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Re: First event (was Re: Recaps)

To: Rocky Entriken <rocky@tri.net>
Subject: Re: First event (was Re: Recaps)
From: "Scott M. Stone" <sstone@foo3.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 14:10:40 -0800 (PST)
On Tue, 14 Jan 2003, Rocky Entriken wrote:

> Gotcha beat.
> 
> September 5, 1965 -- Virgo Autocross, at Mitchell Field, Hempstead, Long
> Island, NY, driving my brother's MGA.
> 
> Mile-long course -- 11 turns (counting three S-turn combos as 2 each). By
> today's standards it would have been at least a Solo Trials event. Host was
> Team-X (my brother's club).
> 
> Everyone had to make a mandatory minimum of two practice runs, then got two
> timed runs. I was 11th out of 21 in class, came home to Kansas, bought the
> Spitfire, and the rest is history.
> 
> --Rocky (Yes, I still have my copy of the results, and the event flyer)

heh in 1965 my mom hadn't even immigrated to the U.S. yet or met my dad...
thanks you guys, i was starting to feel old cuz i used to run A008RSIIs
and have seen my first computer in the Smithsonian Institute :)  I've even
caught myself saying "back in the Day" several times to the junior admins
here at work.  and I'm only 26...

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Scott M. Stone <sstone@foo3.com>
Cisco Certified Network Associate, Sun Solaris Certified Systems Administrator

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