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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=515371603-26092008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Leon,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>Point taken. For me the distinction is... recognizing
the dangers vs obsessing about them.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=515371603-26092008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>When I melted a piston and the car filled with smoke in
turn 1 at TWS at 100+ mph.. my immediate thought was "well, I've had a fun life
so far, so if this is the end, so be it".</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=515371603-26092008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>That was in immediate crisis mode. The car kept
running, the smoke cleared and I drove the car back to the paddock to toss it on
the trailer.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=515371603-26092008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>It's only been time and money that have kept me from
getting back on track. Not fear of the grim reaper.
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=515371603-26092008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>I respect the gent and I know I will meet him someday. It doesn't
stop me from doing the the things I like.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=515371603-26092008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>And I hope to raise my son to also enjoy racing, in
whatever form is still allowed 20 years from now. Darned carbon footprint
radicals!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff><FONT size=2>Cheers,</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT><FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2>J<SPAN
class=515371603-26092008>im</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT><FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=515371603-26092008>Dallas</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> fot-bounces@autox.team.net
[mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Guyots3@wmconnect.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, September 25, 2008 10:05
PM<BR><B>To:</B> fot@autox.team.net<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Fot] Death &
racing<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2 PTSIZE="10">In a message
dated 9/25/2008 1:11:02 PM Pacific Daylight Time, fot-request@autox.team.net
writes: <BR>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"
TYPE="CITE"><BR>If you start thinking about death and racing at the same time
you had best take up another sport like snooker.</FONT><FONT lang=0
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000000 size=3 PTSIZE="12"
FAMILY="SANSSERIF" BACK="#ffffff"></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2 PTSIZE="10"
FAMILY="SANSSERIF" BACK="#ffffff"><BR>My dear old Father, God rest his soul,
spent his autumn years on the bowling green involved with the terribly dangerous
English sport of lawn bowling. <BR><BR>I well recall his telling me about the
match he was having with poor old 'Bob' who was well into his 90s, my dad took
his shot and turned round to ask Bob when he was going to take his turn, only to
find him lying stone dead on the grass. <BR><BR>That sport was a true killer, it
took them all one after another. <BR><BR>But the point is, they died doing what
they loved, and that surely beats dying n your sleep in a care home with
Alzheimer's! <BR><BR>L <BR><BR><A
href="http://community.webshots.com/user/vitesse1963">http://community.webshots.com/user/vitesse1963</A>
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