Hi Mordy
No It wasn't dear old Mike who asked Ken for the ciggy, but Mike knew the
driver who did. The driver in question was a wonderful practical joker, and
he and a fellow countryman actually won Le Mans one year. The previous
sentence contains all the letters needed to spell out his full name. His
first name contains six letters with one repeated twice and another three
times.
Best wishes
Paul
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> From: Mordy Dunst <gasket.works@gte.net>
> To: Paul Richardson <Paul-Richardson@cyberware.co.uk>; spitlist@gte.net
> Cc: fot@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Paul's absense from "British Motoring"
> Date: 18 August 2000 04:50
>
> If Mike Rothschild was nearby He would have. I understand that Mike had
to
> have a Cigarrett lighter installed in his TR4 while at Sebring. He
smoked
> nearly a pack an hour...? Or was it Fangio that asked...
> Mordy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Richardson" <Paul-Richardson@cyberware.co.uk>
> To: <spitlist@gte.net>
> Cc: <fot@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 12:24 AM
> Subject: Fw: Paul's absense from "British Motoring"
>
>
> > Hi Joe
> >
> > Unfortunately, my last article for British Motoring missed the deadline
> due
> > to a lengthy computer crash my end (which also wiped my disc). However,
> the
> > editor has had the story for some time now and it will be printed in
the
> > next issue. - It's titled 'Where's the fun gone in motor sport' and is
> > about the lack of sportsmanship in F1 and other formulas these days -
with
> > some examples of true sportsmanship from the sixties including some
'fun'.
> > One snippet relates the time when my late father was asked for a
> > 'cigarette' by another driver who pulled along side him whilst they
were
> > both at full chat on the Mulsanne straight at Le Mans in 1955. As Ken
> > related this story at a VTR convention does any FOT member know who
asked
> > him for the ciggy??
> >
> > Best wishes
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > > From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
> > > To: Friends of Triumph <fot@autox.team.net>
> > > Subject: Paul's absense from "British Motoring"
> > > Date: 17 August 2000 19:11
> > >
> > > I just received the latest copy of British Motoring (formerly Moss
> > Motoring) and quickly thumbed through it for the usual article by
> > > Paul Richardson.
> > >
> > > Much to my surprise (and chagrin) I couldn't find it. Paul, What
gives?
> > Has your contract expired, or have you merely been on
> > > holiday?
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Joe (C)
>
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