Related tid-bit.....could be true, or not.....when asked about the nature of
his spins, recovery, and continuation, Clark reportedly responded in context
of the STP Sponsor logo, that the acronum stood for "Spinning Takes
Practice"...
Bob Allred - Riverton, Utah
Miata & Crossle' 32
Club Racing & Solo Events
<www.inconnect.com/~rallred>
----- Original Message -----
From: <Tombread@aol.com>
To: <brian@uunet.ca>; <John.Desantis@inficon.com>;
<vintage-race@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 7:58 AM
Subject: Re: Lecture from Uncle Don
> In a message dated 2/28/01 9:25:10 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
> brian@uunet.ca writes:
>
>
> > Jim Clark was a Brit?
> >
> >
> Jim, a Scot, was perhaps the first true international racing star, a guy
that
> Americans took to their hearts after his performances at the Speedway.
> Nobody ever saw an Indy car spin twice in a race and keep going before
> Clark....
> tom
>
>
>
> The Easley Vintage Grand Prix
> IRP, October 6-7, 2001
> Proceeds to the American Red Cross of Greater Indianapolis
>
> Tom Butters
> The Greens Fork Group
> Creative communications
> 765.886.5098
> No City in the history of racing has ever hosted the four greatest events
of
> their kind,
> as we do here with the Indianapolis 500, the US Grand Prix, the Brickyard
400
> and the NHRA US Nationals.
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