Henry, I'm glad things went well for you. I am heading to the Glen
this weekend for the season finally of the Volvo Historic Series. We
don't get any parade laps thru town, unless we do it in our tow
vehicle. I would try some rubbing compound on the cone marks and if
that does not work lacquer thinner or similar solvent used carefully
so you don't take all of your paint off. Joe(B)
----- Original Message -----
From: Henry Frye <thefryes@iconn.net>
To: <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, September 11, 2000 7:06 AM
Subject: The Glen
> Fellow lovers of the smell of racing fuel,
>
> As some of you know, I've been hanging around with half of the Jack
and Joe
> show for the past two weeks. Joe Alexander and I put on a little
Triumph
> hospitality tent and minor parts selling operation at Lime Rock over
the
> Labor Day holiday, then we met up again at Watkins Glen this past
weekend.
> The yellow TR4 was in tow, and ready for another flogging.
>
> For those of you who chuckled through my misadventures at Mid-Ohio
in June,
> I am very happy to say my Glen experience was pretty much the
complete
> opposite. The car ran like a top. My only problem was the very first
run on
> Thursday when the engine bogged down on turn one coming out of the
pits.
> After two slow laps it suddenly roared back to life. In the pits I
found a
> sunk float in the carb and the need to recenter the jet. The rest of
the
> weekend was smooth sailing, not counting that stupid exhaust system.
After
> having the pipe come disconnected from the header twice on two
sessions, I
> facilitated a quick fix with two big ol' pop rivets. I was in clean
clothes
> the rest of the weekend. Nobody recognized me!
>
> This hanging around Joe "I really don't need to unload my toolbox"
> Alexander MUST be wearing off. Thanks Joe!
>
> For you racing history buffs, this event at Watkins Glen is a must
do. On
> Friday after racing, all drivers are invited to drive their race
cars into
> town and park on the main street. The town is packed with people who
are
> there to see the cars. After almost 2 hours of enjoying the town, we
hop
> back in the cars and get to drive two laps around the original
Watkins Glen
> road course. And it wasn't a parade lap, either! On several
stretches of
> rural road, our escort, the local Sheriff, felt the need to exercise
his
> cruiser in front of a pack of race cars, so naturally we had to make
chase!
> As we drove into town, the streets were lined with adoring fans
screaming,
> waving, taking pictures...Too much fun!!!
>
> Back on the track, Ed Ceilley in his GT6 and I duked it out during
the
> qualifying race and for the main event it was a repeat of the
excitement as
> we changed places several times over the 5 lap race. On one lap we
both
> made an ambitious charge down the back straight and when I lost Ed
in the
> mirrors entering the chicane (known at the Bus Stop at the Glen) I
chose
> the safe route through the cones missing the Bus Stop altogether.
Why the
> workers put the cones so close together I'll never know... Ed,
thanks for a
> great race, I look forward to doing it again!
>
> Question for all you autocrossers, how do you clean up cone scum?
;-)
>
> Pictures of the aftermath of the cone incident at
> http://members.iconn.net/~thefryes/conescum.html
>
> Ah, life is good!
> Henry Frye - thefryes@iconn.net
> The redeemed #05
> I still can't believe all this fun is legal.
>
>
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