VAUGHN ROCKNEY wrote:
>
> Vintage-racer's,
> Yesterday I finished the restoration of the Lotus '51 and drove it
> around the neighborhood. Didn't crash or break it. Was so tired at the
> end of the day, that I parked it in the trailer next to the house with
> pure water still in the car not even thinking about the weather.. got
> down to 26 F here last night, but the car seems to have made it ok.. I
> might have gotten lucky.
> I'm planning to debut the car at the HSR Mitty event in Atlanta, with
> my year's big vacation and dream trip the VARAC Mosport Festival in
> June. Carol said the Mitty entry forms were at the printers last week
> and are due to be mailed soon.
> Unfortunately, I don't have any Atlanta motel information to provide..
> I'm planning to camp in the paddock. Are any other vintage-race
> list'ers going to the race? I'll need to pick up a crew, as most likely
> I'll be coming by myself.. Also if any list members have driven in a
> prior Mitty event, it would be great to hear your impressions and/or
> advice. Thanks in advance,
>
> Vaughn Rockney
> =====================================================
Hi Vaughn,
I will be at the Mitty driving a Lotus 51 FF that I will rent from Bill
Dolson until my Alexis Mk14 gets done in May. I've only driven Road
Atlanta a couple of times, and it's a gas (bring lots!) The best thing
I did the first time there was to get a ride in a car with someone who
knew the track, even a few laps in a street car are helpful as there are
lots of blind corners. My impressions of the Mitty are good, but you
can expect lots of cars to be on the track in your group, and maybe not
even all formula cars. I'm new to the FF scene so I can not help you
with crew info. But, if you need someone to hold a wrench for you just
come see me at the Bill Dolson Racing paddock. By the way, the weather
can be unpredictable, so a rain slicker is advised.
Later.............
Jeff Snook
Battle of Britain Racing
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