Hey, *I* said he was a Scot first! That other guy, now being defended by
hordes of people protesting the ageist paranoia rampant in all true vintage
racers, said he was a Brit, not me! I even know that he was a Gentleman
sheep farmer! Now, no jokes about Gentlemen, Scots, kilts and/or sheep -
that would be going too far :)
Haggisly yours, Brian
At 09:58 AM 2/28/01 -0500, Tombread@aol.com wrote:
>In a message dated 2/28/01 9:25:10 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
>brian@uunet.ca writes:
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>>Jim Clark was a Brit?
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>Jim, a Scot, was perhaps the first true international racing star, a guy that
>Americans took to their hearts after his performances at the Speedway.
>Nobody ever saw an Indy car spin twice in a race and keep going before
>Clark....
>tom
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>The Easley Vintage Grand Prix
>IRP, October 6-7, 2001
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>Tom Butters
>The Greens Fork Group
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>No City in the history of racing has ever hosted the four greatest events of
>their kind,
>as we do here with the Indianapolis 500, the US Grand Prix, the Brickyard 400
>and the NHRA US Nationals.
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Brian Evans
Director, Canada
MCI Wholesale Internet Services
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