will do. "Go Li'l Stroker, Go Li'l Stroker." but, perhaps, silently.
this is so exciting as i didnt know that our local peeps were so competitive
nationally!
i am interested in the results as maybe AP isnt such a long shot for me
after all.
-james
----- Original Message -----
From: Kelly, Katie <kkelly@spss.com>
To: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2000 10:36 AM
Subject: Next Up, A Prepared
> I forgot to mention that A Prepared's up next. We've got Bruce Cambern in
> his AC Cobra matched with the Lotus 7A of John Kelly.
>
> Now, I don't want to jinx anything, but just consider this, so maybe
you'll
> be as giddy as I am. My dad's been running close to Nagler all year. Well,
> like usually a second or so off. Now, Nagler could have been sandbagging,
I
> don't know. But the thing is, my mom and dad have been running on these
rock
> hard tires. For a long time, I thought they were just going slow. I'd
watch
> them both drive, and I'd think, "Please don't tell me they're getting
old."
> Then I drove the car at the Divisional. The car understeered so badly, it
> was just plain ridiculous. It's not the kind of thing you can correct with
> unwinding the wheel and accelerating. The car just wouldn't turn, unless
you
> really, really slowed down for the turn. When you only have 70hp, this is
> not beneficial. I remember that car from its glory days, when you just
> floored it and steered really fast. I gained great respect for both my mom
> and dad that day, especially since my dad beat me for the weekend. Now I
> understood.
>
> Before the last GGF event, they put on the new Goodyears. And the night
> before, my dad lowered front end a bit, giving it more camber. Watching
both
> my mom and dad drive took me back to when I was a little kid. The new
tires
> were really adhering to the slick asphalt. They were both beaming. This is
a
> very good sign.
>
> What I'm trying to say is that both my old fart parents have a really good
> shot at it. It's pretty much a matter of them getting a good night's
sleep,
> as they are both senior citizens. By the way, nobody tell them that I'm
> saying this stuff. But they need a good night's sleep, and then they need
to
> drink lots of coffee. And they need to be surrounded by people totally
> confident in their abilities, because they've been discouraged for so, so
> long.
>
> Of course, that's almost impossible, what with us, in the know, out here
in
> California, and they're both over there. So, what I'm asking you to do is,
> at about 11:00 today, that you stop what you're doing and send them *very
> positive vibes." Somehow, this message will be transmitted through the
> earth's airwaves, straight to their grid spots in Topeka.
>
> So, everybody imagine Li'l Stroker tearing through the chicanes, and chant
> to yourself, "Go Li'l Stroker, Go Li'l Stroker." Do this at approximately
11
> o'clock, and then at hourly intervals after that.
>
> I think we'll see the results.
>
> Thank you, and over and out.
>
> Katie Kelly
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