>From the looks of the Subject line... There goes the
Neighborhood! :o))
Welcome back Charles.
Dan
--- Charles Christ <cfchrist@earthlink.net> wrote:
> had a blast at the races at oceanna n.a.s.in va.
> beach over the weekend.
> got to drive the bugeye through town at rush hour on
> friday's parade with a
> police escort running every light and intersection.
> that was fun!
> volunteered to assist the rollback driver for the
> weekend. towed some very
> interesting cars with some "you would not believe
> it" mechanical failures.
> like the lotus formula car that i had to pick up
> (physically) to put back on
> the wheel that fell off! found 1 lug nut and stuck
> wheel on so we could
> winch up onto the rollback without doing any further
> damage. or the datsun
> z car with a shattered alloy wheel with 2 other
> wheels flat! it was just
> amazing the nature of mechanical failures. finally
> sunday i was allowed to
> drive my car out on the track with a group of cars
> from the car show in a
> parade lap. i was between 2 mgb's. they were going
> just fast enough to
> allow me to have some fun in the tighter corners! i
> then rejoined the tow
> truck and was allowed to ride the pace car for the
> last race on sunday. i
> had a great time but got a bit crispy with sun burn!
> arrived home monday
> morning at 2 am. what a long drive. i am glad to
> be home , now all i have
> to do is unload the trailer and put the bugeye back
> in it's garage waiting
> for my next opportunity to go play!
>
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Dan Dwelley
77 Midget
Alexandria, Va.
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