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Re: [Fot] Waving to ghosts

To: SCOTT JANZEN <sjanzen@me.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Waving to ghosts
From: michael kowalski <sm1ski@dslextreme.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 09:22:26 -0600
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And what you didn't mention is that Mr. Egan's departure will be the final
nail in the R&T coffin after their revamping of staff and format.  I have
subscribed to (or collected other's throw aways of) R&T for nearly 50 years
and am quitting with Mr. Egan's "retirement."  The times, they are a
changing.  Oops, they have changed.  I hope that someone is telling this to
Mr. Webster.

mike kowalski,
FP 1500 spit

p.s., I have saved them all and will resort to reading the real R&T's.


On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 6:23 AM, SCOTT JANZEN <sjanzen@me.com> wrote:

> Wait, what? Peter Egan is laying down his pen? I've been reading R&T since
> 1971, when I was 13.
> Without his column I'm not sure I'll continue with R&T.
> His column on "lifetime cylinder count" prompted me to buy a used Jag V12
> - one of the greatest highway cars I ever had. I've nodded my head in
> agreement with what he expresses almost every time, howling with laughter
> more often then not.
> Guess I'll have to stick with reading "re-runs".
>
> Sent from my mobile device
>
> On Sep 10, 2013, at 10:26 PM, Mark J Bradakis <mark@bradakis.com> wrote:
>
> >   Those old men and women along the road remember.  They weren't
> >   waving to us.  They were waving to the ghosts of those who once
> >   drove our cars absolutely as fast as they knew how to go.
> >
> >
> > The above is a quote from a Peter Egan article in Road & Track some
> years ago, when he and Gil Nickel
> > attended the Mille Miglia in one of the Ferraris I continue to lust
> over.  Great story, November of
> > 1995, as I recall.  And it was sad to hear that Peter Egan would be
> setting down his pen, no more to
> > grace the pages of the magazine with his well appreciated efforts.
> >
> > I do remember seeing a Ferrari or two at Road America, and one would be
> hard pressed to not notice
> > a certain large red truck and trailer, disgorging decidedly non-Italian
> vehicles.  Well, the lines
> > of that little red one could have been mistaken for Italian, despite the
> underpinnings.
> >
> > But the weekend was about *Triumphs* for us, Triumphs of so many
> descriptions and varieties and colors
> > and prep levels - an amazing array.  There were more racing GT6s there
> than there were Triumphs of any
> > description at the Utah Kastner Cup.  Triumphs and their people, the
> people that keep the sporting
> > heritage alive and well, who continue to drive the cars absolutely as
> fast as they know how to go.
> >
> > It was a remarkable weekend, I am so happy to have been blessed with the
> chance to attend, thanks to
> > the efforts of folks that know in their hearts what an incredible group
> of masters and misfits we have
> > here in the FOT.
> >
> > mjb.
> >
> >
> >
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<div dir=3D"ltr">And what you didn&#39;t mention is that Mr. Egan&#39;s dep=
arture will be the final nail in the R&amp;T coffin after their revamping o=
f staff and format. =A0I have subscribed to (or collected other&#39;s throw=
 aways of) R&amp;T for nearly 50 years and am quitting with Mr. Egan&#39;s =
&quot;retirement.&quot; =A0The times, they are a changing. =A0Oops, they ha=
ve changed. =A0I hope that someone is telling this to Mr. Webster.<div>
<br></div><div>mike kowalski,</div><div>FP 1500 spit</div><div><br></div><d=
iv>p.s., I have saved them all and will resort to reading the real R&amp;T&=
#39;s.</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_qu=
ote">
On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 6:23 AM, SCOTT JANZEN <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:sjanzen@me.com"; target=3D"_blank">sjanzen@me.com</a>&gt;</span> =
wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;bord=
er-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Wait, what? Peter Egan is laying down his pen? I&#39;ve been reading R&amp;=
T since 1971, when I was 13.<br>
Without his column I&#39;m not sure I&#39;ll continue with R&amp;T.<br>
His column on &quot;lifetime cylinder count&quot; prompted me to buy a used=
 Jag V12 - one of the greatest highway cars I ever had. I&#39;ve nodded my =
head in agreement with what he expresses almost every time, howling with la=
ughter more often then not.<br>

Guess I&#39;ll have to stick with reading &quot;re-runs&quot;.<br>
<br>
Sent from my mobile device<br>
<div><div class=3D"h5"><br>
On Sep 10, 2013, at 10:26 PM, Mark J Bradakis &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:mark@br=
adakis.com">mark@bradakis.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
<br>
&gt; =A0 Those old men and women along the road remember. =A0They weren&#39=
;t<br>
&gt; =A0 waving to us. =A0They were waving to the ghosts of those who once<=
br>
&gt; =A0 drove our cars absolutely as fast as they knew how to go.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; The above is a quote from a Peter Egan article in Road &amp; Track som=
e years ago, when he and Gil Nickel<br>
&gt; attended the Mille Miglia in one of the Ferraris I continue to lust ov=
er. =A0Great story, November of<br>
&gt; 1995, as I recall. =A0And it was sad to hear that Peter Egan would be =
setting down his pen, no more to<br>
&gt; grace the pages of the magazine with his well appreciated efforts.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; I do remember seeing a Ferrari or two at Road America, and one would b=
e hard pressed to not notice<br>
&gt; a certain large red truck and trailer, disgorging decidedly non-Italia=
n vehicles. =A0Well, the lines<br>
&gt; of that little red one could have been mistaken for Italian, despite t=
he underpinnings.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; But the weekend was about *Triumphs* for us, Triumphs of so many descr=
iptions and varieties and colors<br>
&gt; and prep levels - an amazing array. =A0There were more racing GT6s the=
re than there were Triumphs of any<br>
&gt; description at the Utah Kastner Cup. =A0Triumphs and their people, the=
 people that keep the sporting<br>
&gt; heritage alive and well, who continue to drive the cars absolutely as =
fast as they know how to go.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; It was a remarkable weekend, I am so happy to have been blessed with t=
he chance to attend, thanks to<br>
&gt; the efforts of folks that know in their hearts what an incredible grou=
p of masters and misfits we have<br>
&gt; here in the FOT.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; mjb.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;<br>
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