any trip to the indy 500 is very cool........(i've yet to not have a great
time!)..
beautiful machinery.....(f1's returning to indy i think soon)...lots of r&d
$$
flying around the pits...
richard / 79' spit / colorado
----- Original Message -----
From: Susan Hensley <susan@bearcom.com>
To: Spitfire List <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 03, 1999 7:21 AM
Subject: Memorial Day Holiday (small LBC content)
>
> Hi all!
>
> I had a marvelous time over the holiday, and I hope all ya'll did too!
> We went to the Indy 500 and had a blast!!!! The highlight this year was
> the stealth bomber cruising over almost silently during the national
> anthem -- it raised the hairs on the back of my neck, that's for sure!!
> The race was incredible -- everyone who we thought had a chance to win
> during the first half was taken out due to wrecks or mistakes or car
> problems. It was really disappointing to see Arie (front-runner from
> the start) wreck, and then to have Greg Ray (from Plano, TX!) wreck in
> the pits, and what a disappointment for Robbie Gordon, to run out of gas
> on the last lap!! Bet Brack was ecstatic!
>
> We went fishing Saturday (at the pre-race party at a friend's lake
> house) from a jon boat in a lake in Terre Haute and caught lots of fish,
> including a good-sized bass, and got in some great relaxation time.
> Sunday we drove in early to the track, cooked breakfast, ran around
> inside the track, watched the race, cooked out some more while traffic
> died down, then drove back to Chicago. Monday we ran around Chicago
> (where my sister lives) and saw a bunch of stuff. We took the Yellow
> Duck tour that drives around the city then plops into the harbor and
> cruises there. What fun! It was an excellent trip!
>
> The mandatory Spitfire sighting occurred Saturday at 12:15 noontime on
> Hwy 394 just north of Sauk Trail. There was a white 1500 headed north
> with the top down as we were headed south to Terre Haute. Anyone on the
> list??? And there is a TR6 that lives on West Webster in Chicago --
> I've seen it for two years in a row now, parked with a car cover in an
> apartment parking lot.
>
> Back to Indy next year!
>
> Keep Triumphing,
> Susan Hensley :)
> Dallas, Texas
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