[Fot] Charly Mitchel's Topic #2 message , Vol 59, Issue 28

[Mordy]

Bob

Good story.....

 Smallish world...in our group of misfits.
Mordy

Sent from my iPad

On Oct 26, 2011, at 4:31 PM, "Robert Johns" <rjohns at woh.rr.com> wrote:

> The Roger that Charly refers to is Roger Barr who does twist wrenches for
F40.
> He was my room mate in those long ago days in Germany when I was working my
> way into Road Racing.  He came over to our outfit about a year prior to my
> coming home and jumped right into the Sports Car scene.  He bought a used
> MG-TD.  Was following me one day and disappeared. I turned around and went
> back and there he was,  with the TD on its side.  Very little damage but
> bruised feelings.  I am in contact with him again after all there years.
He
> tells me he got into buying used / wrecked MG A's there in Germany, and
> piecing them together to make a road / race units. Remember we drove our
cars
> to the track and that was our wheels home.  Spent to usual, as much as
> possible on the Nurburgring practicing, as we all did.  He had a successful
> stint back in the states making and racing Formula Vs.  I think he was  an
> SCCA champ one year.  I know that, a now deceased friend, Norman  Babcock
ran
> into to him in California at one of the National Run offs. So that is who
> "Roger " is FYI.
>
> Bob Johns
> _______________________________________________
> fot at autox.team.net
>
> http://www.fot-racing.com
>
> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
> Archive: http://www.team.net/archive
> Forums: http://www.team.net/forums
> Unsubscribe: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/gasket.works@gte.net