I am sure the Mustang and Ferrari will be running hooters. Interesting
that you make a big deal out of wanting a *Itialian* car to do good because
it is on *american tires* ;-)
Hope to see you there,
sbw
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Rockett <rockett55@earthlink.net>
To: Scotty *BOB* White <we2fat4asp@seanet.com>
Cc: ZR-1 net <ZR1NET@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM>; autox@autox.team.net
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<wheeltowheel@wheeltowheel.com>
Date: Monday, May 10, 1999 9:22 PM
Subject: Re: Viper guy crosses over ;-)
>
>
>Scotty *BOB* White wrote:
>
>> MTI Racing signs up driver picked to win last years T1 Runnoffs.
That's
>> right! Jeff Altenburg, former T1 Viper racer has come over to Corvette
Land
>> to run a new 1999 MTI Racing prepared C5 Hardtop in SCCA National
Racing's
>> T1 class and compete for a victory at Runnoffs!
>>
>> Some of you may remember last year when Jeff set a new track record at
>> the SCCA Valvoline Runnoffs in a 1998 Viper GTS coupe and was running out
>> front by several car lengths when his dodge motor expired and left him to
>> watch the rest of the race from the turn 3 workers stand. Jeff is an
>> excellent driver and will be a definite contender for the T1
Championship.
>>
>> After deciding to switch to the Corvette for 1999 (the result of much
>> prodding by Scotty B) MTI Racing negotiated the purchase of a blk 99 FRC
>> from Monica at Maxie Price in Atlanta for him, picked it up a week later
and
>> is almost finished with the race prep. When contacted at his Maryland
home
>> Jeff said, *Oh yeah, I am definitely excited to be racing the new
Corvette
>> and be a team mate of MTI Racing with Scotty B! Scotty and I have been
>> friends for a while and have already kind of been teammates due to our
>> relationship with our mutual sponsor, Kumho Tire*
>>
>> Reese Cox of MTI Racing was also elated to have Jeff on the *team*
>> saying, *Now with Scotty AND Jeff we are virtually assured of a podium
>> finish at Runnoffs and hopefully a 1-2! These guys can both really wheel
a
>> car around a race track!* Reese also spoke to Ken Brown Chief of GM
>> Motorsport and Brown was delighted to hear of another top contender in an
>> MTI Racing Corvette. MTI Racing has been working closely with Brown and
GM
>> Motorsports on both their National and Pro racing ventures.
>>
>> Both MTI Racing T1 cars will race next at the SCCA National at Road
>> Atlanta on 6/12-13 against at least 2 Vipers and maybe a Ferarri or
Mustang
>> or two.
>
>We will be cheering for the Vipers and maybe a Ferarri or Mustang or two so
long
>
>as they will be running on American tires!!
>
>
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