Joe,
You've touched on a great source of depression that looms over my
winter.... I was informed yesterday that the Healey race at LeMans was
canceled due to the 24 hour race having a schedule conflict with the
French tennis open. Lots of people are out some big bucks already
invested in preparation for the race (all bucks are big to me at this
point..). Some people even bought cars (in the $50K+) range. Ouch.
I'm completely bummed.
WST
Alexander Joseph H wrote:
> Yeah, but it is Iowa and the Saturday night bath is a long standing
> tradition. Old folks have old habits.
>
> I guess maybe this means you dont want me on your Le Mans Crew
> anymore,
> eh?
>
> > ----------
> > From: Wm. Severin Thompson[SMTP:wsthompson@thicko.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 1997 1:20 PM
> > To: Alexander Joseph H
> > Cc: Wrtr@aol.com; mra@sympatico.ca; vintage-race@Autox.Team.Net
> > Subject: Re: Bugeye Sprites w/ 1275cc at SVRA
> >
> > Joe,
> >
> > Concerning the tattoo... I think you need to be bathing more often
> > than
> > every other leap year...
> >
> > WST
> >
> >
> > Alexander Joseph H wrote:
> >
> > > I heard you were actually really fast at Road America from the
> > onset,
> > > but kept stopping to get a Johnsonville Brat.
> > >
> > > It was either that or you kept getting lost and had to stop for
> > > directions.
> > >
> > > Although, I think I have a picture somewhere of a Brat being
> thrown
> > > over
> > > the fence to you.
> > >
> > > BTW, my Team Thicko Tattoo just wore off last Saturday night. Have
>
> > you
> > >
> > > got anymore?
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > > ----------
> > > > From: Wm. Severin Thompson[SMTP:wsthompson@thicko.com]
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 1997 5:53 PM
> > > > To: Wrtr@aol.com
> > > > Cc: mra@sympatico.ca; vintage-race@Autox.Team.Net
> > > > Subject: Re: Bugeye Sprites w/ 1275cc at SVRA
> > > >
> > > > To all,
> > > >
> > > > When I first ran my time capsule Stage V Sprite in vintage
> racing
> > 5
> > > > years ago, it ran exactly as run in 1961.
> > > >
> > > > Many races I couldn't keep up on the pace lap. Sad to hit the
> > start
> > > > line
> > > > at Road America while the leaders are already in turn 5....
> > > >
> > > > That car ran 3:42s there. My current 948 MKII Sprite which has
> > been
> > > > consistantly the most legal car in the organizations I race with
>
> > > > including VSCDA, SVRA, and CHR, runs 3:02. It's legal, but they
> > > didn't
> > > > look or run like that in '62.
> > > >
> > > > WST
> > > > Team Thicko
> > > >
> > > > WST
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Wrtr@aol.com wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi Mike;
> > > > >
> > > > > <Snip> Off and on I have been doing this for 16 years and,
> > > > > after a time in the beginning trying too hard to modify my
> cars
> > to
> > >
> > > > > make them
> > > > > go fast, I have learned to do a bunch of research, find out
> what
> > > the
> > > > > car
> > > > > would have been like in the years it was built, and prepare it
>
> > > that
> > > > > way. It
> > > > > means drum brakes and skinny street tires and lever shocks and
>
> > it
> > > > > means I run
> > > > > around the track in the back half of the grid, frustrated
> > > sometimes
> > > > at
> > > > > the
> > > > > guys who park in the corners after rocketing by me on the
> > > straights.
> > > > > But at
> > > > > the end of the day, I've always had fun and that's really why
> we
> > > do
> > > > > this.
> > > > >
> > > > > Kevin Clemens
> > > > > 1952 MG TD
> > > > > 1927 Chrysler Model 70 (A new project for VSCDA Group One!!!)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
> >
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