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<div class="MsoNormal">I am looking forward to seeing everyone in a couple of weeks at the Gingerman May 5-6, 2018 Vintage Race Weekend!<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">I will be staking out a Spridget Paddock area on Thursday night so we
all have a place to gather for mechanical, spiritual and eating support. Those that can assist our Spridget Student Drivers on Friday would be greatly appreciated. Please bring enough brats and other dishes for
you and your crew plus 20% for other friends that support our racing. I will have a grill, plates, plasticware and
napkins for our group lunch Saturday and Sunday. It is always appreciated when we have others
that can assist with grilling brats.
Please boil your brats so we can serve more quickly with less grease fires. Friday night we will open the portable Cape
Of Good Hope Pub in honor of Donald and Geof Healey along with others that we
will be toasting and concluding with God Save the Queen. We have much to discuss in this 60<sup>th</sup>
Spridget Reunion year with the ELVF September 14-16, 2018 event for both street and race
Spridgets. Don Kelly will have some hats
and tee shirts honoring the 60<sup>th</sup> and I hope to have an example of Mechanic
Overalls and Vest with BMC patch and 60<sup>th</sup> patch. Jeff Carloss is working on a 60<sup>th</sup>
Poster as well!<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">At last count we had 15 Spridgets registered and I know
there were several others considering.
This would be our second largest (2 more and we set a record!) attendance at Gingerman. We are lucky again this year to have our own
exclusive race on Sunday so don’t forget to register.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">I want to remind everyone of our Vintage Sports Car Values
and have listed what we have identified as important Vintage Racing Values and is part our criteria for our “Jim Donato Most Respected Driver Award”:<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto;
line-height:106%">Criteria: A driver that exemplifies the meaning of a Vintage
Sports Car Driver includes:<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:
auto;line-height:106%"><b>Predictable</b>
(Stays on racing line and points racers by when being passed or when
passing. Makes sure that over taking
driver knows they are about to be passed and allows room and good judgment),<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:
auto;line-height:106%"><b>Confident &
Observant</b> (Uses mirrors and is aware of others racing near)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:
auto;line-height:106%"><b>Respectful</b>
(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) <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto;
line-height:106%"><b>Objective</b> (open to
other’s comments) and Drives Defensively (adjusts for conditions safely
regardless of other driver’s interaction).<o:p></o:p></div>
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