[Fot] Watkins Glen - September

[Bill Tobin]

OK, full disclosure: the luckiest I got at Watkins Glen was after the 
'68 USGP. I was hanging out by the gate to the Kendall Tech Center where 
the cars were kept.

A nicely dressed couple came out and asked me if I'd like to see the 
cars. They handed my their pass and in I went. On the way in I helped a 
couple guys, crewmen, carry in some equipment. They were crew for Jackie 
Stewart, who had just won! They were British and friendly and we chatted 
for a bit. Then in walked three guys with a huge champagne bottle. It 
was Stewart, Ken Terrell, and Denny Hulme. I was impressed! Stewart 
passed the bubbly to the crewman, who in turn asked me if I'd like a 
sip. Of course I took a sip. Wow! Talk about being in the right place at 
the right time. Didn't have a camera with me, but got all their 
autographs. Great memories.

The next summer, I met Oscar Koveleski, and it got more interesting from 
there. I met a whole bunch of other people after that.

What, you think I can make this stuff up? Watkins Glen is Mecca to me. 
Enjoy it.

At the '68 USGP, I swore that someday I'd race there. It took 39 years, 
but in 2007 I did just that, at the Vintage GP. How's that for hanging 
in there?

Cheers, Bill

On 3/26/2019 5:36 PM, Bill Dentinger wrote:
> Yeah, Bill
>
> The camping crowd at Watkins Glen is legendary. They've been known to 
> have a drink or twenty.  One year their bonfire included somebody's 
> car.  As racers, we were treated like celebrities when we would visit 
> them at night.  But quite frankly we could not keep up with them.  I 
> still have one of their 'Horny Heathen' decals somewhere.
>
> I'm not surprised you had good luck there.  Was she conscious?
>
> Bill Dentinger
> .
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Tobin via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
> To: fot <fot at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tue, Mar 26, 2019 1:08 pm
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Watkins Glen - September
>
> If some of you are camping at the track, the showers and rest room 
> facilities are very good. As opposed to the first time I went there in 
> 1968.........
> I disagree with Bill about the Rent-A Wife. I had good luck 
> there........!!!
> Cheers, Bill
> On 3/26/2019 11:57 AM, Bill Dentinger via Fot wrote:
>> Hi Guys,
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