After watching the 1965 Sebring 4 hour race for sedans, we decided to drive
over to the Ford hanger in my friends Olds 442. As we are driving the
streets to there he says "Hey some guy is trying to pass us" and I in a
rather alcohlic stupor said "Hell we're in a 442 and that ain't going
happen". Well after several left and right turns at a some what less then
proper racing line we pull up to the hanger and guess who was trying to pass
us? Yup Ole Jim hisself coming in from the track after the race. I
probably don't want to know what he was thinking. I guess I could say I
beat Jim Clark at Sebring!! Nah!
Bob
>From: "Roger Sieling" <Rogsie@telesistech.com>
>Reply-To: "Roger Sieling" <Rogsie@telesistech.com>
>To: <derek.lola@home.com>
>CC: <vintage-race@autox.team.net>, <racecase@oneimage.com>
>Subject: Re: European Trailer Hitches
>Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2001 17:27:12 -0500
>
>Oh, you mean the bigger hammer approach! I'd have been very happy to have
>been
>there helping such a lost cause if I'd had a chance to see Jim in person.
>
>A friend of mine and I went down to Charlie Warners last April to retrieve
>a
>body for his antique car. On the loong way across Tennassee, we start
>talking
>about racing (he isn't a racer) and my love for Lotus. Seems he was in the
>Army, stationed in Germany in the late 60's and an avid photographer. He
>was
>able to secure all the right passes. He was describing the expression on
>Jim's
>face when he snapped Jim's photo on the grid that fateful April day at
>Hockenheim. But then he followed it up with how he was sure his wife had
>pitched all his old photos in the cause of a neatly kept house!
>
>Roger
>
> >>> Derek Harling <derek.lola@home.com> 02/07/01 04:36PM >>>
>Roger Sieling wrote:
>
> > A friend has a trailer w/ a 50mm ball socket, and a 2" ball will not
>fit.
>
>History - a 50mm socket WILL go on to a 2" ball - but it won't come off -
>at
>least not without several race teams providing additional manpower - date
>and
>location: 1966 British GP, Brands Hatch paddock - came off suddenly and
>dented
>the truck lid of my new Sunbeam Alpine just as Jim Clark walked by -
>memories
>.
>. . . .
>
>Derek
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