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We had that party at every Road Atlanta Run-Offs for about ten years. Theor=
etically it was only for drivers and crews of British Leyland cars but when=
we expected maybe 300 people we always got about 500. In 1971 or 72 we had=
the Playmate of the Year as a guest. Another year=2C Paul Newman brought i=
n a rather large "professional" lady from Atlanta and had her go after Bob =
Tullius. She was only wearing something like a toga which didn't cover much=
.
=20
We had to be careful at one end of the party room because it was close to a=
church and it was illegal to drink liquor within a certain distance from a=
church. So there was a rope stretched across the hall about 20 feet from t=
he end wall and you could not have alcohol on the other side of the rope.
=20
You had to have a private party in those early days to get a drink in Gaine=
sville. We all had to imbibe freely before the Sunday night victory banquet=
because on Sunday even private parties were veboten and there were securit=
y guards stationed outside the Holiday Inn Hall=2C checking the guests for =
suspicious packages or concealed bottles.
=20
Actually=2C the British Leyland cocktail party began at the original "exper=
imental" Run-Offs at Riverside and Daytona. I think the first one was at Ri=
verside in 1968 and the host was a west coast PR agent named Ian Dunne who =
did the publicity for Kas's team. At Daytona we crammed ourselves into a ro=
om at the Daytona Plaza and honored a female driver ... Eloise Norris from =
Texas who raced a Mini. I have a picture of a cake we had made in the shape=
of a Mini.
=20
I don't have many photos - too busy being a good host and besides=2C one ha=
nd was occupied by a glass of JD. Or somethi9ng called Lightning Creek - me=
mory of that is a bit hazy.
=20
No special diets=2C no vitamin drinks=2C no early to bed. Drivers could alw=
ays come to the BL motor home in the paddock for black coffee and donuts th=
e next morning.
=20
And there was great racing while the drug-running Whittington brothers who =
owned the track flew low over the circuit in a P-51 and a Bell AiroCobra.
=20
Since Clark asked=2C do you have anythiong to add Ted?
=20
Mike Cook
From: cwn74@aol.comTo: fot@autox.team.netDate: Thu=2C 25 Sep 2008 19:46:29 =
-0400Subject: [Fot] Phill Hill - Triumph - British Leyland party CSPRRC 197=
5
I remember meeting and chatting with Phil Hill at the 1975 British Leyland =
party at the SCCA CSPRRC (Champion Spark Plug Road Racing Classic at Road A=
tlanta) at the Gainesville Holiday Inn.
=20
Boy were those the glory days!
=20
David Hobbs was there as were the BL team.
The 3 Mikes: Mike Dale (drove a bug-eye at the time)=2C Mike Cook (we all k=
now Mike!) and Mike Barratt (east coast competition guru=2C I'm still drivi=
ng his carb rebuild on my Spitfire).
Group 44=2C Huffaker=2C all the drivers and crew of BL products (MG=2C AH=
=2C Triumph=2C Jaguar) were there.
A grand time was had by all!
If only I took photos!
=20
Perhaps Mike Cook and Ted Schumacher can expand on this gala event!
=20
My claim to fame was suggesting they have Watneys Red Barrel at this event =
(the bar had only 'merican brews). The next year we had Watneys!
http://www.retrowow.co.uk/retro_britain/keg_bitter/watneys_red_barrel.html
=20
=20
Clark
Clark W. Nicholls
'72 Stag '74 Spitfire
"Reality... It's not what you think.=
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We had that party at every Road Atlanta Run-Offs for about ten years. Theor=
etically it was only for drivers and crews of British Leyland cars but when=
we expected maybe 300 people we always got about 500. In 1971 or 72 we had=
the Playmate of the Year as a guest. Another year=2C Paul Newman brought i=
n a rather large =3B"professional" lady from Atlanta and had her go aft=
er Bob Tullius. She was only wearing something like a toga which didn't cov=
er much.<BR>
 =3B<BR>
We had to be careful at one end of the party room because it was close to a=
church and it was illegal to drink liquor within a certain distance from a=
church. So there was a rope stretched across the hall about 20 feet from t=
he end wall and you could not have alcohol on the other side of the rope.<B=
R>
 =3B<BR>
You had to have a private party in those early days to get a drink in Gaine=
sville. We all had to imbibe <U>freely before</U> the Sunday night victory =
banquet because on Sunday even private parties were veboten and there were =
security guards stationed outside the Holiday Inn Hall=2C checking the gues=
ts for suspicious packages or concealed bottles.<BR>
 =3B<BR>
Actually=2C the British Leyland cocktail party began at the original "exper=
imental" Run-Offs at Riverside and Daytona. I think the first one was at Ri=
verside in 1968 and the host was a west coast PR agent named Ian Dunne who =
did the publicity for Kas's team. At Daytona we crammed ourselves into a ro=
om at the Daytona Plaza and honored a female driver ... Eloise Norris from =
Texas who raced a Mini. I have a picture of a cake we had made in the shape=
of a Mini.<BR>
 =3B<BR>
I don't have many photos - too busy being a good host and besides=2C one ha=
nd was occupied by a glass of JD. Or somethi9ng called Lightning Creek - me=
mory of that is a bit hazy.<BR>
 =3B<BR>
No special diets=2C no vitamin drinks=2C no early to bed. Drivers could alw=
ays come to the BL motor home in the paddock for black coffee and donuts th=
e next morning.<BR>
 =3B<BR>
And there was great racing while the drug-running Whittington brothers who =
owned the track flew low over the circuit in a P-51 and a Bell AiroCobra.<B=
R>
 =3B<BR>
Since Clark asked=2C do you have anythiong to add Ted?<BR>
 =3B<BR>
Mike Cook<BR><BR><BR>
<HR>
<BR>
From: cwn74@aol.com<BR>To: fot@autox.team.net<BR>Date: Thu=2C 25 Sep 2008 1=
9:46:29 -0400<BR>Subject: [Fot] Phill Hill - Triumph - British Leyland part=
y CSPRRC 1975<BR><BR><BR>
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<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#0000ff><SPAN clas=
s=3DEC_218313523-25092008>I remember meeting and chatting with Phil Hill at=
the 1975 British Leyland party at the SCCA CSPRRC (Champion Spark Plug Roa=
d Racing Classic at Road Atlanta) at the Gainesville Holiday Inn.</SPAN></F=
ONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#0000ff><SPAN clas=
s=3DEC_218313523-25092008></SPAN></FONT> =3B</DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#0000ff><SPAN clas=
s=3DEC_218313523-25092008>Boy were those the glory days!</SPAN></FONT></DIV=
>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#0000ff><SPAN clas=
s=3DEC_218313523-25092008></SPAN></FONT> =3B</DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#0000ff><SPAN clas=
s=3DEC_218313523-25092008>David Hobbs was there as were the BL team.</SPAN>=
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#0000ff><SPAN clas=
s=3DEC_218313523-25092008>The 3 Mikes: =3BMike Dale (drove a bug-eye at=
the time)=2C Mike Cook (we all know Mike!) =3Band Mike Barratt (east c=
oast competition guru=2C I'm still driving his carb rebuild on my Spitfire)=
.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#0000ff><SPAN clas=
s=3DEC_218313523-25092008>Group 44=2C Huffaker=2C =3Ball the drivers an=
d crew of BL products (MG=2C AH=2C Triumph=2C Jaguar) were there.</SPAN></F=
ONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#0000ff><SPAN clas=
s=3DEC_218313523-25092008>A grand time was had by all!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#0000ff><SPAN clas=
s=3DEC_218313523-25092008>If only I took photos!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#0000ff><SPAN clas=
s=3DEC_218313523-25092008></SPAN></FONT> =3B</DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#0000ff><SPAN clas=
s=3DEC_218313523-25092008>Perhaps Mike Cook and Ted Schumacher can expand o=
n this gala event!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#0000ff><SPAN clas=
s=3DEC_218313523-25092008></SPAN></FONT> =3B</DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#0000ff><SPAN clas=
s=3DEC_218313523-25092008>My claim to fame was suggesting they have Watneys=
Red Barrel at this event (the bar had only 'merican brews). The next year =
we had Watneys!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#0000ff><SPAN clas=
s=3DEC_218313523-25092008><A href=3D"http://www.retrowow.co.uk/retro_britai=
n/keg_bitter/watneys_red_barrel.html" target=3D_blank>http://www.retrowow.c=
o.uk/retro_britain/keg_bitter/watneys_red_barrel.html</A></SPAN></FONT></DI=
V>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#0000ff><SPAN clas=
s=3DEC_218313523-25092008></SPAN></FONT> =3B</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#0000ff></FONT> =3B</DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DVerdana>Clark</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DVerdana>Clark W. Nicholls</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DVerdana>'72 Stag '74 Spitfire</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DVerdana>"Reality... It's not what you think.=
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