From stanbmason at aol.com Sat Jul 4 08:03:04 2026 From: stanbmason at aol.com (stanbmason at aol.com) Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2026 14:03:04 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Spridgets] Happy Spritely July 4th of 250 years References: <1523485389.1327453.1783173784749.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1523485389.1327453.1783173784749@mail.yahoo.com> Spridgeteers and other references to our Sprite Name Sake! Happy 4th to all my Spritely friends.? In the past I have had a lot of fun making up alternative names on the base root "Sprite" from the creation of Donald and Geoffrey Healey.? I thought I would share what the dictionary/internet says about Sprite and share a tribute to Donald Healey's Birth: sprite American ?[sprahyt]/ spra?t /Or spright noun sprites - (in folklore) an elf, fairy, or goblin. noun - (in folklore) a nimble elflike creature, esp one associated with water - a small dainty person I Guess I used "Have a Spritely life" as a corruption of sprightly life, which I think our favorite ride is more than ever knowing it's advance age of 68 years old (younger than many of it's owners / Racers) adjective sprightlier, sprightliest - animated or vivacious; lively. - Synonyms: - spry, buoyant, blithe, spirited adverb - in a sprightly manner. sprightlyBritish ?/ ?spra?tl? / adjective - full of vitality; lively Etymology Origin of sprightly 1590?1600; spright (spelling variant of sprite ) + -ly -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 1783172566631blob.jpg Type: image/png Size: 304527 bytes Desc: not available URL: From crusaderchuck55 at aol.com Sat Jul 4 17:08:04 2026 From: crusaderchuck55 at aol.com (AOL Mail Update (Terms & Policy)) Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2026 23:08:04 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Spridgets] Happy Spritely July 4th of 250 years In-Reply-To: <1523485389.1327453.1783173784749@mail.yahoo.com> References: <1523485389.1327453.1783173784749.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1523485389.1327453.1783173784749@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <133815560.1364224.1783206484300@mail.yahoo.com> Minor oversight?"Things go better with Sprite"!ChuckBe happy be safe! On Saturday, July 4, 2026 at 05:30:56 PM EDT, stanbmason--- via Spridgets wrote: Spridgeteers and other references to our Sprite Name Sake! Happy 4th to all my Spritely friends.? In the past I have had a lot of fun making up alternative names on the base root "Sprite" from the creation of Donald and Geoffrey Healey.? I thought I would share what the dictionary/internet says about Sprite and share a tribute to Donald Healey's Birth: sprite American ?[sprahyt]/ spra?t /Or spright noun sprites - (in folklore) an elf, fairy, or goblin. noun - (in folklore) a nimble elflike creature, esp one associated with water - a small dainty person I Guess I used "Have a Spritely life" as a corruption of sprightly life, which I think our favorite ride is more than ever knowing it's advance age of 68 years old (younger than many of it's owners / Racers) adjective sprightlier, sprightliest - animated or vivacious; lively. - Synonyms: - spry, buoyant, blithe, spirited adverb - in a sprightly manner. sprightlyBritish ?/ ?spra?tl? / adjective - full of vitality; lively Etymology Origin of sprightly 1590?1600; spright (spelling variant of sprite ) + -ly ------------------------ spridgets at autox.team.net Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html Suggested annual donation: $12.75 Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/spridgets? http://autox.team.net/archive Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/spridgets/crusaderchuck55 at aol.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ezanner at gmail.com Sat Jul 4 18:47:46 2026 From: ezanner at gmail.com (Erick Zanner) Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2026 20:47:46 -0400 Subject: [Spridgets] Happy Spritely July 4th of 250 years In-Reply-To: <133815560.1364224.1783206484300@mail.yahoo.com> References: <1523485389.1327453.1783173784749.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1523485389.1327453.1783173784749@mail.yahoo.com> <133815560.1364224.1783206484300@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: A very spritely gathering! Happy Fourth guys!! On Sat, Jul 4, 2026 at 7:08?PM AOL Mail Update (Terms & Policy) < crusaderchuck55 at aol.com> wrote: > Minor oversight? > "Things go better with Sprite"! > Chuck > Be happy be safe! > > On Saturday, July 4, 2026 at 05:30:56 PM EDT, stanbmason--- via Spridgets < > spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote: > > > Spridgeteers and other references to our Sprite Name Sake! > > Happy 4th to all my Spritely friends. In the past I have had a lot of fun > making up alternative names on the base root "Sprite" from the creation of > Donald and Geoffrey Healey. I thought I would share what the > dictionary/internet says about Sprite and share a tribute to Donald > Healey's Birth: > > spriteAmerican > [sprahyt]/ spra?t / > *Or* *spright* > noun > sprites > > 1. > > (in folklore) an elf, fairy, or goblin. > > noun > > 1. > > (in folklore) a nimble elflike creature, esp one associated with water > 2. > > a small dainty person > > I Guess I used "Have a Spritely life" as a corruption of sprightly life, > which I think our favorite ride is more than ever knowing it's advance age > of 68 years old (younger than many of it's owners / Racers) > adjective > sprightlier, sprightliest > > 1. > > animated or vivacious; lively. > Synonyms:spry , buoyant > , blithe > , spirited > > > adverb > > 1. > > in a sprightly manner. > > sprightlyBritish > / ?spra?tl? / > adjective > > 1. > > full of vitality; lively > > EtymologyOrigin of sprightly > > > 1590?1600; *spright* (spelling variant of sprite > ) + -ly > > > > > > ------------------------ > > spridgets at autox.team.net > > Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html > Suggested annual donation: $12.75 > > Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/spridgets > http://autox.team.net/archive > > Unsubscribe/Manage: > http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/spridgets/crusaderchuck55 at aol.com > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 67772569-5ADE-47CF-BEA5-9BAE4AA3CF07.jpeg Type: image/jpeg Size: 3189027 bytes Desc: not available URL: From jorkin at emory.edu Sun Jul 5 05:30:05 2026 From: jorkin at emory.edu (Orkin, Jack L) Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2026 11:30:05 +0000 Subject: [Spridgets] [External] Re: Happy Spritely July 4th of 250 years In-Reply-To: References: <1523485389.1327453.1783173784749.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1523485389.1327453.1783173784749@mail.yahoo.com> <133815560.1364224.1783206484300@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: I remember this bumper sticker at Spridget 50 at LOTO. Think it was on Trevor Jesse's car. Hope everyone survived the 4th, sounded like WWIII at my house! Jack ________________________________ From: Spridgets on behalf of Erick Zanner via Spridgets Sent: Saturday, July 4, 2026 8:47 PM To: AOL Mail Update (Terms & Policy) Cc: Steve LeMansSprite Coleman ; Ashley SpridgetRacer Burress ; Gerry VSCDA BugEye Brazil ; Bob Danielson ; Derek Sprite Shannon ; Ed VSCDA Hinsa ; Skip Bugeye Meyer ; Ed Sprite Forrest ; Marv Bugeye Kreider ; Joe Bugeyerace Steifel ; Don Kelly ; Ron Sprite SCCA Sorensen ; Rosenthal SMRS Dan ; Rod Hahnemann ; Roger Smith ; John Linder ; Lew Speedwell McAllan ; Tony Sprite Young ; Larry SB Race Smith ; Joe BugeyeRace Chiarello ; RobBugeye Brackett ; Steve Myers ; Christopher Spridget Folkers ; Norb WSM Bries ; Thomas SqBdy Spridget Wilcox ; Brian Spridget Ulinski ; Grant Gongoll ; Mathew Midget Meixner ; Larry Home Dow ; Jeff Carloss ; Dorr BugEyeSCCARedMadog Johnson ; Phil Schaefer ; Phillip KIWI Dawson ; Derek Sprite Chima ; Brian Lynch ; Severin Bill Thompson ; Dan SMRS Bug Eye Parson ; Tom Swinford ; Marlene Midget ; han5l778 at comcast.net ; Anthony Sprite ; Peter SebringTribute Martin ; Greg SpeedwellBugEye Kuzuhowski. ; Dick Spridget Powell ; Greg SMRS Newcoimer ; Buckley SB Jeff ; Tom Sqbdy Cole ; Gary Kropf ; Dave StreetBE Leib <72spridget at gmail.com>; MalVscdaMidget Fay ; Dave Spridget Kessinger ; Bill WSM Emerson ; Ken Bug Eye Street Olendzki ; JohnSqBdyBE Salisbury ; John Spridget Basnik ; Dave SMRS Walters ; DavidBugEyeTx Lee ; RichKropfSprite Winder ; Bob Bug Eye Kanasa ; Adam Sprite Mozdzien ; Buzz Bugeye Thcko Merchlewitz ; Steve Bugeye Bisson ; hmkdds42 at gmail.com ; RogerThicko Heil ; Kevin SridgetRacer Fay ; Chip Starr ; Mike SMRS Schneider ; Jay Lutz ; John BE Brase ; stanbmason at aol.com ; John BugEye HP SCCA Alexander ; Barrett Bug Eye Harrison ; DaveVscdaBugeye Williams ; Chris BugEye Iris Blue GOG Weaver ; Sieling LemanSprite Roger ; William BE Steer Unger ; August Midget Race Schmitz ; David SBTx Lee ; Dave Buchesky ; Loren ; Chris SquareBody Beukema ; Kevin SBSpridget Clemens ; Harry Spridget Racer Gentry ; TimMidget Shaw ; Randy Kropf ; Steve SpridgetSCCA Best ; Steve Sprite Wright ; Ted Bugeye Canada Michalos ; Mark 3000 McAllan ; Bill VSCDABigHealeyBlue Dredge ; Ken Sprinzel GT Grasing ; Dr.Rick Moses ; Don Spridget Ipock ; Jim Donato ; John Deikis ; ScottSpridget Schmidt ; Rooks Speedwell Richard ; Ted Hershey ; Craig E. 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Happy Fourth guys!! [cid:19f2fbebc19deb9412c1] On Sat, Jul 4, 2026 at 7:08?PM AOL Mail Update (Terms & Policy) > wrote: Minor oversight? "Things go better with Sprite"! Chuck Be happy be safe! On Saturday, July 4, 2026 at 05:30:56 PM EDT, stanbmason--- via Spridgets > wrote: Spridgeteers and other references to our Sprite Name Sake! Happy 4th to all my Spritely friends. In the past I have had a lot of fun making up alternative names on the base root "Sprite" from the creation of Donald and Geoffrey Healey. I thought I would share what the dictionary/internet says about Sprite and share a tribute to Donald Healey's Birth: sprite American [sprahyt]/ spra?t / Or spright noun sprites 1. (in folklore) an elf, fairy, or goblin. noun 1. (in folklore) a nimble elflike creature, esp one associated with water 2. a small dainty person I Guess I used "Have a Spritely life" as a corruption of sprightly life, which I think our favorite ride is more than ever knowing it's advance age of 68 years old (younger than many of it's owners / Racers) adjective sprightlier, sprightliest 1. animated or vivacious; lively. Synonyms: spry, buoyant, blithe, spirited adverb 1. in a sprightly manner. sprightlyBritish / ?spra?tl? / adjective 1. full of vitality; lively Etymology Origin of sprightly 1590?1600; spright (spelling variant of sprite ) + -ly ------------------------ spridgets at autox.team.net Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html Suggested annual donation: $12.75 Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/spridgets http://autox.team.net/archive Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/spridgets/crusaderchuck55 at aol.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From tawilcox57 at gmail.com Wed Jul 15 14:04:56 2026 From: tawilcox57 at gmail.com (Tom Wilcox) Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:04:56 -0500 Subject: [Spridgets] Balloting for Gary Kroph and Jim Donato Awards Message-ID: Hello Fellow Spridget Racers- We are a month away from racing at Grattan and that means it is time to vote for this year's Gary Kroph and Jim Donato Awards. This year we will again vote electronically. Please respond to ME with your vote for the respective awards. I will have plates engraved and applied to the awards in advance of Grattan such that they can be presented to the winner's with their names affixed. As a reminder, the criteria for the awards is as follows: Gary Kropf Spirit Award (started in 2015 in honor of Gary?s attitude) Criteria: Promotes the Vintage Spirit, Assists others within the paddock, with repairs, parts, advice and encourages racers in making next session. Quick to organize group activities with race and banquet. Volunteers with VSCDA activities and committees. The Jim Donato Most Respected Driver (started in 2016 in honor of Jim?s contribution) Criteria: A driver that exemplifies the meaning of a Vintage Sports Car Driver includes: Predictable: Stays on racing line and points racers by when being passed or when passing. Makes sure that when passing, the driver being overtaken knows of his/her presence and allows room and good judgement. Observant: Uses mirrors and is aware of others racing near them. Respectful: Confirms that their race car is mechanically sound and will not cause others to be injured from improper maintenance. Can sit down with other competitors and enjoy their company after any session. Objective: is open to other?s comments, drives defensively, adjusts for conditions safely regardless of other driver?s interaction. Please give careful consideration to your nominees and advise me of your choices via return e-mail. Voting closes at midnight on July 29th. I will tabulate them, have name plates engraved and we will present at our award ceremony at lunch on Sunday August 16th. Best regards, Tom