Wes
This is all extremely exciting to me...and am jealous.
But I am not sure about having a sandwich with Sir Stirling Moss in my
underwear....
PS: The last time we saw Moss, he was not very happy. It was on the edge of
some steamy cornfields, rainy, muddy, and hot dogs for lunch. Blackhawk Farms
is a very nice venue, but I am sure it didnt seem so that day, to Stirling.
> Okay - I'm always reading about these wonderful stories of huge fantastic
> race meetings across the USA, the U.K. etc. But here's my little story of
> the last few days in small-time down-under Australia.
>
> One of the support events to this year's Australian F1 Grand Prix was a
> "Historic Demonstration" - one 'sort-of' race each day of the Thursday to
> Sunday spectacle. I got an invite to share a drive of a friend's 1935 Morris
> 8-based Australian Special supercharged single-seater; I didn't need to be
> asked twice.
>
> I'm sure many of you have witnessed F1 races (this was my first time) so I
> won't bore you with the details (but I did win a few bucks on a show bet on
> Alonso).
>
> My friend's car performed perfectly all weekend and I got to run on Friday
> and then Sunday (in front of what was a reported 120,000 spectators). Some
> of the highlights:
>
> 1) Getting passed on the pit straight by a Maserati 250F (SIr S Moss) and
> four ERAs.
>
> 2) Lining up on the dummy (false) grid behind Dean Butler's Indy 4wd Miller
> and having him explain why it carries an Alaskan License Plate.
>
> 3) Passing Peter Giddings in a 1938 BMW 328 (I think he was having problems)
>
> 4) Finally figuring out where I was on the all-too-long circuit when I
> discovered that the 'kitty litter' was a different colour at each corner.
>
> 5) Sharing a sandwich and drink with Sir S Moss in our underwear in the
> changing rooms.
>
> Well - you've got to get lucky sometimes!
>
> Wes (back-to-reality) Dayton
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