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From: "Lee, Ken" <ken.lee@hbc.com>
To: "'Wm. Severin Thompson'" <wsthompson@thicko.com>
Subject: RE: Mosport report
Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 13:34:57 -0400
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I was situated at turn 3 and certainly enjoyed the dice you were having with
Mike. I tried to get some good shots of you and your trike. If I was
successful and can get a scan of the transparency (didn't want to say slide)
I'll send it to you and you can measure.
Thanks for providing some fun racing for us to watch. I'll be watching for
Number 99 next year!!
Ken
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wm. Severin Thompson [SMTP:wsthompson@thicko.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 12:11 PM
> To: Team Thicko Mail List
> Cc: vintage race list; BillDentin; Jack Miller; Judy Cull
> Subject: Mosport report
>
> Hey Thickos,
>
> Perhaps this should be titled "The Great Canadian Conspiracy"... or...
>
> "Everything's less in Canada"
>
> In the race, Mike Rosen in the Vay special were having lots of fun, with
> a copuple of passes back and forth until I got wide in the marbles of
> the hairpin, and lost about 6 seconds waiting to get back on track. At
> the end, I was lapping this big old Allard for the second time. I caught
> him right before coming on to the main straight. My pass was a little on
> the ugly side, and I had a very poor line coming on to the main
> straight. I got it sideways (... like that never happens),
> over-corrected, had it snap back and forth what seemed like forever...
> although it was really somewhere between 4 and 6 times...and saved it.
> My kids said the track announcer was calling this portion of my little
> adventure with... "here comes Wm. Severin Thompson. from Lake Villa, IL,
> ready to take the checkered flag and...Oh.. he's lost it... no, he's got
> it...no he's lost it...no... HE'S GOT IT!!!". What fun.
>
> Other observations...
>
> I'm not sure if a little more "no-misfire" seat time might help me catch
> the fast green Bugeye, or if I'll have to visit the horsepower store.
>
> Canadians take 5 things very seriously...
> Drinking
> Racing
> Golf
> Hockey
> Drinking
>
> A set of brake pads could last 10 years at Mosport... you really only
> use them coming into the hairpin.
>
> The Monoposto guys sure wreck a lot of cars.But they look good doing it,
> don't they?
>
> I was told my inside rear tire is 10" off the ground on some of the very
> fast turns... seems as though the rear end is just too stiff.
>
> Tracktime at Mosport is plentiful. Bring extra tires. Bring cheap US
> gas.
>
> Customs was a total non-event.
>
> The price was right.
>
> We'll be back.
>
> Thanks to all you Canadian Thickos... it was fun.
>
> Wm. Severin Thompson
> Flounder
> Team Thicko
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