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Re: i'm back!!!!!

To: Charles Christ <cfchrist@earthlink.net>, spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: i'm back!!!!!
Date: Tue, 9 May 2000 06:11:41 -0700 (PDT)
>From the looks of the Subject line... There goes the
Neighborhood! :o))

Welcome back Charles.
Dan

--- Charles Christ <cfchrist@earthlink.net> wrote:
> had a blast at the races at oceanna n.a.s.in va.
> beach over the weekend.
> got to drive the bugeye through town at rush hour on
> friday's parade with a
> police escort running every light and intersection. 
> that was fun!
> volunteered to assist the rollback driver for the
> weekend.  towed some very
> interesting cars with some "you would not believe
> it" mechanical failures.
> like the lotus formula car that i had to pick up
> (physically) to put back on
> the wheel that fell off!  found 1 lug nut and stuck
> wheel on so we could
> winch up onto the rollback without doing any further
> damage.   or the datsun
> z car with a shattered alloy wheel with 2 other
> wheels flat!  it was just
> amazing the nature of mechanical failures.  finally
> sunday i was allowed to
> drive my car out on the track with a group of cars
> from the car show in a
> parade lap.  i was between 2 mgb's.  they were going
> just fast enough to
> allow me to have some fun in the tighter corners!  i
> then rejoined the tow
> truck and was allowed to ride the pace car for the
> last race on sunday.  i
> had a great time but got a bit crispy with sun burn!
>  arrived home monday
> morning at 2 am.  what a long drive.  i am glad to
> be home , now all i have
> to do is unload the trailer and put the bugeye back
> in it's garage waiting
> for my next opportunity to go play!
> 

=====
Dan Dwelley
77 Midget
Alexandria, Va.


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