Something like this?
http://www.fransfancies.com/shasta_2002/Ken&Barb_Datsun-med.jpg
Dan Zubkoff
San Mateo, CA
>From: Greg Burrows <gregnvicki@earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: Greg Burrows <gregnvicki@earthlink.net>
>To: datsunmike <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
>CC: Bill Strohm <wstrohm@socal.rr.com>, Datsun Roadster List
><datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: tales of Glen Watkins, a very brave little bear
>Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 20:02:35 -0700
>
>Kinda sounds like the Barbie that rode with me to Shasta a few years back.
>She
>sat perched upon the roll bar, waving to the faithful Roadster crowd and
>the
>occasional 8 year old girl riding along in her parent's car. She was
>joined the
>next year by my friend Bill and his wife, who glued dried shrimp to their
>Barbie,
>for a special version of "shrimp on the Barbie". Unfortunately, Barbie has
>not
>returned in the last two years due to car troubles and scheduling problems,
>but
>she swears that next year "the bitch will be back!" In the meantime, my 8
>year
>old daughter enjoys helping Barbie flash truck drivers and the like. Gotta
>love
>that kid...
>Greg Burrows
>
>datsunmike wrote:
>
> > RE: The Glen Racing Results: tales of Glen Watkins, a very brave little
> > bearAnother little tid bit from Dick.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > PS - Glen Watkins needs some racing goggles so he can see better - and
>maybe
> > his shifting will get better too :)
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >
> > Hi all,
> > Well, there's another part of the story of The Glen. A very brave little
>bear
> > named Glen Watkins (well, it says "Watkins, Glen" on his shirt) rode
>with me
> > for the first time(s) in the qualifying race and the main event. He was
>well
> > restrained by his bungie seatbelt. He stayed in his seat for the entire
> > qualifying race, but for the main race, he wanted to wave to the crowd.
>On the
> > warm-up lap, I picked him up just for the Roadster crowd (and most of my
>crew)
> > at turn 6, but then snuggled him down under the bungie. Just after the
>finish,
> > I picked him up again, but the speed was too great for my grip, and he
>flew
> > out of the car. I breathed a sigh of relief when the Porsche behind me
>swerved
> > to miss him as he landed on his butt on the track, but didn't know how
>he
> > would fare with the other 40-odd cars (wonder if they flew the "debris"
>flag
> > for him).
> >
> > In victory circle, my one remaining crew member was there, and I asked
>him to
> > go down and try to find poor Glen. Rich was less than thrilled with this
> > request, but finally agreed. Glen was in fine health on the wall at "pit
>out",
> > bragging about his exploits. As Rich walked the entire length of the
>pits with
> > Glen in hand, he received many jeers and insults. His comeback was
>something
> > like "we do whatever we have to to humor the driver so he'll drive
>fast".
> >
> > Glen was somewhat of a celebrity at dinner that night with the Datsun
>folks,
> > and even all the SVRA people (the race organizers) know of his exploits.
>I've
> > been promised that he will receive his very own photo ID/driver's
>license. But
> > I probably need to make him a full (bungie) harness with "a leash", so
>that he
> > doesn't "fly" again! And I need to teach him to shift better: boy was he
> > missing shifts that race.
> >
> > So Glen will be a standard fixture/good luck icon in the future, and I
>hope to
> > relay his far fetched stories to you for many years.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Dick
>
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