At one of my driver schools the usual open wheel attrition left only one FV
running, so they sent it out for the final session with the closed wheel and I
ended up right behind it (in my Spitfire). OMG, they throw rocks at you! I damn
well passed that guy! �
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From: Fot <fot-bounces@autox.team.net> On Behalf Of R. John Lye via Fot
Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2024 9:40 AM
To: fintouch@ptd.net; fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Fot] Racing Anomaly
When I was racing a Formula Ford, the car that was two cars in front of me hit
a snake sunning itself on the track and threw it into the air.
It landed in the lap of the driver of the car behind him (which was right in
front of me). Obviously, there was a very sudden application of brakes, and I
was able to get around him!
We had a good laugh in the paddock about that pass, though.
John
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On Mon, 29 Jul 2024 22:00:46 -0400, finishing Touch via Fot
<fot@autox.team.net> wrote:
The lighter side of racing:
Sunday during the Pittsburgh Historic medium bore sprint race, I was racing
down the back stretch in my TR6 when I saw a car in front of me kick up a piece
of rubber (marble) and it was coming my way. My natural reaction was to blink
and I heard it hit my car. I thought nothing more of it until I went to look
at my dash mounted rear view mirror which was now turned sideways. On the
next lap at the end of the front straight away, I navigated the hard left hand
turn and pushed the throttle which wouldn't fully open. Glancing down, I saw
this piece of rubber on the floor wedged under the throttle pedal. Fortunately
after breaking and taking the next a hard left, it became dislodged and I was
able to finish the race with normal controls. What are the odds of that?
It's the biggest 'marble' I ever captured and is now just another keepsake for
my racing display case.
Mike Kurtz
Yellow TR6 #51
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