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Hey, Racer Bud, how did I get dropped from the newsletter. I thought
the only way to unsubscribe was to kick.
On Sep 25, 2008, at 6:18 PM, RACER BUD wrote:
> Wonderful stuff I'm gonna forward it to my newsletter Gang
> Racer Bud
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: michael cook
> To: Clark W. Nicholls ; fot@autox.team.net
> Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 5:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Phill Hill - Triumph - British Leyland party
> CSPRRC 1975
>
> We had that party at every Road Atlanta Run-Offs for about ten
> years. Theoretically 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, Paul Newman brought in 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.
>
> 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 the end wall and you could not have
> alcohol on the other side of the rope.
>
> You had to have a private party in those early days to get a drink
> in Gainesville. We all had to imbibe freely before the Sunday night
> victory banquet because on Sunday even private parties were veboten
> and there were security guards stationed outside the Holiday Inn
> Hall, checking the guests for suspicious packages or concealed
> bottles.
>
> Actually, the British Leyland cocktail party began at the original
> "experimental" Run-Offs at Riverside and Daytona. I think the first
> one was at Riverside 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 room 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.
>
> I don't have many photos - too busy being a good host and besides,
> one hand was occupied by a glass of JD. Or somethi9ng called
> Lightning Creek - memory of that is a bit hazy.
>
> No special diets, no vitamin drinks, no early to bed. Drivers could
> always come to the BL motor home in the paddock for black coffee and
> donuts the next morning.
>
> 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.
>
> Since Clark asked, do you have anythiong to add Ted?
>
> Mike Cook
>
>
>
> From: cwn74@aol.com
> To: fot@autox.team.net
> Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:46:29 -0400
> Subject: [Fot] Phill Hill - Triumph - British Leyland party CSPRRC
> 1975
>
>
> 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 Atlanta) at the Gainesville Holiday Inn.
>
> Boy were those the glory days!
>
> David Hobbs was there as were the BL team.
> The 3 Mikes: Mike Dale (drove a bug-eye at the time), Mike Cook (we
> all know Mike!) and Mike Barratt (east coast competition guru, I'm
> still driving his carb rebuild on my Spitfire).
> Group 44, Huffaker, all the drivers and crew of BL products (MG, AH,
> Triumph, Jaguar) were there.
> A grand time was had by all!
> If only I took photos!
>
> Perhaps Mike Cook and Ted Schumacher can expand on this gala event!
>
> 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
>
>
> Clark
> Clark W. Nicholls
> '72 Stag '74 Spitfire
> "Reality... It's not what you think.
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<html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; =
-webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>Hey, Racer Bud, how =
did I get dropped from the newsletter. I thought the only way to =
unsubscribe was to kick. </div><div><br></div><div>On Sep 25, 2008, =
at 6:18 PM, RACER BUD wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: =
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bgcolor=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; =
"><div><font face=3D"Arial">Wonderful stuff I'm gonna =
forward it to my newsletter Gang</font></div><div><font =
face=3D"Arial">Racer Bud</font></div><blockquote style=3D"padding-right: =
0px; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, =
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"><div style=3D"font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; ">----- =
Original Message -----</div><div style=3D"background-image: initial; =
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"><b>From:</b><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><a =
title=3D"mlcooknj@msn.com" href=3D"mailto:mlcooknj@msn.com";>michael =
cook</a></div><div style=3D"font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal =
arial; "><b>To:</b><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><a =
title=3D"cwn74@aol.com" href=3D"mailto:cwn74@aol.com";>Clark W. =
Nicholls</a><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>;<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><a =
title=3D"fot@autox.team.net" =
href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net";>fot@autox.team.net</a></div><div =
style=3D"font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; =
"><b>Sent:</b><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>Thursday,=
September 25, 2008 5:19 PM</div><div style=3D"font: normal normal =
normal 10pt/normal arial; "><b>Subject:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [Fot] Phill Hill - =
Triumph - British Leyland party CSPRRC 1975</div><div><br></div>We had =
that party at every Road Atlanta Run-Offs for about ten years. =
Theoretically 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, Paul =
Newman brought in 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.<br> <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 the end =
wall and you could not have alcohol on the other side of the =
rope.<br> <br>You had to have a private party in those early days =
to get a drink in Gainesville. We all had to imbibe<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><u>freely before</u><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>the Sunday night victory =
banquet because on Sunday even private parties were veboten and there =
were security guards stationed outside the Holiday Inn Hall, checking =
the guests for suspicious packages or concealed =
bottles.<br> <br>Actually, the British Leyland cocktail party began =
at the original "experimental" Run-Offs at Riverside and Daytona. I =
think the first one was at Riverside 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 room 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> <br>I don't have many photos - too busy being a good host =
and besides, one hand was occupied by a glass of JD. Or somethi9ng =
called Lightning Creek - memory of that is a bit hazy.<br> <br>No =
special diets, no vitamin drinks, no early to bed. Drivers could always =
come to the BL motor home in the paddock for black coffee and donuts the =
next morning.<br> <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.<br> <br>Since Clark asked, =
do you have anythiong to add Ted?<br> <br>Mike =
Cook<br><br><br><hr><br>From:<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><a =
href=3D"mailto:cwn74@aol.com";>cwn74@aol.com</a><br>To:<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><a =
href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net";>fot@autox.team.net</a><br>Date: Thu, =
25 Sep 2008 19:46:29 -0400<br>Subject: [Fot] Phill Hill - Triumph - =
British Leyland party CSPRRC 1975<br><br><br><div dir=3D"ltr" =
align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Verdana" color=3D"#0000ff"><span =
class=3D"EC_218313523-25092008">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 Atlanta) at the Gainesville =
Holiday Inn.</span></font></div><div dir=3D"ltr" align=3D"left"><font =
face=3D"Verdana" color=3D"#0000ff"><span =
class=3D"EC_218313523-25092008"></span></font> </div><div dir=3D"ltr"=
align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Verdana" color=3D"#0000ff"><span =
class=3D"EC_218313523-25092008">Boy were those the glory =
days!</span></font></div><div dir=3D"ltr" align=3D"left"><font =
face=3D"Verdana" color=3D"#0000ff"><span =
class=3D"EC_218313523-25092008"></span></font> </div><div dir=3D"ltr"=
align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Verdana" color=3D"#0000ff"><span =
class=3D"EC_218313523-25092008">David Hobbs was there as were the BL =
team.</span></font></div><div dir=3D"ltr" align=3D"left"><font =
face=3D"Verdana" color=3D"#0000ff"><span =
class=3D"EC_218313523-25092008">The 3 Mikes: Mike Dale (drove a =
bug-eye at the time), Mike Cook (we all know Mike!) and Mike =
Barratt (east coast competition guru, I'm still driving his carb rebuild =
on my Spitfire).</span></font></div><div dir=3D"ltr" align=3D"left"><font =
face=3D"Verdana" color=3D"#0000ff"><span =
class=3D"EC_218313523-25092008">Group 44, Huffaker, all the drivers =
and crew of BL products (MG, AH, Triumph, Jaguar) were =
there.</span></font></div><div dir=3D"ltr" align=3D"left"><font =
face=3D"Verdana" color=3D"#0000ff"><span class=3D"EC_218313523-25092008">A=
grand time was had by all!</span></font></div><div dir=3D"ltr" =
align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Verdana" color=3D"#0000ff"><span =
class=3D"EC_218313523-25092008">If only I took =
photos!</span></font></div><div dir=3D"ltr" align=3D"left"><font =
face=3D"Verdana" color=3D"#0000ff"><span =
class=3D"EC_218313523-25092008"></span></font> </div><div dir=3D"ltr"=
align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Verdana" color=3D"#0000ff"><span =
class=3D"EC_218313523-25092008">Perhaps Mike Cook and Ted Schumacher can =
expand on this gala event!</span></font></div><div dir=3D"ltr" =
align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Verdana" color=3D"#0000ff"><span =
class=3D"EC_218313523-25092008"></span></font> </div><div dir=3D"ltr"=
align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Verdana" color=3D"#0000ff"><span =
class=3D"EC_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=3D"ltr" =
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