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Re: Different slant on women racers

To: "richard nichols" <rnichol1@san.rr.com>,
Subject: Re: Different slant on women racers
From: Judy Becker <judyb@cts.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 19:31:39 -0800 (PST)
I hope you & your better half come to Qualcomm Stadium on Valentine's day
Northeast Lot. 

Maybe we can get her in an X run car.

Trouble....trouble


Judy    {:>}

At 06:32 PM 2/12/99 -0800, richard nichols wrote:
>All right, Debbie!  I'd be on your team any time.
>
>If it's any consolation, MY better half thinks I'm crazy to autox, too.
>
>Richard Nichols
>San Diego, CA  USA
>rnichol1@san.rr.com
>
>86 Ford Mustang SVO (61B) - 1C
>(The Thinking Man's Mustang)
>72 Ford Pinto 2.0 (62B) - 3J
>(Over Three Million Served)
>
>----------
>> From: Debbie Stohn <dstohn@mediaone.net>
>
>>   I am female, 50, single, bought an autocross car and will try racing
>for
>> the first time this spring.  It's something I've always wanted to do and
>I
>> received the encouragement to try racing from a male co-worker and
>> time-trial/road racer of 23.
>
>> What do you think people's responses have been when I tell them my story?
>> 'What????!!!!!!  Have you gone mad???'  ' Oh, you're having a mid-life
>> crisis, are you??????'  That's from the over 35 crowd.  Many of the women
>> under 30 have said, "You go, girl!'  'Where will you compete?  I want to
>come
>> and watch, you!"  Also heard more than once, "Oh, you're going to be pit
>> crew??  Do you know anything about it??"  "You don't mean you're going to
>> drive???"
>
>> Thank heavens there are so many people on this list who 'think outside
>the
>> box'!!!!
>
>

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