Well, I may have had a smile because I survived, a habit of mine, but deep
down...
--Pat K
Dennis and Sherry Armstrong wrote:
> Yes Pat
> I also remember the event at Stockton last year. You just
> glanced up at the timer to see the time when that car
> going way to fast spun and almost hit you. But I do
> remember you being the class person that you are, saying
> " It's alright I'm O.K." With a smile, Not a frown.
>
> ----------
> > From: Pat Kelly <lollipop@ricochet.net>
> > To: Steven J. Sherwood <ssher@home.com>
> > Cc: Donald R McKenna <donbarbmckenna@earthlink.net>; Carl Merritt
> <cmerritt@ati.com>; ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: Time Slip position and "the chair"
> > Date: March 13, 2000 10:10 PM
> >
> > Funny you should list me...I have been almost nailed at that spot, both
> > times at Stockton which also can have a difficult finish, esp. when
> > folks get out of kilter. They missed both times and I gave them a timing
> > slip with a big frown, "You idiot! The lights were way back there!"
> > --Still agile Pat K
> > P.S. I like being card sorter or scorer these days. :-)
> >
> > "Steven J. Sherwood" wrote:
> >
> > > Hello everyone..new lister here...
> > >
> > > I got a question about the chair at the end of
> > > the course...you know ...the one that the time
> > > slip person is sitting in. I dunno...but everytime
> > > I see someone sitting in a chair at the end I
> > > get queazy. Well, you guys/gals saw what happened
> > > at the coliseum...many people gunned it after
> > > the lights...got out of whack...and almost hit
> > > this person...or at least got their sphinter muscle
> > > to pucker up.
> > >
> > > When at Mather last year I was sitting down giving
> > > out time slips when Sean Breeze's wife (I think)
> > > lost control of a corvette and drove into my
> > > direction (while I was sittin down). Well, good
> > > thing I was looking the right direction...because
> > > that corvette hit the chair I was sittin in and
> > > sent it 16 ft down the tarmac. I got yelled at
> > > by Sean, for sitting down I guess.
> > >
> > > Anyway, this has probably been hashed out before...
> > > but I just wanted to put in my 2 cents worth. Of
> > > course, a longer stretch of pavement after the
> > > lights could also make it more safe so that someone
> > > could sit down and give out time slips.
> > >
> > > Sorry for rambling
> > >
> > > Steve S
> > > 00 Audi S4
> > > (the other blue one)
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