Thanks for the report, Malcolm. We dearly missed Jack & Keiko
at our meet, but sounds like they found some very interesting
things to do "over there"! Maxton is on our list of "must do's".
Kris Wright
USFRA Advertising, Registration
Malcolm Pittwood wrote:
> Hello to all on the list.
> Some of us in Britain couldn't make it to Maxton, but well done to all who
> ran fast there.
> Three Americans who did not make it either were here in "the old Country"
> visiting - Jack (nt788) and Keiko Costella and George (4 x 200 Clubs)
> Potter. They kindly spent time talking into the early hours about car
> rules and record breaking in the USA with me, in between visiting a
> classic motor race meeting at Goodwood, car museums and aircraft
> collections here in Britain.
> They chose a narrow boat for transport during part of their stay, one of
> the slowest methods of travelling in Britain.
> Whilst in Derbyshire Jack spent time looking over Formula 1 cars in the
> Donington Collection - cars that contain high technology and seem to absorb
> almost obscene sums of money whether dollars or pounds sterling. Racing
> that makes the NHRA look poor relations !!
> No record breaking news in Britain at the moment.
> Malcolm Pittwood, Derby, England.
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