[Fot] Watkins Glen

[tony at tonydrews.com]

Chris, it was great seeing you again at Watkins Glen.  You did a  
fantastic job, learned the track quickly.  I was sad to see your car  
stopped on track during the race.  The flowers for Lauren were a nice  
gesture.

Best regards,
Tony Drews

Quoting Christian Marx via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>:

> I've got an invitation from Peter Bulkowsk to race his blue #88 TR8 at
> Watkins Glen.
>
> We were sorted to Group 10 with very fast cars.
> Peter wanted me to test the car and to hang out with the racing crowd and
> crew who was Silvain, a friend of Peter. I brought Harry Staude with me. He
> has some knowledge about race tactics.
>
> There was an incident on the track with Lauren Fix in her TransAm Jag and
> myself. We tangled and spun. The officials took no further action as both
> drivers had no chance to avoid the collision. She couldn't see me and me
> couldn't expect her turning into me.
>
> But as Gentleman I excused with flowers the next morning.
>
>
> We had a good chance to win the All Triumph race at Watkins Glen starting
> from pole and doing good laptimes over the weekend but it didn't turn out
> that way.  After sorting behind the Huffaker car at corner one and follow
> him closely at the end of the lap the left stub axle broke and blocked the
> wheel. That parked the car on the middle of the finish straight. I could
> manage to move the car to the next corner worker area to park it there not
> interfering the ongoing race too much and became a spectator watching the
> great performance of John Mueller in the Huffaker TR8.
>
>
> It was a great weekend and it was a joy to meet all you girls and guys and
> to hang out with you.
>
> Next time I come over I bring two of these Harry's.
>
> Cheers
> Chris