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Re: Team Lotus wins!

To: Mike Causer <mikec@dial.drakken.com>
Subject: Re: Team Lotus wins!
From: rodbean@earthlink.net
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 17:13:21 -0700
Mike Causer wrote:

> Tem Lotus Six today won Class B of the Birkett 6-Hour Relay race at
> Snetterton!
>
> Drivers were John Marshall, Richard Reeve, Andy Bradshaw and Hugo Shipley,
> Tean Manager was Peter Warr.  (Yes _that_ Peter Warr.)   Warmth & hot
> were courtesy of the JPS-Team Lotus motorhome, supervised by Mrs Bradshaw.
>
> After the first hour, while it rained continuously, we were leading, but
> the race was halted for an hour after several crashes and when it dried
> out somewhat we dropped back to 4th overall.
>
> The cars were all Lotus Sixes, and we were almost alone in not having a
> single mechanical failure ;-)
>
> Wet but happy,
>
> Mike

Hey great Mike.  Congratulations!  It's about time you had some good fun in a
proper Lotus.

What does this >      ;-)       imply after "....alone in not having a single
mechanical failure" ?  Did you have electrical troubles?   Never with Lucas,
right?

Rod



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