[Fot] Sad news from Road America

[RACER BUD]

I am very sorry to hear this news...May God Bless Him...
Racer Bud
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Susan Kahler" <susank at 141.com>
To: "Friends of Triumph" <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 5:44 PM
Subject: [Fot] Sad news from Road America


> This was on the MGVR Yahoo list:
> 
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> I have sad news to report from the Vintage Fall Festival at Road America 
> this past weekend. We have had another fatality in the vintage racing 
> community. We lost driver Surjit Hermon on Friday afternoon in an 
> incident near turn 12 (under the now non existent Billy Mitchell 
> bridge). Surjit lost control of his Eastlake 11, skidded right-left- 
> right and impacted a Mini Cooper which was well off course and in the 
> process of being hooked up for a flat tow. The safety workers had to run 
> for their lives when they looked up from trying to find a attachment 
> point for the flat tow and saw a skidding car coming at them.
> 
> My second weekend as a Driver Committee Chairman - second fatality!
> 
> Watch your flags, remember the 80% rule, and if you were contemplating a 
> Hans device let this be a warning.
> 
> Jim Austhof
> Red #1 MGB
> 
> *****************************
> 
> Susan
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