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People have a strange filter for those kinds of incidents=97even =
spectators. When Peyote got whacked at Watkins Glen some spectators said =
I had lost control and spun in front of the Corvette. Video showed the =
Corvette hitting the left rear corner of Peyote, and then carrying me =
across his hood into the Armco. The Corvette driver=92s story was even =
wilder. Apparently I turned in and hit him.=20
> On Jul 13, 2015, at 9:05 AM, marty <trmarty@hotmail.com> wrote:
>=20
> A little follow up. On a lighter note. I told the corner workers I was =
going to need a flatbed. A pickup truck with a tow rope shows up, assess =
the situation and called for a flatbed. Flatbed shows up and =
immediately sinks down to the wheels in mud. They had to call a second =
tow truck to now pull the flatbed out. The guy from the original pick up =
truck crew then comes over with a baseball bat and we proceed to tweak =
the sheet metal around enough to be able to be pulled out with his tow =
rope. All the while the next race group is gridded up ready to go out =
watching the rain clouds roll in. Which they did and proceed to open up =
about the time that group got the green flag. To you guys I apologize!
> =20
> More thoughts. After we got in we had to go talk to the stewards. =
First they pulled the Alpha driver aside and got his version. Then they =
pulled me aside and got my version in which I described in great detail =
what I was sure happened. Then they asked if I would show them my GoPro =
video which I proceeded to do. Funny how what I thought I remembered =
happening in great detail didn't happen exactly that way. I felt kind of =
funny but the steward were good about it and said don't worry, that is =
usually what happens. I wasn't trying to lie about it, I truly thought =
those details where what took place. Anyhow, after they watched my video =
about 5 times they told me in was in the clear and that there was =
nothing I could have done and that I actually acted as a buffer for the =
Alpha and prevented him from driving straight into the armco at speed =
which would have been pretty bad for him. Lucky guy that Alpha driver =
is. :) His car hardly had any damage, my drivers side is well, not so =
good. As I was waiting for the tow I walked out on track and picked up a =
big chunk of fiberglass fender that broke off his car. He wait a minute, =
that must have been from a previous track event because people do not =
run fiberglass in vintage events do they? :)
> =20
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class=3D"">People have a strange filter for those kinds of =
incidents=97even spectators. When Peyote got whacked at Watkins Glen =
some spectators said I had lost control and spun in front of the =
Corvette. Video showed the Corvette hitting the left rear corner of =
Peyote, and then carrying me across his hood into the Armco. The =
Corvette driver=92s story was even wilder. Apparently I turned in and =
hit him. <div class=3D""><br class=3D""><div><blockquote =
type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Jul 13, 2015, at 9:05 AM, =
marty <<a href=3D"mailto:trmarty@hotmail.com"; =
class=3D"">trmarty@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" =
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text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: =
0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=3D"">A little follow up. On =
a lighter note. I told the corner workers I was going to need a flatbed. =
A pickup truck with a tow rope shows up, assess the situation and called =
for a flatbed. Flatbed shows up and immediately sinks down to the =
wheels in mud. They had to call a second tow truck to now pull the =
flatbed out. The guy from the original pick up truck crew then comes =
over with a baseball bat and we proceed to tweak the sheet metal around =
enough to be able to be pulled out with his tow rope. All the while the =
next race group is gridded up ready to go out watching the rain clouds =
roll in. Which they did and proceed to open up about the time that group =
got the green flag. To you guys I apologize!<br class=3D""> <br =
class=3D"">More thoughts. After we got in we had to go talk to the =
stewards. First they pulled the Alpha driver aside and got his version. =
Then they pulled me aside and got my version in which I described in =
great detail what I was sure happened. Then they asked if I =
would show them my GoPro video which I proceeded to do. Funny how what I =
thought I remembered happening in great detail didn't happen exactly =
that way. I felt kind of funny but the steward were good about it and =
said don't worry, that is usually what happens. I wasn't trying to lie =
about it, I truly thought those details where what took place. Anyhow, =
after they watched my video about 5 times they told me in was in the =
clear and that there was nothing I could have done and that I actually =
acted as a buffer for the Alpha and prevented him from driving straight =
into the armco at speed which would have been pretty bad for him. Lucky =
guy that Alpha driver is. :) His car hardly had any damage, my drivers =
side is well, not so good. As I was waiting for the tow I walked out on =
track and picked up a big chunk of fiberglass fender that broke off his =
car. He wait a minute, that must have been from a previous track event =
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