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Excellent Mark
Bruce L
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From: Mark J Bradakis <mark@bradakis.com>
To: F.O.T. <Fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tue, Sep 10, 2013 10:26 pm
Subject: [Fot] Waving to ghosts
Those old men and women along the road remember. They weren't
waving to us. They were waving to the ghosts of those who once
drove our cars absolutely as fast as they knew how to go.
he above is a quote from a Peter Egan article in Road & Track some years ag=
o,=20
hen he and Gil Nickel
ttended the Mille Miglia in one of the Ferraris I continue to lust over. G=
reat=20
tory, November of
995, as I recall. And it was sad to hear that Peter Egan would be setting =
down=20
is pen, no more to
race the pages of the magazine with his well appreciated efforts.
I do remember seeing a Ferrari or two at Road America, and one would be har=
d=20
ressed to not notice
certain large red truck and trailer, disgorging decidedly non-Italian=20
ehicles. Well, the lines
f that little red one could have been mistaken for Italian, despite the=20
nderpinnings.
But the weekend was about *Triumphs* for us, Triumphs of so many descriptio=
ns=20
nd varieties and colors
nd prep levels - an amazing array. There were more racing GT6s there than=
=20
here were Triumphs of any
escription at the Utah Kastner Cup. Triumphs and their people, the people =
that=20
eep the sporting
eritage alive and well, who continue to drive the cars absolutely as fast a=
s=20
hey know how to go.
It was a remarkable weekend, I am so happy to have been blessed with the ch=
ance=20
o attend, thanks to
he efforts of folks that know in their hearts what an incredible group of=
=20
asters and misfits we have
ere in the FOT.
mjb.
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<div>Bruce L<br>
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From: Mark J Bradakis <mark@bradakis.com><br>
To: F.O.T. <Fot@autox.team.net><br>
Sent: Tue, Sep 10, 2013 10:26 pm<br>
Subject: [Fot] Waving to ghosts<br>
<br>
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ose old men and women along the road remember. They weren't
waving to us. They were waving to the ghosts of those who once
drove our cars absolutely as fast as they knew how to go.
The above is a quote from a Peter Egan article in Road & Track some yea=
rs ago,=20
when he and Gil Nickel
attended the Mille Miglia in one of the Ferraris I continue to lust over. =
Great=20
story, November of
1995, as I recall. And it was sad to hear that Peter Egan would be setting=
down=20
his pen, no more to
grace the pages of the magazine with his well appreciated efforts.
I do remember seeing a Ferrari or two at Road America, and one would be har=
d=20
pressed to not notice
a certain large red truck and trailer, disgorging decidedly non-Italian=20
vehicles. Well, the lines
of that little red one could have been mistaken for Italian, despite the=20
underpinnings.
But the weekend was about *Triumphs* for us, Triumphs of so many descriptio=
ns=20
and varieties and colors
and prep levels - an amazing array. There were more racing GT6s there than=
=20
there were Triumphs of any
description at the Utah Kastner Cup. Triumphs and their people, the people=
that=20
keep the sporting
heritage alive and well, who continue to drive the cars absolutely as fast =
as=20
they know how to go.
It was a remarkable weekend, I am so happy to have been blessed with the ch=
ance=20
to attend, thanks to
the efforts of folks that know in their hearts what an incredible group of=
=20
masters and misfits we have
here in the FOT.
mjb.
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