Yes Pat
I also remember the event at Stockton last year. You just
glanced up at the timer to see the time when that car
going way to fast spun and almost hit you. But I do
remember you being the class person that you are, saying
" It's alright I'm O.K." With a smile, Not a frown.
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> From: Pat Kelly <lollipop@ricochet.net>
> To: Steven J. Sherwood <ssher@home.com>
> Cc: Donald R McKenna <donbarbmckenna@earthlink.net>; Carl Merritt
<cmerritt@ati.com>; ba-autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Time Slip position and "the chair"
> Date: March 13, 2000 10:10 PM
>
> Funny you should list me...I have been almost nailed at that spot, both
> times at Stockton which also can have a difficult finish, esp. when
> folks get out of kilter. They missed both times and I gave them a timing
> slip with a big frown, "You idiot! The lights were way back there!"
> --Still agile Pat K
> P.S. I like being card sorter or scorer these days. :-)
>
> "Steven J. Sherwood" wrote:
>
> > Hello everyone..new lister here...
> >
> > I got a question about the chair at the end of
> > the course...you know ...the one that the time
> > slip person is sitting in. I dunno...but everytime
> > I see someone sitting in a chair at the end I
> > get queazy. Well, you guys/gals saw what happened
> > at the coliseum...many people gunned it after
> > the lights...got out of whack...and almost hit
> > this person...or at least got their sphinter muscle
> > to pucker up.
> >
> > When at Mather last year I was sitting down giving
> > out time slips when Sean Breeze's wife (I think)
> > lost control of a corvette and drove into my
> > direction (while I was sittin down). Well, good
> > thing I was looking the right direction...because
> > that corvette hit the chair I was sittin in and
> > sent it 16 ft down the tarmac. I got yelled at
> > by Sean, for sitting down I guess.
> >
> > Anyway, this has probably been hashed out before...
> > but I just wanted to put in my 2 cents worth. Of
> > course, a longer stretch of pavement after the
> > lights could also make it more safe so that someone
> > could sit down and give out time slips.
> >
> > Sorry for rambling
> >
> > Steve S
> > 00 Audi S4
> > (the other blue one)
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