[Roadsters] stolen or destroyed lightweight race roadster

[RWM]

Great recollections of Dave and this car.  One of the reasons I got my 
roadster.

Sorry to hear of its demise.



On 9/18/2011 11:49 AM, chalsted at comcast.net wrote:
> around 2 years ago I loaned my lightweight race roadster to Jack McCormick who
> works for one of the wineries at Watkins Glen with the agreement that he could
> build and race it and I could race it too... this was done because he just
> plain couldn't come up with the money to buy the car but had the mechanical
> ability to build it so I thought I'd help him achieve one of his dreams in
> life...he'd gotten his competition license too...it was clear that the car was
> still mine as he had not paid for it...fast forward to last week at the Glen-
> Jack told me he "had bad news" about my race car...that when he'd gotten into
> it he found the frame was badly cracked and it was unsafe so he'd JUNKED MY
> CAR!!!! WTF??? never even called me to tell me there was a problem. I've left
> messages for him which he is not returning, he just plain had no right to do
> that. I requested that he tell me where he took it to junk it and he didn't
> respond to that either. a number of people I have discussed the matter with
> have suggested to me that it is more likely he sold it to someone...I'd hate
> to think Jack would do that but it's unimaginable that he would destroy my car
> so I don't know what to think. the car was formerly raced by Dave Manzolini,
> did the old Lime Rock track in a minute flat, held track records a few
> places....it was the lightest race roadster ever weighed in by Bob Sharp and
> he weighed in the "salt damaged" cars (official factory lightweights) the car
> had a very unusual rollcage necessitated by the flexibility of the lightweight
> chassis, I can provide pictures. if anyone is on a race forum, please post
> about my missing roadster. car was yellow with a red rising sun on the hood,
> had braces going back from the rollbar hoop and a pair going like an X to
> either side of the frame up front behind the crossmember. there was a post
> that went down from the middle of the X to the plate in the center of the X in
> the frame. if you come across this car or hear anything about it, please let
> me know. it was not his to either sell or destroy and unless he gives me what
> I paid for it I will have no choice but to get ugly and have him arrested-
> would rather not do that. he (supposedly) still has my factory race R16 and
> all the spares I provided with the car but as he won't respond I can't count
> on anything. I'd be satisfies but not very happy if he paid me what I paid for
> the car and gave me back my engine and spares but I need to find out what
> happened to it real soon in case it may be headed out of the country. any help
> anyone can provide would be greatly appreciated
> bumming in Virginia,
> Craig