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Re: Brian Redmond race weekend

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Subject: Re: Brian Redmond race weekend
From: Kevin Rhodes <krhodes1@maine.rr.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 12:07:19 -0500
Of course, Gimli also has the added "excitement" of the very occasional Air 
Canada 767 doing a dead stick landing on the dragstip (or was it the main 
straight) after running out of fuel at 37,000 feet.... ;-)

Kevin Rhodes
Portland, Maine
Freddy the Spit



<snip>


>Sadly, I missed the days when there was not a concrete wall all around the
>track, and an oval-style catch fence to boot.  Oh well, the TDC still has
>Gimli.... an old airport circuit with no "safety" except Armco on the main
>straight.  But then again, we get no spectators, either.
>
>Dave T
>
>PS:  THIS YEAR,  there should be several of us going down,  "they" wanted to
>take the modern cars.  If this happens, you should see several LBC's,
>though most are of the TR6 variety.  Would we let "them" in ?!?
>
>D


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