Tom has a great attitude. When he made his debut in a colorful Morris Minor
a few years back at Savannah SVRA, instead of filling it up on the enduro's
mandatory 5 minute pit stop, he and his crew (family and friends) broke out
buckets and brushes and gave the car a wash job finishing it off nicely with
a chamois. Nobody remembers where he finished just his style and his smile.
There was not a wider smile anywhere in the paddock that weekend than Tom
Cotter's. No wonder he is such a success in the "real racing business".
Pat Ryan
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
The story about Tom Cotter was great. It personifies the difference between
Vintage Racing and racing vintage cars.
Sounded like a great event, thanks for the report.
Craig Wright
S800Racer@aol.com wrote:
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> Tom Cotter has to get some sort of honorable mention or maybe a boy scout
award
> for beingprepared. Tom did not have full confidence that his mount
(1071cc
> Mini)
> would last the race so Tom packed a bottle of water and a copy of Hemmings
> Motor News in the car! Sure enough, Tom's car quit, and he could be seen
on
> the grass near turn 8, thumbing through Hemmings and sipping his water!
>
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