That S800 must be a really slow one and must be handling very poorly for the
Saab to beat it on a tight track especially!
I do not think that it was snobbery that kept a Saab "family truckster" (Hi
Chuck ;^) ) from the PVGP. There are really a limited number of spaces in
the paddock as it is a tight road course in the truest sense of the words.
I am glad that the PVGP event organizers fill the positions with such
extreme rarities such as actual BRM (or was that ERA) , Bugatti, Osca,
Masers, Lotus Elevens, etc, etc.. These are works of art in motion that I
would drive a long ways to see even though I live 70 miles from Pittsburgh.
I can see the more usual racers at Summit Point, Mid-Ohio, VIR etc. etc.
Mike C
----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Meis" <s800racer@earthlink.net>
To: "Roger Sieling" <Rogsie@telesistech.com>; <vintage-race@autox.team.net>;
<cfchrist@earthlink.net>; <mgvrmark@hotmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2005 10:04 AM
Subject: Re: My PVGPA experience
> on 6/17/05 3:21 PM, Roger Sieling at Rogsie@telesistech.com wrote:
>
>> Surely you know what Chuck drives! When was the last time your S800 got
>> blown
>> off by a corn-popper Saab. Chuck's rejection had to have been based
>> solely on
>> snobery.
>
> I completely agree. Chuck's car would have fit perfectly in the middle of
> the under 1-liter group. One of the ultra rare early Saab Sonnet racers
> entered a few years back and I'm sure there was little hesitation to
> accept
> that one (one of six cars I believe).
> --
> Doug Meis <s800racer@earthlink.net>
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