RE: gymkhana: M-W's Word of the Day

["BOYLE,CRAIG (HP-Cupertino,ex2)" <craig_boyle@hp.com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John F. Kelly Jr. [mailto:76067.1750@compuserve.com] 
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> For openers, gymkhanas include backing up.
> 
> The first one I ever saw, curiously enough, was on the Golden 
> Gate Fields Upper parking lot, the one we drive though to the 


As I kid in the UK, ca. 1972. I recalled seeing what must have been a
Gymkhana in a large parking lot. I remember orange cones, a Mini and a Range
Rover spewing large amounts of tire smoke as it switched directions forward
to reverse. I don't know if these events still go on overseas. 


Craig