The timing of Group 2 was a wonder....we watched the weather front move in
as Beady Eye and others did battle. It was awesome...it included high winds,
a lot of dust (until the rain) and spectacular lighting...we were a lot
smarter that the racers out on the track as we huddled under one of the few
trees in the area.
I missed the Beady Eye wine and cheese fete, but they were thoughtful enough
to send the CORKS to me by courier. I assume they are to sniff or something.
Joe (A)
> Amici:
>
> We were there in ALL OUR GLORY. We did not go as fast as we would have
> liked
> to, but we sure went as fast as we could. Don Brick, Bob Wismer, and I
> were
> in the back of Race Group TWO, which was full of fast Austin/Healys (both
> FOURs and SIXs) Corvettes, Ferraris, Jaguar XKEs, and so on. I got down to
> 3:04 in practice. I was hoping to break 3:00 in the race, but a storm came
> up. Vertical Lightning...high winds, and rain. Several tents went down.
> The really fast TRIUMPHs included Kent Bain and Sean Ryan in Spitfires.
> They
> are impressive, as always.
>
> The BRIC was...well...the BRIC. Tons of people. Tons of race cars. You
> are
> not encumbered with lots of track time. And BOY WAS IT HOT! Just sitting
> in
> shorts and a Tee Shirt, sweat would roll down your face and burn your eyes.
>
> And God forbid you had to do something, like change tires. You'd melt.
>
> The Chaparrals and Jim Hall were really special. What a treat.
>
> The BRIC, like MID-OHIO or MONTEREY, is a HAPPENING. If the ruler you use
> to
> judge it is comfort or total track time, you probably will not be totally
> happy. But if you like glitz, pomp and ceremony...well...you had a ball.
>
> Beady Eye VINTAGE TRIUMPH Racing Team held a wine and cheese party each
> afternoon. Don Brick brought award winning Bleu and Swiss cheese and
> crackers, to go along with some great Louis Jadot Beaujolais Villages red
> and
> Beringer's Napa Valley Chardonay white. These parties used to be well kept
> secrets. No more. We went through twelve bottles of wine. We're going
> broke.
>
> We'll be back next year!
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