Water coming up through cracks in the pavement. Usually happens when the
water table is high.
Like, just after a rainstorm, (which they were).
--Rocky
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Babcock" <BillB@bnj.com>
To: "P Richardson" <paul-richardson@cyberware.co.uk>; <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 11:48 AM
Subject: RE: Rockingham 500
> What's a weeper?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: P Richardson [mailto:paul-richardson@cyberware.co.uk]
> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 10:12 PM
> To: fot@autox.team.net
> Subject: Rockingham 500
>
>
> Hi Gang
>
> Despite problems with weepers on the new Rockingham oval which led to
> Thursday
> and Friday practice sessions being cancelled the first 'indy' race in
> England
> was awesome. It was a race long duel between Gil de Ferran and Kenny
> Brack.
> Brack took the lead at the end of the penultimate lap then de Ferran went
> by
> on the outside of the last turn to win the race by .63 sec. What a great
> bunch
> of drivers they all are -fun loving and engaging. The press interview at
> the
> end of the race was a delight to witness as all three podium finishers
> were
> obviously real buddies (Helio Castroneves was relegated to 4th place later
> -
> having overtaken on a yellow flag putting Cristiano de Matta in 3rd). I
> managed to speak to Alex Tagliani who was unwittingly involved in that
> terrible accident with his close friend Alex Zanardi at the Berlin oval.
> Tagliani was obviously still very concerned at Rockingham but was relieved
> when he heard the news on Saturday that Zanardi had been brought out of an
> induced coma and was making a strong recovery and getting better by the
> hour -
> wonderful news indeed.
>
> By the way, Julia and I had Jim Hill stay over with us for a couple of
> days
> prior to his visit to the Goodwood festival - great fun but it took us
> three
> days to clean the house up!!
>
> Best wishes
>
> Paul
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