It's too bad I never got to meet Lloyd. He lived a stones throw from my
house but truth be told I was more into concerts than going to car races at
that time.
For those who will get this directly I attached a clipping from the 1978
article about Bridgehampton and Lloyd.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Krakauer" <jsk977@optonline.net>
To: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>; <SRAPL311@aol.com>;
<noji-1@pacbell.net>; <wilhouse@charter.net>;
<datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 1:49 AM
Subject: Re: Mounting roll bars in a '67
> I knew Lloyd Washington, he lived on the Queens, Long Island border, not
far
> from Belmont Park. We raced on the EMRA circuit in the early 70s. He had a
> BS 510, but I never saw him in a roadster. As a mater of fact we bought a
> junked SRL together, I took the engine, and he took the 5 speed for his
510.
> One story about Lloyd that I'll pass along; around '71 a driver in a very
> rare and fast Porsche, a 959 I think, lost it on the main straight at
> Bridgehampton and hit a bridge abutment(my SRL would do in the low 130s on
> that straight so he was well in excess of 150.
> The car burst into flames and the corner workers were fighting the fire
but
> wouldn't go into the car to pull the driver out. Lloyd jumped out of his
car
> and went into the flames and pulled the driver out. Unfortunately, to no
> avail, but a hero none the less.
>
> Jerry Krakauer
> SRL311 00099
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