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Re: [Tigers] Don Sesslar's Tiger at the SCCA Runoffs - YouTube

To: "michael king" <michael.s.king@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Don Sesslar's Tiger at the SCCA Runoffs - YouTube
From: "Buck Trippel" <BuckTrippel@Verizon.net>
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:00:43 -0700
I had given up hope of ever seeing videos of either of the those factory 
supported Tigers, much less both of them in the same race. Steve, great job 
finding this for us!

What's confusing about this video is that the last minute of it shows the 
first minute of the race. The next part of the race is seen in the first 
part of the Video.

The run group is combined Ap and Bp. It looks like a standing start and Jim 
Adams, driving the HSC Tiger, passes the camera (located about 300 yards 
down the track) in 5th, mainly trailing Ap race cars. Don Sesslar, who had 
to start dead last in the Sports Car Forum Tiger due to not running during 
qualifying (caused by a "misunderstanding" between Rootes and Doanne), 
passes the camera just as he was moving up 3 or 4 places. Then in the next 
shot, about 13 cars pass before Don's Tiger pulls off the track and onto the 
grass.

This was the race where the two quickest Tigers were "punted" out in the 
first lap. There's a story I've heard from 3 completely different parties 
that Chevy gave/rewarded the driver of the Stingray that nailed the 
Hollywood Sports Car Tiger a new Vette as well as a new pick-up truck in 
time for the next race season.

Before seeing this video, I had no idea about how extensively both Tigers 
were damaged. At about 1:30 into the video there's a shot of Don's Tiger on 
the grass. It took a big hit on the right front. At about 5:40, what appears 
to be the HSC Tiger, passes the camera. It looks like there's so little left 
of the HSC passenger door after the "accident" that you can see Jim Adams 
lap as he drives past the camera.

Buck Trippel


>>
>> http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=AsL_W7I5OlA
>
>
> The video also shows the HSC car.. and looks to have had a hit on the
> drivers side. You see it leaving the grid at 5:12 (seems to be wearing
> number 7) and then see it drive past before the SCF tiger goes off at
> 5:30 then you get a ncei nice close-up drive by at 5:40!  if only
> there was sound.
>
> -- 
> Regards
>
> Michael King
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