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Re: Taki Theodoracopulos

To: cfchrist@earthlink.net, pat@prismacars.com, greenman62@hotmail.com,
Subject: Re: Taki Theodoracopulos
From: Tombread@aol.com
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 08:12:04 EDT
I still have one of Oscar's 30 year old catalogs.
Outstanding prices!

tb


In a message dated 9/9/02 9:52:47 PM US Eastern Standard Time, 
cfchrist@earthlink.net writes:


> 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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