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To: SI Bob who wrote (555)	7/24/2000 10:46:33 AM
From: WTMHouston	Respond to of 5774

Sounds like a lot of fun. Ain't it amazing how very hard and tiring work can be some of the most fun we ever have. Troy PS -- it took me a minute to remember what (not who) SB stood for, but when you mentioned grease, it all came back. LOL.

To: SI Bob who wrote (555)	7/24/2000 2:20:24 PM
From: Rainy_Day_Woman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5774

I think you should change your handle to: Bob {SI Admin and Racer]

To: SI Bob who wrote (555)	7/24/2000 2:34:37 PM
From: Stoctrash	Respond to of 5774

bob....broken rotors SUCK....glad you're safe.

To: SI Bob who wrote (555)	7/24/2000 6:27:11 PM
From: c.horn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5774

So... Didja have fun?-ggg-

To: SI Bob who wrote (555)	7/25/2000 6:00:49 PM
From: OldAIMGuy	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 5774

Hi SI-Bob, Glad to hear that you enjoyed your weekend as well. Was it cool in Kansas as well? Chris Hartwig came in 4th overall in the 1 hr Historic Car Enduro in a '93 Mustang (ex-Rousch car, I believe) completing 21 laps here at Road America. The red mist stayed out of my eyes and I saw nothing but the cool, green bonnet of the Jag before me at Elkhart Lake. For late July, we couldn't have asked for better weather. Cool, dense air all weekend made for some nice driving and was easy on both cars and drivers. The car ran pretty well all weekend. The feature race on Sunday was 8 laps long, but my brakes were only willing to be content for 6 laps! I finished the race, but at a rather slow pace for the last couple of times around. Had enough brakes to get back to the paddock. After a couple of years off it was a true pleasure to get the Old Kitty out on the track in earnest again. Running down through the trees from the "Kink" to "Canada Corner" with the twin-cam six at 5500 RPM in top gear and full throttle gets the smile on my face and the adrenalin pumping. I'll have some photos included in this week's newsletter. Unfortunately no pics from the cockpit at speed - too busy to point and shoot! I didn't miss the three disks in my neck the MD took out last year. Also the somewhat restricted mobility with four vertebrae fused was not a problem at all. My helmet and neck collar were more restrictive than was the fusion. All I can say is Thanks, Dr. Stoll!! Considering I could get down a flight of stairs only with great difficulty before surgery, and my right side was rapidly deteriorating, I feel grand now 14 months after "The Knife!" I managed to get a Third Place in class (that means all the other cars in my class broke!). I had a great start and passed about 5 or 6 cars before Turn One. I managed to hang on to that improved position for 4 or 5 laps until my friend Jim Wilson from Louisville (green and tan Austin Healey 3000) took back his spot in front of me as my brakes got tired. I then tried to stay with him as we both started to catch up with another long time race buddy, Edgar Boles, in his 1959 XK150 Jaguar Coupe. We both had him in our sights, but then then I had to back off. Jim and Edgar traded positions for the next couple of laps and Edgar prevailed over Jim. We gave him an official Leaping Cats Racing Tee Shirt for his efforts, and Jim was appreciative of at least whipping me!!! Meanwhile, at the front of the pack long time friend David Hinton and a guy by the name of Walton from Texas were battling it out for 1st and 2nd. He and David exchanged leads a couple of times but Mr. Walton's Ferrari prevailed over David's beautifully turned out XK120 Coupe. David got 2nd overall and first in class. He also turned a personal best lap time of 2:38 for the four mile track. This makes my 3:10 look pretty lame! Being about the same age as my car, I can appreciate how it must feel after someone thrashes it around! I'm stiff, sore and tired!!! 110 Octane race gas is now up to $4.75/gal at the track. It smells so good compared to gas station pump gas it's like the difference between bottom shelf swill and 12 year old oak-aged whiskey! Between the smells of high octane gas, hot brakes and race tires, it's quite the olfactory experience! Highly addictive!! Track food was great. Sweet corn lived up to its name. Lots of Bratwurst being grilled up all day. To celebrate our weekend at the track, 18 of us had a great dinner at "Jim and Linda's" on the east shore of Lake Winnebago Sunday night. Beautiful sunset. I drove my race car both to and from the race track - something of a novelty these days. 50 years ago when racing at Elkhart Lake started it was the norm. Nice to have it still running at the end of the weekend to drive home!!! Watch for the Brian Redman International Challenge on "Speedvision" sometime soon. They should have a report on their website soon at: speedvision.com Also Victory Lane usually has some good write-ups on all the events around the country. victorylane.com Best regards, Tom