[Fot] Here's to ya, kid!

[RACER BUD]

Good Job Mark...It's neat  stuff when the young people enjoy learning about 
our old stuff......One of the great things that old cars and old people 
offer to youth, is the opportunity to learn the basics of Independance 
'Working with our hands and minds'...this is the early step of learning how 
to work on the modern stuff.....It is also gives them a big bunch of 
confidence..knowing that they can survive on their own....
Racer Bud
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark J Bradakis" <mark at bradakis.com>
To: "Friends of Triumph" <Fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 4:51 PM
Subject: [Fot] Here's to ya, kid!


>I just sold some parts.  Spitfire parts, to be exact, a boot lid and a door 
>for
> a squaretail.  Some young fellow bought them.  He recently purchased a
> non-running $200 Spitfire, and is chomping at the bit to get it going.
>
> It was fun to have him in the garage, he was impressed with a few things,
> like the dual DCOE setup for Killer that was over there, the ceramic
> coated Stahl header tucked away there and so on.  He even noticed some
> of my old SCCA autocross trophies still on the wall, and that great copy
> of a Triumph ad that Chris K did about Team Fat sweeping the VTR
> autocross some years back.  We talked for a while, I emailed him some
> links to Triumph related info.
>
> It would be nice to be so young and energetic, instead of old and 
> decrepit.
> But a bit of his enthusiasm did rub off, helped to make the day better 
> than
> it had been going.  I hope he sticks with it, keeps the flickering flame
> going.
>
> Right now, though, I've got to get started on some chicken and mushrooms
> in a lemon sauce to serve over fettucini.  I'm getting hungry, and Karen
> will be home soon.  Out to the garage after dinner.
>
> mjb.
>
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