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Re: Phil and Woolf

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Subject: Re: Phil and Woolf
From: "Jamie Sculerati" <pullg@mindspring.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 16:58:31 -0400
----- Original Message -----
From: Phil Ethier <pethier@isd.net>

> >Yes, Audi is quite impressive in their second year of dominating the
event.
> >I was quietly pulling for Bentley, in their first return aftet last
> >competing (and WINNING) in 1930.  (None of us except maybe Phil Ethier
were
> >even around then!)
>
> HEY!
>
> I was born in the last month of 1949.

Interestingly enough, the current copy of Classic and Sportscar has a couple
of articles on Bentleys at Le Mans.  Apparently, privateer-run Bentleys
placed sixth overall in 1949, and twelfth in 1950.  So while Phil wasn't
partying with Woolf Barnato, he didn't quite miss it all.... :)

Jamie
'92 Prelude Si
Speed Demon Racing
http://www.mindspring.com/~jsculerati/sdr

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