Right! It was a lot of fun, and a great event.
I think the Bay Area autocross community
owes a great debt of gratitude to Dennis and
Peggy for the incredible amount of work and
money they contribute to making autosports
happen and work here. NASA-X, Duel at De Anza,
Thunderhill and other driving schools. Let's face
it, there are few if any who contribute as much
to the cause.
THANK YOU!!!
Jerry
Jerry Mouton mailto:jerry@moutons.org Laissez les bons temps rouler!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dennis Hale" <dhale_510@yahoo.com>
To: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 8:11 AM
Subject: Re: Demanded apologies, NOT
> So we had a really big weekend at the other bay area
> autocross site. We spent three days there and lots of
> folks were well entertained as well as well taught.
> Peggy and I are very tired. I think most of you ought
> to be so too.
> The instructor response was most overwhelming and
> marvelous. We actually had more than a 1:1 ratio for
> the first time ever that I know of. And what a group
> of instructors! A dozen National Champions! Dozens of
> local champions. Wonderfully generous folks all. Man,
> it don't even come close to this anywhere else in the
> world!
> Makes me feel kinda manic just being part of it all.
> And did you all see just how well your students ran on
> Sunday?
> Marvelous, simply marvelous.
> There were about a dozen free instructor entries
> unclaimed on Sunday. I will honor them at any event
> throughout the year. Not as a payback, just as a thank
> you. No way Peggy and I can do any of this without the
> support of the whole community.
>
> You know, there is a fellow named Bruce Parker in
> Sacramento that has done some lengthy statistical
> studies correlating driving training with accidents
> and tickets and found a solid 75% reduction in BOTH
> categories, 85% for under 25 age group folks! This is
> very good stuff you folks are doing out there!
>
> But, as usual, I have a depressive side to this. I
> read on Monday morning that several folks are feeling
> cheated by me for the school not accommodating them,
> Nemy feels cheated that I haven't "gotten over" 8
> years of only being allowed 2 autocrosses a year for
> my $75 dues in HIS club, and whoever this Lolita boy
> is [could he be a heretofore unknown Smoker Bro?]
> demands apologies for who knows what.
> Bah.
> Anyone want to buy a fully equipped autocross trailer?
> We get to meet the nicest folks out there. And a few
> insect based life forms.
>
> It's a joke boy, I say it's a joke. Foghorn Leghorn,
> circa 1963.
>
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> Dennis Hale
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