<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">In 1992 there was oil in the esses and we all spun out <br><br><div id="AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr">~Steve<div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Sep 26, 2019, at 5:59 PM, Mike Jackson via Fot <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size: 16px;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Ah, time fades all into one. you could easily be right! I dont think Jeff was racing at that level in '92. <div>Sometimes I cant figure out if I'm 40 or 80 yrs old.<br><br><blockquote style="padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 0px; border-left: #0000ff 2px solid; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial,sans-serif; color: black;">-----Original Message-----
<br>From: Dean via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
<br>Sent: Sep 26, 2019 8:30 PM
<br>To: Mark J Bradakis <mark@bradakis.com>, "<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net">fot@autox.team.net</a>" <fot@autox.team.net>
<br>Subject: Re: [Fot] 1992 at Mid Ohio
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--></style><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Wasn’t the hitting of the skunk in 2002 and not 1992?</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Dean</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Sent from <a target="_blank" href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows 10</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0in"><b>From: </b><a target="_blank" href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net">Mark J Bradakis via Fot</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Thursday, September 26, 2019 8:04 PM<br><b>To: </b><a target="_blank" href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net">fot@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Fot] 1992 at Mid Ohio</p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">That event left me with one of my fondest memories ever. There were </p><p class="MsoNormal">many from that weekend, like rattle can paint repairs and the already </p><p class="MsoNormal">mentioned fragrant incident. I wonder if I still have the well worn and </p><p class="MsoNormal">tattered T shirt stashed somewhere in the house? I know I've told this </p><p class="MsoNormal">tale before, but....</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Anyway, the feature race was getting close, the drivers headed out to </p><p class="MsoNormal">the pregrid. All the others made their way to the bleachers there at </p><p class="MsoNormal">the final turn before the start/finish line. There was just SO MUCH </p><p class="MsoNormal">energy in the crowd, such an incredible event already. Everybody was </p><p class="MsoNormal">yakking away in spirited animation. That is until the amazing field of </p><p class="MsoNormal">gathered Triumphs came into view on the pace lap. It got REAL quiet all </p><p class="MsoNormal">of a sudden in the stands. Well, not counting the roar of the engines </p><p class="MsoNormal">rolling by on the track. I don't think there was a dry eye out there, </p><p class="MsoNormal">it was just such an incredible, emotional sight to see what started as a </p><p class="MsoNormal">dream become a reality, to see that impressive collection of Triumphs </p><p class="MsoNormal">roaring by en masse on their way to the green flag.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">It was a great beginning.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Writing that just now brought up another memory. As some of you may </p><p class="MsoNormal">recall there was a vintage-race@autox list for a while. It was one of </p><p class="MsoNormal">the ones that got pruned due to lack of interest, as so many other </p><p class="MsoNormal">on-line options opened up as the network grew. But a bit over a year </p><p class="MsoNormal">after that Mid Ohio event I wrote a message to that list, which included </p><p class="MsoNormal">portions of this email from well before 2002.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://autox.team.net/html/fot/1998-09/msg00000.html">http://autox.team.net/html/fot/1998-09/msg00000.html</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">"Those old men and women along the road remember. They weren't waving to </p><p class="MsoNormal">us. They were waving to the ghosts of those who once drove our cars </p><p class="MsoNormal">absolutely as fast as they knew how to go."</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">mjb.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">ps: It's nice that most of us are still flesh and blood, not yet </p><p class="MsoNormal">ghosts. See you all at Mid Ohio.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">_______________________________________________</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net">fot@autox.team.net</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.fot-racing.com">http://www.fot-racing.com</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a></p><p class="MsoNormal">Archive: <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive">http://autox.team.net/archive</a> <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot">http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot</a></p><p class="MsoNormal">Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/tr3a58dean@gmail.com">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/tr3a58dean@gmail.com</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div></fot@autox.team.net></mark@bradakis.com></fot@autox.team.net></blockquote></div></div>
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