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I'm in for Donny.
Bruce
On Sat, Mar 28, 2015 at 10:38 AM, Bill Dentinger via Fot <fot@autox.team.net
> wrote:
> In a message dated 03/28/2015 6:41:37 AM Central Standard Time,
> fot@autox.team.net writes:
>
>
> Donny Sopp of Homer, NY has been racing his Spitfire *(and picking up the
> parts falling off it) *for well over the past 24 years usually with me at
> events at Watkins Glen; Mid-Ohio; Summit Point; Shannonville, CA; and
> Mosport, CA. He is known for his innate ability to extract magical
> extended life and service from parts others might discard.
>
>
>
> Russ...
>
> Shannonville. Wow! There's a Blast from the Past.
>
> I ran Shannonville once, many, many years ago. Maybe it has changed, but
> back then it was very blue collar, and the only track I can think of where
> you can pretty much see the entire circuit sitting in the grandstand.
>
> Two things stick in my mind. One that this is the only circuit I ever ran
> where there were side by side straights which gave the illusion that
> traffic was coming back straight at you. No one warned me. The first time
> out, I got to the grid late and by the time I was headed down the first
> straight, traffic was already coming back at me. I thought I had done
> something wrong, and only the laundry knows how excited I got.
>
> The second thing I remember is that I blew a head gasket in one of the
> practice sessions. I was all alone, no crew, and I'm a lousy mechanic.
> But local spectators helped me change the gasket, and I made the race. I
> even got a class trophy.
>
> Near by Kingston, is a great little resort town. My wife Shirley loved it.
>
> Sorry I don't have any Spitfire parts, but a big hello to Donny Sopp.
>
> Bill Dentinger
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">I'm in for Donny.<div>Bruce</div></div><div class=3D"g=
mail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, Mar 28, 2015 at 10:38 AM=
, Bill Dentinger via Fot <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.=
team.net" target=3D"_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><bl=
ockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #=
ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><font face=3D"arial,helvetica"><span class=3D""=
><font color=3D"#400040" size=3D"3" face=3D"Arial" lang=3D"0">In a message =
dated 03/28/2015 6:41:37 AM Central Standard Time, <a href=3D"mailto:fot@au=
tox.team.net" target=3D"_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a> writes:<br>
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</font><font color=3D"#000000" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR:#ffffff" face=3D"A=
rial" lang=3D"0"><br>
<blockquote type=3D"CITE" style=3D"BORDER-LEFT:#0000ff 2px solid;MARGIN-LEF=
T:5px;MARGIN-RIGHT:0px;PADDING-LEFT:5px">Donny Sopp of Homer, NY has been r=
acing his Spitfire <i>(and picking up the parts falling off it) </i>for wel=
l over the past 24 years usually with me at events at Watkins Glen; Mid-Ohi=
o; Summit Point; Shannonville, CA; and Mosport, CA. He is known for his inn=
ate ability to extract=C2=A0 magical extended life and service from parts o=
thers might discard. </blockquote><br>
</font><font color=3D"#400040" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR:#ffffff" size=3D"3=
" face=3D"Arial" lang=3D"0"><br>
</font></span><font color=3D"#400040" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR:#ffffff" fa=
ce=3D"Arial" lang=3D"0">Russ...<br>
<br>
Shannonville.=C2=A0 Wow!=C2=A0 There's a Blast from the Past.=C2=A0 <br=
>
<br>
I ran Shannonville once, many, many years ago.=C2=A0 Maybe it has changed, =
but back then it was very blue collar, and the only track I can think of wh=
ere you can pretty much see the entire circuit sitting in the grandstand.=
=C2=A0 <br>
<br>
Two things stick in my mind.=C2=A0 One that this is the only circuit I ever=
ran where there were side by side straights which gave the illusion that t=
raffic was coming back straight at you.=C2=A0 No one warned me.=C2=A0 The f=
irst time out, I got to the grid late and by the time I was headed down the=
first straight, traffic was already coming back at me.=C2=A0 I thought I h=
ad done something wrong, and only the laundry knows how excited I got.=C2=
=A0 <br>
<br>
The second thing I remember is that I blew a head gasket in one of the prac=
tice sessions.=C2=A0 I was all alone, no crew, and I'm a lousy mechanic=
.=C2=A0 But local spectators helped me change the gasket, and I made the ra=
ce.=C2=A0 I even got a class trophy.<br>
<br>
Near by Kingston, is a great little resort town.=C2=A0 My wife Shirley love=
d it.<br>
<br>
Sorry I don't have any Spitfire parts, but a big hello to Donny Sopp.<b=
r>
<br>
Bill Dentinger<br>
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