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Re: [Fot] Early vists to Watkins Glen

To: "Bill Dentinger" <billdentin@aol.com>, <johnstydo@gmail.com>, <rjohns@woh.rr.com>, <fot@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Early vists to Watkins Glen
From: riverside--- via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2018 16:23:31 -0500
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Burt is  a  driver  for the Chump Car Alfa GTV that I crew for.    He is =
a hoot =E2=80=93 there is no story
you can know that he does not know the best part of.    He is a pretty =
fair shoe, turning laps
at R/A within a tenth or two of some really good SCCA national drivers =
that also drive the
Alfa.  Also, he made my special Buzzard Breath Chile world famous if not =
exactly a=20
household word.   He is old enough that I started racing a TR3 only one =
year before he
did.   Makes him damn old.

art de armond


From: Bill Dentinger via Fot=20
Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2018 10:55 AM
To: johnstydo@gmail.com ; rjohns@woh.rr.com ; fot@autox.team.net=20
Subject: Re: [Fot] Early vists to Watkins Glen

John...

Burt's a long time friend, and I'm a fan.  His books, especially the =
first one, are special to road racing aficionados.    'The Last Open =
Road' is often described as Catcher in the Rye on wheels. =20

If you want to develop a bad habit, get a copy of his 'Potside =
Companion', which is a 'coffee table/collage type book' of his many, =
many short stories.  But don't set it out on a coffee table.  Use it as =
designed.  Keep a copy right there by the toilet.  The articles are just =
the right length for a session.  Some of them are longer, and might keep =
you seated and straining longer than you should.  I think I'm developing =
hemorrhoids.

Bill Dentinger

PS If Burt's earthy style is too much for you, Plan B would be the same =
type of book, but by Peter Egan.  God I miss that guy's stuff in Road =
and Track.  I wish he'd come out of retirement.  I met and raced with =
both of these guys at Blackhawk Farms Raceway.  Both have TRIUMPH =
bloodlines.  =20



-----Original Message-----
From: John Styduhar via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
To: rjohns <rjohns@woh.rr.com>; Triumph 'Friends of Triumph =
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Sent: Thu, Oct 4, 2018 7:57 am
Subject: Re: [Fot] Early vists to Watkins Glen


Burt Levy has written about the early days at the Glen in a few of his =
books.  It is entertaining historical reading of fiction and non-fiction =
combined. =20

On Thu, Oct 4, 2018 at 10:15 AM Robert Johns via Fot =
<fot@autox.team.net> wrote:



  Sent from Mail for Windows 10
  Hi guys,  I hate to pull early age rank on your early involvements at =
Watkins Glen, but I was at the Glen during the last two races on the =
original course, 1951 & 1952. 1952 was just prior to going into the Air =
Force. To say the Glen had a lingering affect on me, just ask me three =
years later while I was enjoying the Nurburgring and other courses in =
Europe. I am glad that you had those early experiences on the new Glen =
and I am proud of you.  Bob Johns=20
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<DIV>Burt is&nbsp; a&nbsp; driver&nbsp; for the Chump Car Alfa GTV that =
I crew=20
for.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; He is a hoot =E2=80=93 there is no story</DIV>
<DIV>you can know that he does not know the best part =
of.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; He=20
is a pretty fair shoe, turning laps</DIV>
<DIV>at R/A within a tenth or two of some really good SCCA national =
drivers that=20
also drive the</DIV>
<DIV>Alfa.&nbsp; Also, he made my special Buzzard Breath Chile world =
famous if=20
not exactly a </DIV>
<DIV>household word.&nbsp;&nbsp; He is old enough that I started racing =
a TR3=20
only one year before he</DIV>
<DIV>did.&nbsp;&nbsp; Makes him damn old.</DIV>
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<DIV>art de armond</DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A =
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href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net";>Bill Dentinger via Fot</A> </DIV>
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href=3D"mailto:johnstydo@gmail.com";>johnstydo@gmail.com</A> ; <A=20
title=3Drjohns@woh.rr.com =
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Fot] Early vists to Watkins =
Glen</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>Burt's a long time friend, and I'm a fan.&nbsp; His books, =
especially the=20
first one, are special to road racing aficionados.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
'The Last=20
Open Road' is often described as Catcher in the Rye on wheels.&nbsp; =
</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>If you want to develop a bad habit, get a copy of his 'Potside =
Companion',=20
which is a 'coffee table/collage type book' of his many, many short=20
stories.&nbsp; But don't set it out on a coffee table.&nbsp; Use it as=20
designed.&nbsp; Keep a copy right there by the toilet.&nbsp; The =
articles are=20
just the right length for a session.&nbsp; Some of them are longer, and =
might=20
keep you seated and straining longer than you should.&nbsp; I think I'm=20
developing hemorrhoids.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Bill Dentinger</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>PS If Burt's earthy style is too much for you, Plan B would be the =
same=20
type of book, but by Peter Egan.&nbsp; God I miss that guy's stuff in =
Road and=20
Track.&nbsp; I wish he'd come out of retirement.&nbsp; I met and raced =
with both=20
of these guys at Blackhawk Farms Raceway.&nbsp; Both have TRIUMPH=20
bloodlines.&nbsp;&nbsp; </DIV><BR><BR>
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rjohns &lt;rjohns@woh.rr.com&gt;; Triumph 'Friends of Triumph=20
&lt;fot@autox.team.net&gt;<BR>Sent: Thu, Oct 4, 2018 7:57 am<BR>Subject: =
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entertaining=20
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