[Fot] 1992 at Mid Ohio

[Steven Belfer]

In 1992 there was oil in the esses and we all spun out 

~Steve


> On Sep 26, 2019, at 5:59 PM, Mike Jackson via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
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> Ah, time fades all into one.  you could easily be right!  I dont think Jeff was racing at that level in '92.  
> Sometimes I cant figure out if I'm 40 or 80 yrs old.
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> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Dean via Fot 
> Sent: Sep 26, 2019 8:30 PM 
> To: Mark J Bradakis , "fot at autox.team.net" 
> Subject: Re: [Fot] 1992 at Mid Ohio 
> 
> Wasn’t the hitting of the skunk in 2002 and not 1992?
>  
> Dean
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> From: Mark J Bradakis via Fot
> Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2019 8:04 PM
> To: fot at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Fot] 1992 at Mid Ohio
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> That event left me with one of my fondest memories ever.  There were
> many from that weekend, like rattle can paint repairs and the already
> mentioned fragrant incident.  I wonder if I still have the well worn and
> tattered T shirt stashed somewhere in the house?  I know I've told this
> tale before, but....
>  
> Anyway, the feature race was getting close, the drivers headed out to
> the pregrid.  All the others made their way to the bleachers there at
> the final turn before the start/finish line. There was just SO MUCH
> energy in the crowd, such an incredible event already.  Everybody was
> yakking away in spirited animation. That is until the amazing field of
> gathered Triumphs came into view on the pace lap.  It got REAL quiet all
> of a sudden in the stands.  Well, not counting the roar of the engines
> rolling by on the track.  I don't think there was a dry eye out there,
> it was just such an incredible, emotional sight to see what started as a
> dream become a reality, to see that impressive collection of Triumphs
> roaring by en masse on their way to the green flag.
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> It was a great beginning.
>  
> Writing that just now brought up another memory.  As some of you may
> recall there was a vintage-race at autox list for a while.  It was one of
> the ones that got pruned due to lack of interest, as so many other
> on-line options opened up as the network grew.  But a bit over a year
> after that Mid Ohio event I wrote a message to that list, which included
> portions of this email from well before 2002.
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> http://autox.team.net/html/fot/1998-09/msg00000.html
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> "Those old men and women along the road remember. They weren't waving to
> us. They were waving to the ghosts of those who once drove our cars
> absolutely as fast as they knew how to go."
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> mjb.
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> ps:  It's nice that most of us are still flesh and blood, not yet
> ghosts.  See you all at Mid Ohio.
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