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To: spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Fwd: Re: Vintage racing or ...what is this anyway?
Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 05:44:55 -0700 (PDT)
>From the bottom, these are the remarks made about
Flounder's accident. Up top is my .02 on the subject. 

--- Ron Soave <soavero@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2000 16:31:05 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Ron Soave <soavero@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: Vintage racing or ...what is this
> anyway?
> To: Dan Neuhaus <dannyneu@mwci.net>, LMR356@aol.com
> CC: Team Thicko <team-thicko@autox.team.net>
> 
> 2 more cents -
> Bill Thompson wrung more out of the Red Rat Sprite
> than most people could imagine.  Given what he got
> out
> of that car, I don't think there's any way his
> accident was a case of "the driver and his lack of
> understanding of what he's driving".  I don't think
> anyone should ever confuse his affability and
> self-deprecating humor to be a lack of preparation
> or
> professionalism.  Because of Team Thicko I and many
> of
> my friends now attend every Vintage race we can,
> and,
> in some of the more impressionable cases, are
> planning
> on going racing ourselves.
> 
> And Flounder, don't mistake this endorsement for me
> wanting to bring the bah-bah lube to the next race.
> 
> 

> > > 07-03-00 POST:
> > > From: Wm S. Thompson  "...inspection showed
> > failure of 2 bolts that
> > hold the
> > > spindle to the steering arm."   "The Red Rat
> > Bastard's days are
> > over...better
> > > to end this way rather than rusting away in
> > someone's back yard.
> > I'm
> > > thankful I had no serious injuries and no one
> else
> > was hurt."
> > >
> > > 07-04-00 POST: brian@uunet.ca ( Brian Evans) 
> "Bad
> > news all round
> > then. Sorry
> > > about writing off the RRB ( Thompson's car) 
> FWIW,
> > Don Sobering
> > lunched a
> > > GT-3 Midget there about 10 years ago, and Mike
> > Jennings punched the
> > wall
> > > there in his Bug-Eye.  Mosport is not a
> forgiving
> > track...."
> > >
> > > 07-04-00 POST:
> > > From: Billd13@aol.com.   To:
> wsthompson@thicko.com
> >  "If his fingers
> > weren't
> > > hurt, maybe we should consider an alternate
> > nickname for the
> > > Flounder..."Lucky Fuck II"
> > >
> > >
> > > MY RESPONSE:
> > > It's too bad  whenever there is a serious
> incident
> > in
> > motorsports...and
> > > especially for the future of vintage racing. 
> > Luckily, Wm Thompson's
> > injury
> > > wasn't life threatening.  But it sure seems like
> > his accident at
> > Mosport
> > > might have been caused by careless maintenance
> > or... just none at
> > all!
> > >
> > > As to "Mosport is an unforgiving track"  That is
> > an easy excuse.  A
> > track
> > > isn't really "unforgiving"..it's usually the
> > driver and his lack of
> > > understanding of what he's driving that makes it
> > appear that way.
> > >
> > > I am bothered by the last few days'  posts
> > ...especially from Team
> > > Thicko...which  suggests  that there is some
> kind
> > of fraternal
> > dialect and
> > > dialogue among the Spidget group.....one that
> > treats serious shunts
> > almost as
> > > a laughable joke.
> > >
> > > We all can talk trash, spit on the ground, drink
> > beer, and piss it
> > out the
> > > same way...but this forum isn't for that
> > purpose...at least not from
> > my
> > > "vintage" perspective.   If you want to continue
> > this bs...why not
> > do it
> > > between yourselves?
> > >
> > > Someone recently asked me why valuable vintage
> and
> > historic cars
> > don't appear
> > > on the grid anymore?  Why would I want to put my
> > Arnolt-Bristol
> >  142
> > > made....less than 60 have survived) onto the
> same
> > grid as Thompson's
> > > Sprite...knowing what I know today?   It's a no
> > brainer!
> > >
> > > So...like many other vintage racers, I too
> support
> > the new VDCA's
> > philosophy
> > > for promoting a more diverse grid of preserved
> > race cars and...while
> > > recreating the vintage spirit of a bygone
> > era....one which welcomes
> > and
> > > appreciates the original Arnolt-Bs and A-H
> Sprites
> > as well.
> > >
> > > Vintage racing is and has to remain distinctive.
> 
> > It's too fragile
> > to treat
> > > casually like the above referenced posts.  
> > Vintage racing is a
> > matter of
> > > ....style.   Don't most of you agree?
> > >
> > > Lee Raskin
> > > Brooklandville, MD
> > > Arnolt-B and 356er
> > >
> > >
> > 
> 
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