Jack, I enjoyed your reaction to TWS. The original long course, of which
you saw a modified version, was one of the finest road courses in America,
and the latest version ain't bad. John
Jack W. Drews wrote:
> Just got back from a wonderful weekend at Texas World Speedway, where
> Kent and Joe competed and did so admirably. Observations follow:
>
> Hospitality was absolutely unsurpassed. Wonderful people. About 130
> entries.
>
> Interesting course -- I think the most interesting combo oval / road
> course I've seen, since it goes outside the oval. I will go back.
>
> Travelling with Kent and Joe is spooky. Kent ran out of tow vehicle gas
> on the way down. Joe, travelling completely separately, ran out of gas
> on the way down.
>
> Travelling with Kent and Joe is spooky #2 -- Kent blew a trailer tire on
> the way home. Joe, travelling separately, blew a trailer tire on the way
> home.
>
> While we were getting Kent's tire changed in Perry, Oklahoma, I went
> wandering and strayed into a one-man shop stacked floor to ceiling with
> car parts, run by a guy who restores cars, and in the back was a
> customer car -- an Aston Martin DB2 under restoration. Ya never
> know......
>
> --
>
> TR6 -- 29 and still running
> TR4 -- 39 and being rebuilt
> uncle jack -- down but not out
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