[Fot] Blackhawk Farms NOT a success

[Stutzmans]

Bill,
I miss your wine & cheese parties at Watkins Glen some years ago.
Alas, nobody goes to Watkins anymore.
Bruce
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <BillDentin at aol.com>
To: <sbarr at McCarty-Law.com>; <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 2:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Fot] Blackhawk Farms NOT a success


> In a message dated 06/20/2011 12:46:52 PM Central Daylight Time,
> sbarr at McCarty-Law.com writes:
>
>
>> <---We had less success this weekend.  Chased a bad miss all weekend and
>> ultimately popped a pushrod loose, shaving a bunch of aluminum off of
>> the rocker.  Another rebuild on the way.  The upside is that it freed up 
>> a
>> good coil for the Alexanders' efforts.  Great work, guys!  You looked 
>> very
>> good out there.
>> Presently having my ass kicked by equipment,--->
>
> When I consider the effort Scott Barr (papa Jerry, and Tom Strange) put
> into engine building and race car prep...sure seems like they ought to be
> beating all comers.  No so this past week end however, but one can't help 
> but be
> impressed by their fortitude.  Trackside efforts even included a 300 mile
> trip back and forth to the Fox River Valley for parts.  There was a time 
> when
> Beady Eye racing used to perform such extraordinary efforts to keep a race
> car on the track.  No more.  When something breaks now, it's almost a 
> relief
> to hide behind.  Wismer's TR4 ran great, and my TR3 ran OK, but stopped
> wanting to go into 4th gear in the Saturday
> Sprint race, so I skipped the feature on Sunday.  You can actually get 
> into
> a nice, pleasant rhythm doing Blackhawk using just 2nd and 3rd gears, but
> you sure miss 4th on the two long straights.
>
> Our Wine & Cheese parties on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights were a
> great success.  In addition to Vermont Cheddar, some Muenster, and our 
> ever
> popular Mendora Bleu, we featured a new Wisconsin Brie from nearby 
> Belmont.
> It was well received and went well on rye crisp crackers.  Got to meet 
> Jason
> Ostrowski's (GT6) family.  He has two of the cutest little daughters, and
> both will talk your arm off.  His wife's cute too.  He's got more than his
> fair share of good looking women and thus is liable to cause a shortage.
>
> Blackhawk Farms Raceway has all of the elevation changes of a frozen lake,
> but its interesting collection of corners makes it a great 'driver's 
> track'
> and premier club circuit.  What a way to spend Father's Day.
>
> Bill Dentinger
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