[Healeys] Sad news - Rallyist Killed in Healey 100

Mike Sinclair phoenix722 at comcast.net
Thu Oct 6 15:23:18 MDT 2022 

Maybe you better quit driving, now Josef, before you get old and decrepit.

Mike

Age 82

On 10/6/22 12:32 PM, josef-eckert--- via Healeys wrote:
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> Yes, please forward my comment to his family.
>
> This person hasn´t recognizsed his limits and was a danger for other 
> people on the road, drivers, bikers and cyclists, and even 
> pedestrians, which are on our rural roads as well and also want to 
> live and be not hurt by such a person.
>
> Sorry, no mercy at all from my side.
>
> -----Original-Nachricht-----
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> Betreff: Re: [Healeys] Sad news - Rallyist Killed in Healey 100
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> Datum: 2022-10-06T21:15:03+0200
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> Von: "Jim Ryan" <ryan at jimryan.com>
>
> An: "josef-eckert at t-online.de" <josef-eckert at t-online.de>
>
> Well, THAT was harsh.  You might want to forward that to his family 
> just so they know how you feel about him. When exactly is it you 
> think  we should all stop driving?  Is it 75?  80?  I'm 71, I just 
> want to get your advice on what age I'm endangering other people.
> That was easily the most insensitive posting I have ever seen on this 
> list.
>
> On Thu, Oct 6, 2022 at 11:52 AM josef-eckert--- via Healeys 
> <healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
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>     To be honest, I have no respect for such a person, or better 82
>     years old fart who brought others in danger with his driving.
>     Thankfully no other person was invoved and injured.
>
>     Its very common all over in central Europe to have these ditches,
>     trees or even walls along country roads. That is how we love it.
>
>     For big money you can book in to take part in one of these leasure
>     raĺlys, where you get all accomodation organised, only you have to
>     come from a to b along. these rallys are mainly booked from those
>     mainly elderly people who do not know what to do otherwise with
>     their money, even they are completely overextended by driving an
>     old classic car.
>
>     One should be wise enough to give up driving, when you are no more
>     capable to drive.
>
>     I am only sorry about the wrecked Austin-Healey.
>     Josef Eckert
>     konigswinter/GERMANY
>
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>     -----Original-Nachricht-----
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>     Betreff: Re: [Healeys] Sad news - Rallyist Killed in Healey 100
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>     Datum: 2022-10-06T10:31:49+0200
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>     Von: "Michael Oritt" <michael.oritt at gmail.com>
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>     An: "Michael Salter" <michaelsalter at gmail.com>
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>
>     Michael--
>
>
>
>     Most of them weren't "open" ditches--they were filled with rocks.
>
>     I fondly recall the time we missed a left-hander, went off the
>     road, somehow hurtled OVER the ditch and landed in a tree in a
>     fellow's front yard.  As I remember it he stood there rather
>     stunned while we cleared the branches out of the wheel openings,
>     then hopped into the car and took off without much conversation.
>
>
>
>     Best--Michael Oritt
>
>
>     On Wed, Oct 5, 2022 at 10:36 PM Michael Salter via Healeys
>     <healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>     "all the roads are surrounded by open drainage ditches."
>
>     Just like Newfoundland which for me was a major factor in giving
>     up on the Targa there.
>
>
>
>     M
>
>     On Wed., Oct. 5, 2022, 1:06 a.m. Alan Seigrist via Healeys,
>     <healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
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>     Italian roads are amazing for driving through beautiful
>     countryside, but they are deadly because all the roads are
>     surrounded by open drainage ditches.
>
>
>     On Wed, 5 Oct 2022 at 3:27 AM, Richard Kahn via Healeys
>     <healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>     I saw this yesterday. Very sad on so many levels. I was wondering
>     if this is the drive a number of the Southern California Healey
>     Association members are on in Europe at this moment.
>
>
>
>     From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Randy
>     Hicks via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
>     Sent: Tuesday, October 4, 2022 5:40 AM
>     To: Healey List <healeys at autox.team.net>
>     Subject: [Healeys] Sad news - Rallyist Killed in Healey 100
>
>
>
>     Awful.
>
>
>
>     https://www.the-sun.com/news/6355269/british-expat-killed-horror-crash-rally-austin-healey/
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>
>
>
>     Randy
>
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