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Re: Good News; Paul Newman

To: "Jim Dincau" <jdincau@qnet.com>
Subject: Re: Good News; Paul Newman
From: "Ed Van Scoy" <edvs@uswest.net>
Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2001 19:18:36 -0700
You are absolutely right! I have spent a week in hell in the shop & it
is beginning
to show............ Oh well, at least the engine fired for the first
time today :-)
Ed

Jim Dincau wrote:

> You sure you're not talking about Steve McQueen?
> Jim in Palmdale
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ed Van Scoy <edvs@uswest.net>
> To: Doug Anderson <boogiewoogie12@hotmail.com>
> Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2001 12:49 PM
> Subject: Re: Good News; Paul Newman
>
> > Back when I was a motocross rider (many moons & broken bones ago) Paul
> Newman
> > was a hero because he was one of the best amateurs around. His movie
> contracts
> > prohibited him from any racing so in 1971 (+/-) he entered the Elsinore
> Gran
> > Prix under the name of Harvey Mushman. Of course he was recognized
> > immediately......... As I recall, he either won or placed high in his
> class. At
> > the time, this was the largest cross-country race in the US.
> > Ed

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