Lee;
I was also at Mosport and a Team Thicko. I race a Formcar Formula
Vee.
During the group one race it was RED FLAGGED. There were formula
fords and formula B cars all broke all over the track. Was this
because of over driving or mechanical failures? Probably both, no one
will know for sure.
While putting my car on the trailer we discovered the frame rail
holding the motor had fractured on one side. Does this mean that I
will just spatter weld it back in place? No, That section will be
removed and replaced, AND the car will be dis-assembled to look for
other cracks before it returns to the track!
My "low buck" racer is just as valuable to me as anyone else's car, be
it a lowly "Vee" or a "one of a kind special".
Dan Neuhaus
Team Thicko and Proud of it
----- Original Message -----
From: <LMR356@aol.com>
To: <vintage-race@autox.team.net>; <team-thicko@autox.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2000 10:53 AM
Subject: Vintage racing or ...what is this anyway?
> 07-03-00 POST:
> From: Wm S. Thompson "...inspection showed failure of 2 bolts that
hold the
> spindle to the steering arm." "The Red Rat Bastard's days are
over...better
> to end this way rather than rusting away in someone's back yard.
I'm
> thankful I had no serious injuries and no one else was hurt."
>
> 07-04-00 POST: brian@uunet.ca ( Brian Evans) "Bad news all round
then. Sorry
> about writing off the RRB ( Thompson's car) FWIW, Don Sobering
lunched a
> GT-3 Midget there about 10 years ago, and Mike Jennings punched the
wall
> there in his Bug-Eye. Mosport is not a forgiving track...."
>
> 07-04-00 POST:
> From: Billd13@aol.com. To: wsthompson@thicko.com "If his fingers
weren't
> hurt, maybe we should consider an alternate nickname for the
> Flounder..."Lucky Fuck II"
>
>
> MY RESPONSE:
> It's too bad whenever there is a serious incident in
motorsports...and
> especially for the future of vintage racing. Luckily, Wm Thompson's
injury
> wasn't life threatening. But it sure seems like his accident at
Mosport
> might have been caused by careless maintenance or... just none at
all!
>
> As to "Mosport is an unforgiving track" That is an easy excuse. A
track
> isn't really "unforgiving"..it's usually the driver and his lack of
> understanding of what he's driving that makes it appear that way.
>
> I am bothered by the last few days' posts ...especially from Team
> Thicko...which suggests that there is some kind of fraternal
dialect and
> dialogue among the Spidget group.....one that treats serious shunts
almost as
> a laughable joke.
>
> We all can talk trash, spit on the ground, drink beer, and piss it
out the
> same way...but this forum isn't for that purpose...at least not from
my
> "vintage" perspective. If you want to continue this bs...why not
do it
> between yourselves?
>
> Someone recently asked me why valuable vintage and historic cars
don't appear
> on the grid anymore? Why would I want to put my Arnolt-Bristol
142
> made....less than 60 have survived) onto the same grid as Thompson's
> Sprite...knowing what I know today? It's a no brainer!
>
> So...like many other vintage racers, I too support the new VDCA's
philosophy
> for promoting a more diverse grid of preserved race cars and...while
> recreating the vintage spirit of a bygone era....one which welcomes
and
> appreciates the original Arnolt-Bs and A-H Sprites as well.
>
> Vintage racing is and has to remain distinctive. It's too fragile
to treat
> casually like the above referenced posts. Vintage racing is a
matter of
> ....style. Don't most of you agree?
>
> Lee Raskin
> Brooklandville, MD
> Arnolt-B and 356er
>
>
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