being a good host and besides, one hand was occupied by a glass of JD. =
Or=20
somethi9ng called Lightning Creek - memory of that is a bit=20
hazy.<BR> <BR>No special diets, no vitamin drinks, no early to =
bed.=20
Drivers could always come to the BL motor home in the paddock for =
black coffee=20
and donuts the next morning.<BR> <BR>And there was great racing =
while the=20
drug-running Whittington brothers who owned the track flew low over =
the=20
circuit in a P-51 and a Bell AiroCobra.<BR> <BR>Since Clark =
asked, do you=20
have anythiong to add Ted?<BR> <BR>Mike Cook<BR><BR><BR>
<HR>
<BR>From: cwn74@aol.com<BR>To: fot@autox.team.net<BR>Date: Thu, 25 Sep =
2008=20
19:46:29 -0400<BR>Subject: [Fot] Phill Hill - Triumph - British =
Leyland party=20
CSPRRC 1975<BR><BR><BR>
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<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#0000ff><SPAN =
class=3DEC_218313523-25092008>I remember meeting and chatting with =
Phil Hill at=20
the 1975 British Leyland party at the SCCA CSPRRC (Champion Spark Plug =
Road=20
Racing Classic at Road Atlanta) at the Gainesville Holiday=20
Inn.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#0000ff><SPAN =
class=3DEC_218313523-25092008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#0000ff><SPAN =
class=3DEC_218313523-25092008>Boy were those the glory =
days!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#0000ff><SPAN =
class=3DEC_218313523-25092008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#0000ff><SPAN =
class=3DEC_218313523-25092008>David Hobbs was there as were the BL=20
team.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#0000ff><SPAN =
class=3DEC_218313523-25092008>The 3 Mikes: Mike Dale (drove a =
bug-eye at=20
the time), Mike Cook (we all know Mike!) and Mike Barratt (east =
coast=20
competition guru, I'm still driving his carb rebuild on my=20
Spitfire).</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#0000ff><SPAN =
class=3DEC_218313523-25092008>Group 44, Huffaker, all the drivers =
and crew=20
of BL products (MG, AH, Triumph, Jaguar) were =
there.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#0000ff><SPAN =
class=3DEC_218313523-25092008>A grand time was had by =
all!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#0000ff><SPAN =
class=3DEC_218313523-25092008>If only I took =
photos!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#0000ff><SPAN =
class=3DEC_218313523-25092008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#0000ff><SPAN =
class=3DEC_218313523-25092008>Perhaps Mike Cook and Ted Schumacher can =
expand on=20
this gala event!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#0000ff><SPAN =
class=3DEC_218313523-25092008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#0000ff><SPAN =
class=3DEC_218313523-25092008>My claim to fame was suggesting they =
have Watneys=20
Red Barrel at this event (the bar had only 'merican brews). The next =
year we=20
had Watneys!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#0000ff><SPAN =
class=3DEC_218313523-25092008><A=20
=
href=3D"http://www.retrowow.co.uk/retro_britain/keg_bitter/watneys_red_ba=
rrel.html"=20
=
target=3D_blank>http://www.retrowow.co.uk/retro_britain/keg_bitter/watney=
s_red_barrel.html</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#0000ff><SPAN =
class=3DEC_218313523-25092008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#0000ff></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DVerdana>Clark</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DVerdana>Clark W. Nicholls</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DVerdana>'72 Stag '74 =
Spitfire</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DVerdana>"Reality... It's not what you=20
think.</FONT></DIV>
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