A similar thing happened to me as I was returning from the VTR in Dallas a
couple of years ago. I was towing my double deck trailer with two Spits on it
and the Texas DPS trooper thought I was hauling them commercially. I quick
look at all the stuff I had in my tow rig convinced him otherwise.
Joe C.
---- norlinengineering@comcast.net wrote:
> While I don't have a good answer for your question, it did remind me of a
>racing experience with a roadside inspection. In 1975, one of my best friends
>decided to try racing his Spitfire at Sears Point for the first time. It's a
>fairly long tow from Portland so his "sponsor" loaned him a motorhome for the
>trip. Coming home, we decided to drive straight through so we could go to work
>Monday morning. At about 5am, I was driving about 100 miles from home when I
>was pulled over by a state trooper. The car of course was on an open trailer.
>He asked to see my commercial permits and of course, I said "what???" Anyway,
>after looking over the car for about 5 minutes, he let me on my way. Bottom
>line he was bored at 5am.
>
>
>
> BTW, I'm writing this from Portland Intl Raceway, where they now have good
>wi-fi access. Patty's sprint race is in 90 minutes, the car's ready to go and
>it's a sunny day - wahoo!
>
>
>
> Jim Norlin
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