Can't wait to get my first look at it on the track.
Tom, you inspire us all!
Mike Harper
--- Paul <9laser3@bright.net> wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: sidney raper <spl310@hotmail.com>
> To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, October 06, 2002 11:21 PM
> Subject: Summit Point
>
>
> > Well?? How did Tom do???
> >
> > Sidney Raper
>
> Tom Phelan ran his vintage 2000 roadster at the
> SVRA Blue-Gray Challenge
> at Summit Point this past weekend. Tom tried to
> sign up for the Gray team,
> but the lady at registration recognized that even
> though his current address
> is North Carolina, his accent was all New York!
> Tom's car is beautiful. A real credit to all Tom
> has learned about body
> work in the last few years. I hadn't seen the car
> since Tom dragged it home
> from Detroit 3 years ago, stuffed with boxes of
> parts and lots of track
> wear!
> Tom's lap times at Summit Point dropped each
> session and he lowered his
> times by more than 8 seconds a lap by the end of the
> weekend. This was
> Tom's first race weekend. He may not have had a
> trophy finish all weekend,
> but his smile was the biggest one in the paddocks
> after each race!
> No major repairs were required. But I did learn
> how to remove a 2000
> drive shaft to tighten the tail shaft flange! Once
> Tom gets settled back at
> home this week, his plans are to start at the
> headlights and tighten every
> bolt until he gets to the tail lights. Lots of
> bolts loosed up after the
> first couple or runs on the track.
> But the car ran flawlessly. And it looks
> fantastic on the track. And
> those of us lucky enough to have been there, had a
> blast!
>
> Paul Kort
>
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