didnt i read some "faction" like this in a Levy tome?
On 10/8/07, Larry & Sandi Miller <millerls@ado13.com> wrote:
>
> Bad weekend at the races. Oly only lasted 3/4 of the 1st practice lap. He
> came into turn 8 a little hot, locked up the brakes and went off the track
> between cones. He hit nothing. The next car through was on the line and
> was
> not close to Oly. The next car through came into turn 8 a little hot and
> was
> on his way off the track when he hit Oly in the rear. Damage was light
> except a rare Volvo mag was destroyed. The Bird Cage Maserati that hit him
> put a dent in an aluminum panel. Both cars returned to the hot pits. The
> other driver was spoken to for about a minute then left. One of his people
> then came and drove the Bird Cage away.
>
> Oly was interrogated for about 15 minutes then allowed to leave.
>
> The verdict from Steve Earle was "If Oly had not been there he would not
> have got hit" so therefore it was his fault. Oly was kicked out of the
> race
> and the other driver was allowed to race the rest of the weekend.
>
> The driver of the Bird Cage was Rob Walton. He enters three to five cars
> in
> all of the General Racing (Steve Earle) including the Monterey historics.
> Earle was not about to kick him out of anything.
>
> The verdict should have been for both drivers to take it easy.
>
> If you don't know who Rob Walton is, think Wal-Mart. Net worth $18
> billion.
>
> Larry Miller (still pissed)
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>
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"I didn't set goals as I went along; I just wanted to be quick as possible
and win as much as possible. I didn't look at the past, I didn't look at
the history, I didn't look at how many rallies other people had won - you
just go and win as many rallies as you can." Colin McRae, 08/05/1968
- 09/15/2007
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