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To: <Guyots3@wmconnect.com>,
Subject: Re: [Fot] Death & racing
From: "Jim" <britbits@netzero.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:24:56 -0500
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Leon,
 
Point taken.  For me the distinction is... recognizing the dangers vs
obsessing about them.
 
When I melted a piston and the car filled with smoke in turn 1 at TWS at
100+ mph.. my immediate thought was "well, I've had a fun life so far, so if
this is the end, so be it".
 
That was in immediate crisis mode.  The car kept running, the smoke cleared
and I drove the car back to the paddock to toss it on the trailer.
 
It's only been time and money that have kept me from getting back on track.
Not fear of the grim reaper.  I respect the gent and I know I will meet him
someday.  It doesn't stop me from doing the the things I like.
 
And I hope to raise my son to also enjoy racing, in whatever form is still
allowed 20 years from now.  Darned carbon footprint radicals!
 
 
Cheers,
 
Jim
Dallas

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From: fot-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Guyots3@wmconnect.com
Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 10:05 PM
To: fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Fot] Death & racing


In a message dated 9/25/2008 1:11:02 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
fot-request@autox.team.net writes: 



If you start thinking about death and racing at the same time you had best
take up another sport like snooker.



My dear old Father, God rest his soul, spent his autumn years on the bowling
green involved with the terribly dangerous English sport of lawn bowling. 

I well recall his telling me about the match he was having with poor old
'Bob' who was well into his 90s, my dad took his shot and turned round to
ask Bob when he was going to take his turn, only to find him lying stone
dead on the grass. 

That sport was a true killer, it took them all one after another. 

But the point is, they died doing what they loved, and that surely beats
dying n your sleep in a care home with Alzheimer's! 

L 

http://community.webshots.com/user/vitesse1963 



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color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>Point taken.&nbsp; For me the distinction is...=
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color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>When I melted a piston and the car filled with =
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so far, so if this is the end, so be it".</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>That was in immediate crisis mode.&nbsp; The ca=
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running, the smoke cleared and I drove the car back to the paddock to to=
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the trailer.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=3D#0000ff size=3D2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D515371603-26092008><FONT face=3D=
Arial =

color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>It's only been time and money that have kept me=
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getting back on track.&nbsp; Not fear of the grim reaper.&nbsp; =

</FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=3D515371603-26092008><FONT face=3DArial color=3D=
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size=3D2>I respect the gent and I know I will meet him someday.&nbsp; It=
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stop me from doing the the things I like.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D515371603-26092008><FONT face=3D=
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color=3D#0000ff size=3D2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D515371603-26092008><FONT face=3D=
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color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>And I hope to raise my son to also enjoy racing=
, in =

whatever form is still allowed 20 years from now.&nbsp; Darned carbon fo=
otprint =

radicals!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=3D#0000ff><FONT size=3D2>Cheers,</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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class=3D515371603-26092008>Dallas</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FO=
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<FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><B>From:</B> fot-bounces@autox.team.net =

[mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net] <B>On Behalf Of =

</B>Guyots3@wmconnect.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, September 25, 2008 1=
0:05 =

PM<BR><B>To:</B> fot@autox.team.net<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Fot] Death &=
amp; =

racing<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT size=3D2 PTSIZE=3D"10">In =
a message =

dated 9/25/2008 1:11:02 PM Pacific Daylight Time, fot-request@autox.team=
.net =

writes: <BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE =

style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px s=
olid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" =

TYPE=3D"CITE"><BR>If you start thinking about death and racing at the sa=
me time =

  you had best take up another sport like snooker.</FONT><FONT lang=3D0 =
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  style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D=
3 PTSIZE=3D"12" =

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2 PTSIZE=3D"10" =

FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" BACK=3D"#ffffff"><BR>My dear old Father, God rest h=
is soul, =

spent his autumn years on the bowling green involved with the terribly d=
angerous =

English sport of lawn bowling. <BR><BR>I well recall his telling me abou=
t the =

match he was having with poor old 'Bob' who was well into his 90s, my da=
d took =

his shot and turned round to ask Bob when he was going to take his turn,=
 only to =

find him lying stone dead on the grass. <BR><BR>That sport was a true ki=
ller, it =

took them all one after another. <BR><BR>But the point is, they died doi=
ng what =

they loved, and that surely beats dying n your sleep in a care home with=
 =

Alzheimer's! <BR><BR>L <BR><BR><A =

href=3D"http://community.webshots.com/user/vitesse1963";>http://community=
.webshots.com/user/vitesse1963</A> =

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