Peter,
One of the best weekends I have had to date. I'm working to put my Mini
back to C-Sedan specs ... hope to be there at the next event ... I had a
ball at this one!
Pete Towell
Austin Cooper 'S' #91
----- Original Message -----
From: <pkrause@ibm.net>
To: <owner-vintage-race@autox.team.net>;
<vintage-race-digest@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 12, 1999 8:26 PM
Subject: Re: vintage-race-digest V1 #434
> All,
> A GREAT weekend in Savannah with the "Racing into the Millennium" event
> put on by Vintage Drivers Club of America (VDCA). For what they lacked in
> numbers, they more than made up for with camaraderie and enthusiasm. Not
one
> incident (except for a black Spitfire and a white Ford sedan that spun
> repeatedly...) Scott Ebert's Bugatti, David Whiteside's Mark VI Lotus and
> myself in Jimmy Dobbs' Fiat Abarth Berlina Corsa had a ding-dong battle,
> Alex Q, III, brother Scott and Jim Netterstrom were unbelievable going
back
> and forth and the Allcomers Handicap went great with two Devin bodied cars
> (Porsche and Alfa powered Ermini) coming in first and second. The small
> displacement Prod cars were the biggest supporters and it made for a
> reasonable sized group. From the French Champagne "toast" Friday evening
to
> the Pick picking and oyster roast on Saturday, no one went away hungry (or
> without a headache if they weren't careful). The purpose built sports
racing
> cars were out and the weather couldn't have been better for all three days
> with highs in the seventies and lots of sun. A schedule has been announced
> for next year and, according to the organizers, the web site will be up
> soon. Happy holidays!
> -Peter Krause
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