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<div>Burt's a long time friend, and I'm a fan. His books, especially the first one, are special to road racing aficionados. 'The Last Open Road' is often described as Catcher in the Rye on wheels. </div>
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<div>If you want to develop a bad habit, get a copy of his 'Potside Companion', which is a 'coffee table/collage type book' of his many, many short stories. But don't set it out on a coffee table. Use it as designed. Keep a copy right there by the toilet. The articles are just the right length for a session. Some of them are longer, and might keep you seated and straining longer than you should. I think I'm developing hemorrhoids.</div>
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<div>PS If Burt's earthy style is too much for you, Plan B would be the same type of book, but by Peter Egan. God I miss that guy's stuff in Road and Track. I wish he'd come out of retirement. I met and raced with both of these guys at Blackhawk Farms Raceway. Both have TRIUMPH bloodlines. </div>
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From: John Styduhar via Fot <fot@autox.team.net><br>
To: rjohns <rjohns@woh.rr.com>; Triumph 'Friends of Triumph <fot@autox.team.net><br>
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Subject: Re: [Fot] Early vists to Watkins Glen<br>
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<div class="aolmail_gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Burt Levy has written about the early days at the Glen in a few of his books. It is entertaining historical reading of fiction and non-fiction combined. </div>
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<div dir="ltr">On Thu, Oct 4, 2018 at 10:15 AM Robert Johns via Fot <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br>
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">Hi guys, I hate to pull early age rank on your early involvements at Watkins Glen, but I was at the Glen during the last two races on the original course, 1951 & 1952. 1952 was just prior to going into the Air Force. To say the Glen had
a lingering affect on me, just ask me three years later while I was enjoying the Nurburgring and other courses in Europe. I am glad that you had those early experiences on the new Glen and I am proud of you. Bob Johns
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