[Fot] Watkins Glen The Legends Speak The FOT

[Bill Babcock]

I've always maintained that to drive Mosport well you have to grow a  
third testicle.  I don't know what the ladies do. An extra testicle  
would come in handy at Watkins Glen as well, it's not easy and there's  
some places that you REALLY don't want to screw up.

On Aug 28, 2008, at 2:10 PM, Russ Moore wrote:

> Mosport is a great track and always a good time. My first laps on it  
> years back were with what would be group 6 cars if they were  in an  
> SVRA event. Talk about feeling like a bug on the windshield. What a  
> track to develop a rhythm on. From turn 1 through 5b you’re on your  
> toes, short nap down the back then the rapid sequence of 8, 9 and  
> 10. I love it, but certainly more enjoyable with all four tires on  
> the deck. Hard to steer while on the rollbar!
>
> Just to clarify on the Sprite incident , I have since been assured  
> by Jack Woehrle if I had reported the punt at the Glen to him or  
> Carl directly it would have been investigated even though the other  
> party had booked out quickly before I could find him. Hopefully none  
> of us will have that situation again.
>
> Russ
>
> From: Bill Babcock [mailto:Billb at bnj.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 3:15 PM
> To: Russ Moore
> Cc: Friends of Triumph
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Watkins Glen The Legends Speak The FOT
>
> I'm very familiar with turn 8 at Mosport, a fine place for an  
> accident. I never went through that turn the same way twice. If it  
> has an apex I never found it. I'm glad you didn't hang up your  
> gloves, see you at the Glen.
>
> On Aug 27, 2008, at 12:07 PM, Russ Moore wrote:
>
>
> Bill,
> I had an incident similar to yours two years ago in my Spitfire at  
> turn 8 at Mosport.  I had passed a driver in a borrowed Sprite and  
> she tried a Bonsai pass inside me on 8 which is a very high speed  
> sweeping right hander. She lost it and hit her brakes. Her left  
> front corner hit my right rear and I was instantly on my rollbar. I  
> am just now getting all back together and will be at Watkins. I have  
> seen over the past 19 years how some folks suffer from the red mist  
> syndrome and cause incidents they seemingly can get away with. This  
> latest one almost caused me to hang up my gloves. 5 years ago at the  
> Glen I had an orange Sprite punt me in turn 7. At the time I thought  
> I had hit oil but the dent and orange paint revealed otherwise. SVRA  
> let it go because “they didn’t witness it”.
> In reading your accounting of the event it was like déjà-vu. The  
> other driver the day after blamed me for the incident and I could  
> never get VARAC to take any action. Yep, her left front corner and  
> my right rear, ………………… I had to replace the entire front end, the  
> whole rollbar structure and build a new engine all because she  
> didn’t like being passed. Jeez.
>
> In any case, here’s to a safe and enjoyable weekend at The Glen this  
> year.
> Best regards
>
> Russ Moore
> Spitfire #49
>
> From: fot-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net]  
> On Behalf Of Bill Babcock
> Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 2:22 PM
> To: BillDentin at aol.com
> Cc: triumphs at autox.team.net; fot at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Watkins Glen The Legends Speak The FOT
>
> It was 150 cars last year,  and everyone that wanted to go, got to  
> go. This year as one of the featured elements we might get some  
> special treatment. I doubt they'll have us leading off the thing,  
> but they might at least stick us all together.
>
> It was really fun, I wouldn't miss it. And Diane will need a ride  
> for anyone that has an open seat (they wouldn't let her sit on  
> Peyote's fuel cell, I can't imagine why). She is in NYC this week,  
> visiting a friend, but she packed her leather helmet and goggles.  
> Pictures, here, but a warning too, there are pictures of an injured  
> LBC (more injured than I thought at the time. Tony Garmey is STILL  
> working on Peyote to get it ready for Watkins Glen. I'm glad I took  
> it to Tony, it wouldn't have been ready, and for many, MANY reasons  
> I don't want to miss this race). If you have a weak stomach you  
> probably want to have some Mylanta handy. Also I made a disparaging  
> remark about the SVRA's handling of the accident that I apologized  
> for later. I left the remark in place because the apology wouldn't  
> make sense without it. http://www.allaluminumtour.com/?p=263
>
> Bill
>

Bill Babcock
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