oscar? another infamous guy from my father's past! i still have a auto
world orange mclaren jerobee radio controlled car stashed in my basement!
i always loved oscar's "cross eyed ferrari" with the chevy small block in it
when he was running the hills.
*sigh* i bet it is restored somewhere as an all original car
...................never been molested or raced....owned by a little old oil
shiek......lol!
if cars could only talk......
chuck.
carrying on the family tradition of testing the limits of the human ear's
threshold of pain...driving 2 stroke saabs... :)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pat Ryan" <pat@prismacars.com>
To: <Tombread@aol.com>; <greenman62@hotmail.com>; <jrhill@chorus.net>;
<vintage-race@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 7:15 PM
Subject: RE: Taki Theodoracopulos
> I ran into Polish Racing Driver Association founder, Oscar Kovaleski, at
> the SVRA Watkins Glen event yesterday. He seems to be in very good
> health and spirits. Still talking a blue streak.
>
> He is very excited about the Mark Donohue Reunion feature that SVRA and
> Watkins Glen announced for next year's event. He asked me to encourage
> all Donohue car owners and interested drivers from Mark's era to make
> their plans now to attend.
>
> Please spread the word.
>
> By the way. The Watkins Glen town festival was huge. By far the
> biggest attendance ever and very enthusiastic, many tens of thousands,
> not just the locals anymore. 150 race cars, the limit, participated and
> drove the six mile old course at high speed on city streets after 2
> hours on main street display. Every car was surrounded by hundreds of
> admirers. People were literally jammed curb to curb for eight blocks.
> They were still partying strong on the streets at midnight. The cars
> left at 6.
>
> Pat Ryan
> Sunoco Camaro
> Elva Courier (Mark's first race car)
> Lola T-70 Sunoco Special
> >
> >
> > I do remember a interview of one of the TV commentators who said he
> > had a nightmare about having to cover a race out involving him, Tony
> > Adamowicz (?spelling) and another contemorary long named driver
> who's
> > name escapes me...
> >
>
> Probably Oscar Kovaleski....
>
> I think Taki most prominently appeared in Esquire.
> Tom Butters
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