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Hi Mark;
Agreed. skimping on these systems is not wise. =C2=A0
I prefer the FE-36 systems. =C2=A0This is the replacement for Halon, is not=
subject to freezing (important here in New England with an unheated barn),=
and, according to the manufacturer of the gas, good "...for at least 10 ye=
ars..." =C2=A0In addition, as far as is known now, there are now downsides =
to ultimate disposal and use of FE-36. =C2=A0With all the fuss about PFAS, =
I would not be surprised if the use of AFFF were to be banned track by trac=
k in the near future. =C2=A0Unlike petroleum-based spills, AFFF mixes very =
well with water and migrates through the groundwater very quickly, making i=
t impossible to recover/mitigate. =C2=A0
For those who (like me) are impacted by the requirement that the actuator b=
e accessible for both the driver and a course worker/first responder, a sin=
gle-pull actuator can be located outboard of the steering wheel on the dash=
board, a location =C2=A0accessible to both the driver and the worker/respon=
der. 15-foot actuating pull cables are available.
Regards,
Phil
On Wednesday, February 21, 2024 at 07:58:29 AM EST, Mark Cook <mecook@m=
indspring.com> wrote: =20
=20
Phil,
Good point.=C2=A0 You are correct and thanks for the clarification.
I tend to be more conservative to a fault (my CFO background). So, relative=
to how much is spent on tires, gas, oil, other consumables and basic repai=
rs every race season, top notch safety equipment is a cheap investment for =
me.=C2=A0 And, most=C2=A0 important, the sanctioning body that allows me to=
drive and I have been married to for over 40 years,=C2=A0 appreciates it!
So, if going to the trouble to install a system, I might as well have it be=
a FIA system.
I send the valve with the bottle when serviced every two years.=C2=A0 =C2=
=A0They put a new sticker with dates on the bottle.
Thanks!
Mark
Sent from my Galaxy
-------- Original message --------From: Philip Gott <vfracing@aol.com> Date=
: 2/21/24 7:17 AM (GMT-05:00) To: Mark Cook <mecook@mindspring.com> Cc: fot=
@autox.team.net Subject: Re: [Fot] Heads Up! Fire System Requirements for K=
astner Cup=20
Mark;To clarify, SCCA only recommends FIA and/or SFI certification. As the =
SFI recertification process is largely a joke (send a photo of your bottle =
and gage along with =C2=A0check for $35 to the manufacturer and you get a n=
ew certification sticker by return mail) they only recommend it. They do re=
quire that the manufacturers=E2=80=99 service procedures be performed on th=
e valve and actuation system, but these are neither part of the recertifica=
tion process nor verifiable other than the owner=E2=80=99s word.SVRA is req=
uiring that the SFI or FIA =C2=A0recertification process be followed.Phil=
=C2=A0
Sent from my iPhone
On Feb 21, 2024, at 2:47=E2=80=AFAM, Mark Cook via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>=
wrote:
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SVRA has required a plumbed in onboard fire system since 2020 (with at leas=
t two nozzles).=C2=A0 With the calendar year 2020 being a grace period, it =
then became mandatory in 2021.=C2=A0 For 2024, they added additional FIA an=
d SFI requirements to become consistent with NASA and SCCA.
=C2=A0
Having built a car to meet SCCA, NASA and BMW Club racing requirements, wou=
ld not get in a race car without a fire system.=C2=A0 Cheap insurance.
=C2=A0
Just for reference, the turnaround time for re-certifying/servicing fire bo=
ttles is actually pretty quick.=C2=A0 I dropped my SPA Extreme Novec 1230 o=
ff at UPS on Dec 21 and had it back by Dec 30.=C2=A0 My Lifeline Novec 1230=
was sent to Lifeline on Jan 12 and had it back by Jan 18, also by UPS grou=
nd.=20
=C2=A0
Ever since Mark Petronis=E2=80=99 accident at NJMP in 2021, most sanctionin=
g bodies are beefing up fire system requirements.=C2=A0 SVRA was a little s=
low.
=C2=A0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DDUS5tYBLycc
=C2=A0
Mark Cook
=C2=A0
=C2=A0
=C2=A0
From: Fot [mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Ken Knight via F=
ot
Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2024 5:01 PM
To: Brad Eells
Cc: FOT Triumph
Subject: Re: [Fot] Heads Up! Fire System Requirements for Kastner Cup
=C2=A0
I called my company, Safecraft, and my bottle is just beyond when they will=
recertify again.=C2=A0 So $640 and the new bottle is on order.=C2=A0 They =
were kind enough to direct me to Summit Racing where I got it cheaper than =
direct.=C2=A0 All is in stock and they are just up the 101 from me in the b=
ay area so I should have it in plenty of time.=C2=A0 Systems at Pegasus wer=
e running $750-1200 if you needing the full kit with 2 pulls.=C2=A0 Just FY=
I.
=C2=A0
It is not that I mind doing this, I witnessed a car fire during a race last=
year (fire suit saved the driver from injury).=C2=A0 It is dropping this o=
n us at the last minute that is the problem.=C2=A0 I doubt they just though=
t up this rule last week, and possible folks within SVRA knew about this, b=
ut we did not.
=C2=A0
I hope this does not cause problems for anyone else trying to make the K Cu=
p and facing a long tow.
=C2=A0
Ken
=C2=A0
Sent from Mail for Windows
=C2=A0
From: Brad Eells
Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2024 1:37 PM
To: Ken Knight
Cc: vfracing@aol.com; FOT Triumph
Subject: Re: [Fot] Heads Up! Fire System Requirements for Kastner Cup
=C2=A0
Interesting, as this may be an issue for the K-Cup this year. Running at So=
noma with SVRA 8 weeks from now.
=C2=A0
That said, when rebuilding the Spitfire, I chose an SPA aqueous foam system=
with 4 distribution nozzles and 3 actuators; one outside, one on the dash =
and the bottle handle itself.
=C2=A0
Brad Eells
Sent from my iPhone
=C2=A0
On Feb 20, 2024, at 3:31=E2=80=AFPM, Ken Knight via Fot <fot@autox.team.net=
> wrote:
=EF=BB=BF
So with a very short time get this done, this is the New rule?=C2=A0 Had we=
known this, oh say last fall, it could have been a winter project.=C2=A0 S=
ome of this is not hard but sending your system off to get a recertificatio=
n could very well be a major problem in these times.=C2=A0 So what is the a=
lternative, buy a new system?=C2=A0 Some of us have already committed to ra=
ce with our home clubs in mid March, then it is a short turn around until S=
onoma.=C2=A0 Pretty well leaves us in a major bind as far I can tell, not t=
o mention a potential large expense.
=C2=A0
We were encouraged to sign up for the K Cup with SVRA, plus Laguna, under t=
he assumption that if our cars were legal in our home clubs they would be a=
llowed to run as is.=C2=A0 Dropping this mandatory rule on us at the last m=
inute does not sit well.=C2=A0 No one wants to be unsafe, I don=E2=80=99t t=
hink the rule is that unreasonable, but the timing to get this done is unre=
asonable.
=C2=A0
Ken
=C2=A0
Sent from Mail for Windows
=C2=A0
From: vfracing--- via Fot
Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2024 12:46 PM
To: FOT Triumph
Subject: [Fot] Heads Up! Fire System Requirements for Kastner Cup
=C2=A0
Advanced warning:
The SVRA rules on fire systems are much more strict than SCCA and some of t=
he other sanctioning bodies such as VRG. =C2=A0Notably, plumbed in systems =
are required, and they must have two activation points, one accessible to t=
he driver and the other accessible to a course worker without having to lea=
n into the car. =C2=A0Furthermore, they must be re-certified every two year=
s. =C2=A0Note that these are requirements, not recommendations, and new thi=
s year (2024)
=C2=A0
For more detail, please see Section L of Safety Requirements at=C2=A0https:=
//svra.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/SVRA-General-Rules-1_24.pdf.
=C2=A0
Regards,
=C2=A0
Phil Gott
=C2=A0
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<div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Hi Mark;</div><div dir=3D"lt=
r" data-setdir=3D"false"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">A=
greed. skimping on these systems is not wise. </div><div dir=3D"ltr" =
data-setdir=3D"false"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">I pr=
efer the FE-36 systems. This is the replacement for Halon, is not sub=
ject to freezing (important here in New England with an unheated barn), and=
, according to the manufacturer of the gas, good "...for at least 10 years.=
.." In addition, as far as is known now, there are now downsides to u=
ltimate disposal and use of FE-36. With all the fuss about PFAS, I wo=
uld not be surprised if the use of AFFF were to be banned track by track in=
the near future. Unlike petroleum-based spills, AFFF mixes very well=
with water and migrates through the groundwater very quickly, making it im=
possible to recover/mitigate. </div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"f=
alse"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">For those who (like =
me) are impacted by the requirement that the actuator be accessible for bot=
h the driver and a course worker/first responder, a single-pull actuator ca=
n be located outboard of the steering wheel on the dashboard, a location &n=
bsp;accessible to both the driver and the worker/responder. 15-foot actuati=
ng pull cables are available.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><=
br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Regards,</div><div dir=3D"l=
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On Wednesday, February 21, 2024 at 07:58:29 AM EST, Mar=
k Cook <mecook@mindspring.com> wrote:
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<div><div id=3D"yiv2583274870"><div><div>Phil,</div><div><b=
r clear=3D"none"></div><div>Good point. You are correct and thanks fo=
r the clarification.</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>I tend to be m=
ore conservative to a fault (my CFO background). So, relative to how much i=
s spent on tires, gas, oil, other consumables and basic repairs every race =
season, top notch safety equipment is a cheap investment for me. And,=
most important, the sanctioning body that allows me to drive and I h=
ave been married to for over 40 years, appreciates it!</div><div><br =
clear=3D"none"></div><div>So, if going to the trouble to install a system, =
I might as well have it be a FIA system.</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div=
><div>I send the valve with the bottle when serviced every two years. =
They put a new sticker with dates on the bottle.</div><div><br clear=
=3D"none"></div><div>Thanks!</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>Mark</=
div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div><br cl=
ear=3D"none"></div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div><br clear=3D"none"></=
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"yiv2583274870yqt7011598391"><div>-------- Original message --------</div><=
div>From: Philip Gott <vfracing@aol.com> </div><div>Date: 2/21/24 7:=
17 AM (GMT-05:00) </div><div>To: Mark Cook <mecook@mindspring.com> <=
/div><div>Cc: fot@autox.team.net </div><div>Subject: Re: [Fot] Heads Up! Fi=
re System Requirements for Kastner Cup </div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div=
></div></div><div id=3D"yiv2583274870yqtfd35466" class=3D"yiv2583274870yqt7=
011598391">Mark;<div>To clarify, SCCA only recommends FIA and/or SFI certif=
ication. As the SFI recertification process is largely a joke (send a photo=
of your bottle and gage along with check for $35 to the manufacturer=
and you get a new certification sticker by return mail) they only recommen=
d it. They do require that the manufacturers=E2=80=99 service procedures be=
performed on the valve and actuation system, but these are neither part of=
the recertification process nor verifiable other than the owner=E2=80=99s =
word.</div><div>SVRA is requiring that the SFI or FIA recertification=
process be followed.</div><div>Phil </div><div><br clear=3D"none"></d=
iv><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div><br clear=3D"none" id=3D"yiv258327487=
0lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div=
><div dir=3D"ltr"><br clear=3D"none"><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Feb 21, 2=
024, at 2:47=E2=80=AFAM, Mark Cook via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote=
:<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"></blockquote></div><blockquote type=
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#yiv2583274870 div.yiv2583274870WordSection1 {}</style><div class=3D"yiv258=
3274870WordSection1"><p class=3D"yiv2583274870MsoPlainText">SVRA has requir=
ed a plumbed in onboard fire system since 2020 (with at least two nozzles).=
With the calendar year 2020 being a grace period, it then became man=
datory in 2021. For 2024, they added additional FIA and SFI requireme=
nts to become consistent with NASA and SCCA.</p><p class=3D"yiv2583274870Ms=
oPlainText"> </p><p class=3D"yiv2583274870MsoPlainText">Having built a=
car to meet SCCA, NASA and BMW Club racing requirements, would not get in =
a race car without a fire system. Cheap insurance.</p><p class=3D"yiv=
2583274870MsoPlainText"> </p><p class=3D"yiv2583274870MsoPlainText">Ju=
st for reference, the turnaround time for re-certifying/servicing fire bott=
les is actually pretty quick. I dropped my SPA Extreme Novec 1230 off=
at UPS on Dec 21 and had it back by Dec 30. My Lifeline Novec 1230 w=
as sent to Lifeline on Jan 12 and had it back by Jan 18, also by UPS ground=
. </p><p class=3D"yiv2583274870MsoPlainText"> </p><p class=3D"yiv25832=
74870MsoPlainText">Ever since Mark Petronis=E2=80=99 accident at NJMP in 20=
21, most sanctioning bodies are beefing up fire system requirements. =
SVRA was a little slow.</p><p class=3D"yiv2583274870MsoPlainText"> </p=
><p class=3D"yiv2583274870MsoPlainText"><a rel=3D"nofollow noopener norefer=
rer" shape=3D"rect" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"https://www.youtube.com/watch=
?v=3DDUS5tYBLycc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DDUS5tYBLycc</a></p><p c=
lass=3D"yiv2583274870MsoPlainText"> </p><p class=3D"yiv2583274870MsoPl=
ainText">Mark Cook</p><p class=3D"yiv2583274870MsoNormal"><span style=3D"co=
lor:#1F497D;"> </span></p><p class=3D"yiv2583274870MsoNormal"><span st=
yle=3D"color:#1F497D;"> </span></p><p class=3D"yiv2583274870MsoNormal"=
><span style=3D"color:#1F497D;"> </span></p><div><div style=3D"border:=
none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;"><p class=3D=
"yiv2583274870MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;">From:</span><=
/b><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;"> Fot [mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.ne=
t] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ken Knight via Fot<br clear=3D"none"><b>Sent:</b> Tu=
esday, February 20, 2024 5:01 PM<br clear=3D"none"><b>To:</b> Brad Eells<br=
clear=3D"none"><b>Cc:</b> FOT Triumph<br clear=3D"none"><b>Subject:</b> Re=
: [Fot] Heads Up! Fire System Requirements for Kastner Cup</span></p></div>=
</div><p class=3D"yiv2583274870MsoNormal"> </p><p class=3D"yiv25832748=
70MsoNormal">I called my company, Safecraft, and my bottle is just beyond w=
hen they will recertify again. So $640 and the new bottle is on order=
. They were kind enough to direct me to Summit Racing where I got it =
cheaper than direct. All is in stock and they are just up the 101 fro=
m me in the bay area so I should have it in plenty of time. Systems a=
t Pegasus were running $750-1200 if you needing the full kit with 2 pulls.&=
nbsp; Just FYI.</p><p class=3D"yiv2583274870MsoNormal"> </p><p class=
=3D"yiv2583274870MsoNormal">It is not that I mind doing this, I witnessed a=
car fire during a race last year (fire suit saved the driver from injury).=
It is dropping this on us at the last minute that is the problem.&nb=
sp; I doubt they just thought up this rule last week, and possible folks wi=
thin SVRA knew about this, but we did not.</p><p class=3D"yiv2583274870MsoN=
ormal"> </p><p class=3D"yiv2583274870MsoNormal">I hope this does not c=
ause problems for anyone else trying to make the K Cup and facing a long to=
w.</p><p class=3D"yiv2583274870MsoNormal"> </p><p class=3D"yiv25832748=
70MsoNormal">Ken</p><p class=3D"yiv2583274870MsoNormal"> </p><p class=
=3D"yiv2583274870MsoNormal">Sent from <a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferre=
r" shape=3D"rect" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink=
/?LinkId=3D550986">Mail</a> for Windows</p><p class=3D"yiv2583274870MsoNorm=
al"> </p><div style=3D"border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padd=
ing:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;"><p class=3D"yiv2583274870MsoNormal"><b>From: </b><a=
rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:tr4a=
brad@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:tr4abrad@gmail.com";>Brad E=
ells</a><br clear=3D"none"><b>Sent: </b>Tuesday, February 20, 2024 1:37 PM<=
br clear=3D"none"><b>To: </b><a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape=
=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:kknight@klaenv.com"; target=3D"_blank" href=3D"m=
ailto:kknight@klaenv.com">Ken Knight</a><br clear=3D"none"><b>Cc: </b><a re=
l=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:vfracin=
g@aol.com" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:vfracing@aol.com";>vfracing@aol.=
com</a>; <a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"=
mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.=
net">FOT Triumph</a><br clear=3D"none"><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Fot] Heads Up! =
Fire System Requirements for Kastner Cup</p></div><p class=3D"yiv2583274870=
MsoNormal"> </p><p class=3D"yiv2583274870MsoNormal">Interesting, as th=
is may be an issue for the K-Cup this year. Running at Sonoma with SVRA 8 w=
eeks from now.</p><div><p class=3D"yiv2583274870MsoNormal"> </p></div>=
<div><p class=3D"yiv2583274870MsoNormal">That said, when rebuilding the Spi=
tfire, I chose an SPA aqueous foam system with 4 distribution nozzles and 3=
actuators; one outside, one on the dash and the bottle handle itself.</p><=
/div><div><p class=3D"yiv2583274870MsoNormal"> </p><div><p class=3D"yi=
v2583274870MsoNormal">Brad Eells</p><div><p class=3D"yiv2583274870MsoNormal=
">Sent from my iPhone</p></div></div><div><p style=3D"margin-bottom:12.0pt;=
" class=3D"yiv2583274870MsoNormal"> </p><blockquote style=3D"margin-to=
p:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;"><p style=3D"margin-bottom:12.0pt;" class=3D"y=
iv2583274870MsoNormal">On Feb 20, 2024, at 3:31=E2=80=AFPM, Ken Knight via =
Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:</p></blockquote></div><blockquote sty=
le=3D"margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;"><div><p class=3D"yiv2583274870=
MsoNormal">=EF=BB=BF</p><p class=3D"yiv2583274870MsoNormal">So with a very =
short time get this done, this is the New rule? Had we known this, oh=
say last fall, it could have been a winter project. Some of this is =
not hard but sending your system off to get a recertification could very we=
ll be a major problem in these times. So what is the alternative, buy=
a new system? Some of us have already committed to race with our hom=
e clubs in mid March, then it is a short turn around until Sonoma. Pr=
etty well leaves us in a major bind as far I can tell, not to mention a pot=
ential large expense.</p><p class=3D"yiv2583274870MsoNormal"> </p><p c=
lass=3D"yiv2583274870MsoNormal">We were encouraged to sign up for the K Cup=
with SVRA, plus Laguna, under the assumption that if our cars were legal i=
n our home clubs they would be allowed to run as is. Dropping this ma=
ndatory rule on us at the last minute does not sit well. No one wants=
to be unsafe, I don=E2=80=99t think the rule is that unreasonable, but the=
timing to get this done is unreasonable.</p><p class=3D"yiv2583274870MsoNo=
rmal"> </p><p class=3D"yiv2583274870MsoNormal">Ken</p><p class=3D"yiv2=
583274870MsoNormal"> </p><p class=3D"yiv2583274870MsoNormal">Sent from=
<a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" target=3D"_blank" h=
ref=3D"https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=3D550986";>Mail</a> for Windo=
ws</p><p class=3D"yiv2583274870MsoNormal"> </p><div style=3D"border:no=
ne;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;"><p class=3D"y=
iv2583274870MsoNormal"><b>From: </b><a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer"=
shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank" hre=
f=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net";>vfracing--- via Fot</a><br clear=3D"none"><=
b>Sent: </b>Tuesday, February 20, 2024 12:46 PM<br clear=3D"none"><b>To: </=
b><a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:=
fot@autox.team.net" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net";>FO=
T Triumph</a><br clear=3D"none"><b>Subject: </b>[Fot] Heads Up! Fire System=
Requirements for Kastner Cup</p></div><p class=3D"yiv2583274870MsoNormal">=
</p><div><div id=3D"yiv2583274870ydpcd388636yiv1885551611"><div><div>=
<div><p class=3D"yiv2583274870MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;">=
Advanced warning:</span></p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv2583274870MsoNormal">=
<span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;">The SVRA rules on fire systems are much m=
ore strict than SCCA and some of the other sanctioning bodies such as VRG. =
Notably, plumbed in systems are required, and they must have two acti=
vation points, one accessible to the driver and the other accessible to a c=
ourse worker without having to lean into the car. Furthermore, they m=
ust be re-certified every two years. Note that these are requirements=
, not recommendations, and new this year (2024)</span></p></div><div><p cla=
ss=3D"yiv2583274870MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;"> </spa=
n></p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv2583274870MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-si=
ze:12.0pt;">For more detail, please see Section L of Safety Requirements at=
<a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" target=3D"_bla=
nk" href=3D"https://svra.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/SVRA-General-Rules-=
1_24.pdf">https://svra.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/SVRA-General-Rules-1_=
24.pdf</a>.</span></p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv2583274870MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;"> </span></p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv2583=
274870MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;">Regards,</span></p></div=
><div><p class=3D"yiv2583274870MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;"=
> </span></p></div></div></div></div></div><p class=3D"yiv2583274870Ms=
oNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;">Phil Gott</span></p><p class=3D"=
yiv2583274870MsoNormal"> </p></div></blockquote></div><p style=3D"marg=
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