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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff><SPAN class=218313523-25092008>I remember meeting and chatting with Phil Hill at the
1975 British Leyland party at the SCCA CSPRRC (Champion Spark Plug Road Racing
Classic at Road Atlanta) at the Gainesville Holiday Inn.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff><SPAN class=218313523-25092008>Boy were those the glory days!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff><SPAN class=218313523-25092008>David Hobbs was there as were the BL
team.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff><SPAN class=218313523-25092008>The 3 Mikes: Mike Dale (drove a bug-eye at the
time), Mike Cook (we all know Mike!) and Mike Barratt (east coast
competition guru, I'm still driving his carb rebuild on my
Spitfire).</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff><SPAN class=218313523-25092008>Group 44, Huffaker, all the drivers and crew of BL
products (MG, AH, Triumph, Jaguar) were there.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff><SPAN class=218313523-25092008>A grand time was had by all!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff><SPAN class=218313523-25092008>If only I took photos!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff><SPAN class=218313523-25092008>Perhaps Mike Cook and Ted Schumacher can expand on this
gala event!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff><SPAN class=218313523-25092008>My claim to fame was suggesting they have Watneys Red
Barrel at this event (the bar had only 'merican brews). The next year we had
Watneys!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff><SPAN class=218313523-25092008><A href="http://www.retrowow.co.uk/retro_britain/keg_bitter/watneys_red_barrel.html">http://www.retrowow.co.uk/retro_britain/keg_bitter/watneys_red_barrel.html</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Verdana>Clark</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Verdana>Clark W. Nicholls</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Verdana>'72 Stag '74 Spitfire</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Verdana>"Reality... It's not what you
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