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1. fatality at June Sprints (score: 1): Author: "Wm. Severin Thompson" <wsthompson@thrunet.net>; Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 08:21:44 -0500; To all, I heard that a woman driving a Mini Cooper at the Road America June Sprints was killed yesterday. I was told she got crossed up near the kink and was T-boned by a Camaro. Anyone have any furt; /html/vintage-race/1997-06/msg00125.html (7,836 bytes)
2. Re: fatality at June Sprints (score: 1): Author: Marc Robertson <marc@blackberry-ridge.com>; Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 21:17:20 -0500; Can't confirm if it was a man or a woman (I've heard it both ways) but I believe the rest to be true (I was in the new grandstands at 12 but without my radio). I can confirm the rain part without qua; /html/vintage-race/1997-06/msg00130.html (8,476 bytes)
3. Re: fatality at June Sprints (score: 1): Author: Susan <alfasun@esslink.com>; Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 10:46:03 -0400; ESPN via AP (go figure, any tragedy) had the news about this incident at Road America. It was a woman from Michigan who had been racing a Mini for about 11 years in SCCA. T-boned in qualifying by a C; /html/vintage-race/1997-06/msg00137.html (8,128 bytes)
4. Re: fatality at June Sprints (score: 1): Author: Brian Evans <brian@uunet.ca>; Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 11:41:06 -0400; I drive Mini's, Midgets, etc., and for the past few years I've not attended events that group cars by age, or what ever, rather than size and engine capacity. That way you get cars that tend to accel; /html/vintage-race/1997-06/msg00138.html (8,590 bytes)
5. Re: fatality at June Sprints (score: 1): Author: utter914@execpc.com (John Utter); Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 11:08:26 -0500; The woman's name was Mary Wollesen, 54, from Clarkston MI. Her husband, Ted, was also running his Mini during the session. The group included all GT classes (1-5). There were complaints from drivers; /html/vintage-race/1997-06/msg00139.html (8,764 bytes)
6. Re: fatality at June Sprints (score: 1): Author: "Kendall F Jones" <mrjones2@ix.netcom.com>; Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 12:08:57 -0400; I am somewhat familiar with the story. (I heard it secondhand though). They were running GT1 and GT5 classes together to speed up qualifying. And it was in the rain. Apparently, the Mini took the fro; /html/vintage-race/1997-06/msg00140.html (8,208 bytes)
7. Re: fatality at June Sprints (score: 1): Author: Marc Robertson <marc@blackberry-ridge.com>; Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 12:51:55 -0500; Just a clarifying point, rain was not a factor (though some dust was in evidence in places that the rain had washed dirt onto the track -- I can't say about the kink in particular). It stopped raini; /html/vintage-race/1997-06/msg00142.html (8,461 bytes)
8. Re: fatality at June Sprints (score: 1): Author: "Kendall F Jones" <mrjones2@ix.netcom.com>; Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 14:41:16 -0400; Oops - Like I said, I wasn't there.... Thanks for the clarification. I guess that makes it even worse in my mind that they were at race speeds when it happened. Kendall; /html/vintage-race/1997-06/msg00144.html (7,873 bytes)
9. Re: fatality at June Sprints (score: 1): Author: Brian Evans <brian@uunet.ca>; Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 15:09:15 -0400; I'm now taking this personally. Ted and I are what I consider "racing buddies" and he's helped me numerous times when I've been racing at Waterford. I'm devastated...you feel terrible when a fellow r; /html/vintage-race/1997-06/msg00145.html (9,491 bytes)
10. Re: fatality at June Sprints (score: 1): Author: emanteno@ix.netcom.com; Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 15:13:54 -0500; These are the reasons given to me for the Saturday cancellation by the Divisional Adminitrator of F&C for Cendiv. Irv; /html/vintage-race/1997-06/msg00147.html (8,143 bytes)
11. Re: fatality at June Sprints (score: 1): Author: Bill Dalton <billd13@essex1.com>; Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 20:26:28 -0500; I would sincerely suggest that if you weren't there and heard it second hand that you stop muddying up the the reports and read what those of us who were there have said-We did not hear it second han; /html/vintage-race/1997-06/msg00150.html (9,817 bytes)
12. Re: fatality at June Sprints (score: 1): Author: Dick Rothman <fastcars@home.com>; Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 23:56:05 -0400; Susan - You are so right - it is a terrible tragedy, and unfortunately, one that is bound to repeat itself sooner rather than later. It's not just SCCA, SVRA runs many of their enduros with virtually; /html/vintage-race/1997-06/msg00151.html (9,003 bytes)
13. Re: fatality at June Sprints (score: 1): Author: S800Racer@aol.com; Date: Wed, 25 Jun 1997 10:45:06 -0400 (EDT); A quick comment on the thought about SVRA running "many of its enduros with virtually all cars". That is not at all accurate. Almost all of the SVRA enduros are set up for compatible classes. Small b; /html/vintage-race/1997-06/msg00155.html (9,517 bytes)
14. RE: fatality at June Sprints (score: 1): Author: "Wm. Severin Thompson" <wsthompson@thrunet.net>; Date: Wed, 25 Jun 1997 10:50:02 -0500; I co-drove a small bore car (Sprite) at the SVRA Road America race = enduro this spring. We were grouped with the Camaros, Mustangs, Vettes, = etc.=20 I'm pretty fast through the Carousel at RA. I'm; /html/vintage-race/1997-06/msg00159.html (12,308 bytes)

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