I probably won't make the Sprints, but I should be at the Texaco/Havoline 200
(July 8 - 11) and the Brian Redmond International Challenge (July 22-25). I
highly recommend the latter weekend to anyone who likes vintage race cars of any
variety. This year
they are advertising 30 Group Seven Can-Am cars! (Bring your earplugs) There
are
usually a handful of Sprites, and I believe I have seen WST and Gary in past
years. The paddock is open to all, and most of the drivers are friendly.
Several years ago someone under the hood of a Sprite noticed me watching him and
proceeded to tell me a 10 minute story about his distributor flying out of the
engine at 9,000RPM on the back straight. If you are a regular at this event
there is also the tradition of watching Augie Pabst in his Scarab. A few years
ago he really tossed it around the track, last year I don't think he left second
gear.
Shawn
Ronsoave@aol.com wrote:
> Also just determined I'll be back from a trip early enough to get to the June
> Sprints at Elkhart Lake (will miss 2 days of the Blackhawk race the previous
> weekend though, and it's only 7 miles from my house &*#$!!!!). Who's going
> to the Sprints?
>
> Ron
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