from my pda this time.
Mark - whats going on!
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Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 16:26:12 -0400
To: henry@henryfrye.com
From: Henry Frye <henry@henryfrye.com>
Subject: sdf
Hi Gang,
Pursuing my desire to find more events with a good track time, I went to
Mid-Ohio this weekend and ran with VSCDA for the first time. What an
event! Friday was three 20 minute sessions, Saturday was three 20 minute
sessions, Sunday was a one hour enduro and a 15 lap sprint race. I
thoroughly enjoyed burning 32 gallons of race fuel. ;-)
Attention all Northeast and Mid-Atlantic racers, you REALLY need to put
this event on your calendar for next year. VSCDA ran 6 race groups,
every session went off on time and my group was off the track by 1:30PM
on Sunday. What a treat to get an early start for the drive home!
Great competition, my take on the group was they play nice and play
quite hard when it counts. Pretty much exactly what I am looking for in
Vintage Racing.
VSCDA is a great organization, it's a non-profit group run by racers.
Our own Bob Wismer and Bill Dentinger seem to be important amongst their
ranks, if that's the case they MUST be OK... ;-)
Being a private event not open to the public, the Mid-Ohio Nazi's were
no where to be found, and everyone had a super time. It was cool but dry
Friday through Sunday, perfect racing weather.
The FOT paddock was full, but there were not many Triumphs! Mike Jackson
and his wife Sandy brought his pair of Formula Vee's, they had the Beech
rented to great guy from California, Dick Ryan. They shared the Beady
Eye tent with Bill Dentinger, occupying the spaces normally filled by
Bob Wismer and Don Brick. Apparently The Wiz broke a trailer spring very
close to home upon departing for the track, and Bob and Don lost the
enthusiasm needed for the long tow. They were missed, but not as much as
Don's chee se and Bob's case of red wine for the wine and cheese party!
Guys, if this happens again remember two words... Federal Express!
John Wiley was there without his TR4, he to was piloting one of his
Formula Vee's for the weekend. Snook's Dream Car Enterprises rounded out
our gang, but Jeff was driving his Formula Ford while he and Terry
attended to a fun father/son team running an pretty nice Alfa GTV. John
Harkness was co-chair of the event and was seen looking official, and he
passed the driving of his Vee to his son Sean for the weekend. Sean did
great, and had a super time to boot.
Bill offered John Harkness a ride co-driving the enduro in the
Thunderbolt. John jumped at the chance, and turned some incredible lap
times. I was under my personal best since they started timing us on
Saturday, and ending up with a low 1:52 in the sprint race. Had a super
dice with a 356, we never got more that 100 feet apart the entire race.
He had me on power on the straights, but I was all over him on the back
half of the course. We swapped positions, but he came out on top when
the checker flew. I'll get him next time!
All you guys who went to Mid-Ohio with SVRA and got fed up with the
Mid-Ohio attitude and the low track time, here is your chance to get
some serious track time at this great course, running with a super group
of vintage racers.
This one is already inked in on my 2004 schedule!
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