Conference oass::racers

    I have been following this conference for sometime now but had not
    contributed until recently. I like almost every kind of racing as
    I have been exposed to racing all my life.
    
    I currently bought a stock car for the Roundy-Round tracks here
    in Colorado and hope to participate in the Hill Climbs. Pikes Peak???
    I'm not sure if I'm ready for that yet but who knows. Maybe a few
    more brain cells will die off and I'll be ready to try it.
    
    Paul Schubert
    System Manager
    CXO1-1/P17
    DTN 522-6428

    I THINK THE REASON ALOT OF PEOPLE DON'T USE THIS NOTES FILE IS
    BECAUSE OF THE WAY IT IS LISTED.  IF YOU TRY TO ADD THE ENTRY
    THE WAY IT IS LISTED {ALIEN,BEING}::RACERS    IT DOES NOT
    WORK!  AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS IT FINALLY WORKED WHEN I JUST
    USED ALIEN::RACERS

RE .-1

	I too ran into this the first time but didn't take long to figure 
out what it meant.  There are other notes files listed the same so it must 
be standard convention.  I wonder if VMS Notes would work with DEC-NET 
aliases.  This would be one way to solve the multiple node names.
Jilly

    ... for F-1, Group C, GTP and CART.
    
    I watch a little Winston Cup on the tube so I'll probably be mainly
    read-only in there, but you can't argue with wheel-to-wheel racing
    like they do!
    
    I raced bikes a bit as a youth.  Nowadays I'm limited to 4-wheel
    drifts on cloverleafs in my Saab Turbo, but what the hey...
    
    Grew up in Indy and cut school many a time to hang around the paddock
    (used to be able to get into during the week days for a half buck,
    and the place was nearly empty.  My brother used to take me out
    to Raceway Park where he drag raced his stock muscle cars.  (He
    does a little SCCA sports cars now.)
    
    I have this fantasy of buying a Miata or a 300ZX and doing autocross.
    
    MrT

      
    I guess since I've been commenting for almost a year I should say who I
    am.. I'm Linda Pflum, work at Forge Rd. in Colorado Spgs. I don't race
    anything. I ride a 1979 Harley Davidson Sportster. I've been going to
    car races all of my life. I grew up in Owego N.Y. so I went to
    Shangrila forever. I used to go up to Oswego speedway too. We went
    to Langhorne speedway when I was in 5th grade and I got to see A.J.
    Foyt.. it hardly seems like he's up there in age that much, but I
    still root for him at Indy! As far as racing Nascar Winston cup is
    my all time favorite.. and my favorites are well know in this file.
    I'll probably be a Rusty Wallace fan until he races no more.. and
    Kenny will probably be up there too..
    I enjoy this file..
    
    Linda

    I too, like others, have been reading for some time but only recently
    started contributing. I do not race anything but grew up around
    stock car racing since I was about 5 or 6.  My dad worked on track
    crews all over Eastern Pa.  I love NASCAR racing.  I am Terry Foley
    from Allentown Pa.  I usually tape (VHS) every NASCAR race that
    I get on my cable  service.  If anyone ever wants a certain race
    bad enough to pay for shipping, give me a try.
    My fondest memories are of meeting Donnie Allison in the late 50's
    at a track in Pa. while he was racing modifieds.  Also met Mario
    and Aldo Andretti before they became hot stuff.  So many of these
    drivers got their start at small tracks in the Northeast.
    In the last 2 or 3 years I have started trecking to Nascar events
    farther and farther from home, including Daytona and both Talladega
    races this year.  My goal is to move to Atlanta so I can be closer
    to more events.  I'm just a NASCAR junkie....
    
    Terry Foley
    DTN  349-2860
    Loc code: ANO
    Vaxmail   ANOVAX::FOLEY

    
    I am mainly a reader of this conference, but I do enter replies once
    in a while.
    
    While my racing activities are well below some of other participants
    I am happy to report that I do some low key competitive driving.
    
    I have a Porsche (911S 73) and by being a member of the PCA I get to
    enter in some autocrossing and such. The "high point of my carreer"
    was doing one of the "Drivers school and Time Trials" at Laguna Seca.
    (I didn't got the slowest time, but I wasn't too far of it) I do
    enjoy it a lot, and it's great. 
    
    	Kopel Sandler.

    
      Hello race fans,
      
      Brian Adams here, I work at DEC in Greenville, S.C. I was raised
    in western N.C. Where dirt tracks prevail every Saturday night!
      Bill Elliott was a regular as was Jody Ridley. As a matter of
    fact my older sister use to date Jody. As for here n G'vlle, We
    have all kinds of different tracks to choose from over the weekend!
      I mostly cover the NASCAR circut, mainly Charlotte,Atlanta, and
    Darlington,since they are the closest. 
    
      I rent a garage out to some friends of mine over the racing season,
    and they went out and took sixth place over-all in the Daytona-Dash
    series. Great Huh? Anyway, Looking forward to noting with all you
    race fans. And hopefully, I can meet some you at the races!
    
      Anytime down in Dixie, give me a buzz!
    
    Brian Adams
    GSO/OO2 ATC
    Greenville,S.C.
    Raven1:B_Adams
    
    
    
    Later race fans!
    
    B.A.

    I guess it's time for me to sign in. I'm Steve Powis. I work at
    DAS in Andover, Ma. I don't race anything (some day...), but I enjoy
    watching most forms of "real" (ie not 'battle of the monster trucks')
    racing; this includes boats, motorcycles, and of course cars. I
    like road racing, drag racing, and ovals ('specially dirt!) and
    definately think watching a race 'in person' is much better than
    seeing it on TV. Over the last several years I've been to Lime Rock,
    Watkins Glen, Road Atlanta, Laguna Seca, Charlotte, and to the Canadian
    and German Grands Prix. I still haven't been to a CART race or a
    NASCAR race (I saw SCCA TransAM/Super Vee at Charlotte); maybe next
    year...
    
    
    Steve

	HI all, is there a list file for Racers??

	Well I know I have talk to some of you before. I use to have 
	the nascar report and local racing news every week on a system
	Renovo but since then was taken off because it was so busy.

	I formaly drove the Pace Car for Westboro Speedway and the
	Coastal racing Assoc.  You may have seen my Pace cars around
	Digital at one time.  I'm very much into Grand National racing
	an good friends with Ron Bouchard, Geoff Bodine and Greg Sacks.

	Our Family started the Greg Sacks Fan club back when he raced at
	Westboro Speedway with Lee Allard.  I was on WOTW AND WHAV RADIO
	Speedline motorsport talk show and next season will hopefuly be
	with another Radio Station in N.H. Would like to talk Racing of
	local interest and Grand National.  I also had a Telephone Network
	called "Victory LAne Report (24) hour Auto racing recorded news
	that was out of Dracut Mass.  We are in the process of Getting 
	some new Sponsers for next year and try to start it up again.

	Well I guess this is enough for now, any more info on request.

	Hope I can help some of you maybe with some Questions.

	Well I really injoy this notes file.  Take care all and have a
	"SUPER-MODIFIED" day.  Was also the falgman at Star Speedway.

			Mr. Nascar    -Gerry H.-

	Ps: Send mail to Phenix::Gerry  if you would like...later bye..

    I have a question for all of the folks out EAST,
    
    Has anyone ever been to / heard of the Museum that BMW runs
    in NEW YORK?? I am interested in going there to get some photos
    of the ART CARS made in the mid 70's so I can mimick the paint 
    job on my personal street version of these racers.  
    
    If anyone has any information about this, I would greatly 
    appreciate it, since I am going to NEW YORK over 4th of JULY 
    weekend and would like to see the museum myself.
    
    Thanks in advance for any info.
    
    Brian 
    

re.       -< BMW MUSEUM IN NEW YORK >-

I recall seeing what could possibly be what you want.  On Park Ave. 
somewhere between 46th and 56th street there is a place that has a lot of 
BMW cars and motorcycles on display.  From what I remember walking past, the 
display changed every couple of months.  There are cut-away models as well 
as racers and production models.

Jilly

Carl Fisher here- I drive a Dodge Omni GLH which I am setting up for 2
different kinds of racing- PRO Rally and autocrossing.  Very different,
but not so tough to switch back and forth between (except maybe mentally?).
I'm almost ready for rallying (still need a couple small things), but
have been doing autocrosses for about a month now.  They sure are a lot
less expensive than rallies! (and a lot easier on the car!)  I run Street
Prepared C for auto-X, will run Production for rallying; still learning
what to do when, but I'm having fun, and that's my goal.

I enjoy reading this file, but I wish there was more about people who
actually race sharing stories, info, etc, and a little less stuff about
watching TV.

Carl

 Derek Mitchell 
	New to Motorsport but I'm going for it in the Kit Car races in the
U.K. with a Lotus 23 replica powered by 1600cc engine. Wont make it this
season but Iam preparing for next. Cos the engine wont be ready until 
september.
re 15.27
>I enjoy reading this file, but I wish there was more about people who
>actually race sharing stories, info, etc, and a little less stuff about
>watching TV.

I  agree but I have an ulterior motive I want to learn as much as can.

    
    	Yeah....this is what I was looking for.....!   I read in here
    everyday and wondered about some the the folks in here...  Suppose 
    it's about time I sign in too. Name: Darren Pedersen, Work: Burlington
    Vermont, BTO/N4 (Brrrrrrr...) Area : Purchasing Dept.  Years w/DEC: 3.
    	
    	I've only seen one Winston Cup race (live) before, but i'd love to
    go again next year.  Either Dover or in N.C.  I use to go to Indy car
    races alot when I lived in N.J. at Trenton Motor Speepway when I was
    younger. (Anyone remember that place, use to call it "Motor Capital
    of the East")  I was an avvid Mario Andretti fan, still am, back then.
    My attention has turned alot more to NASCAR type racing over the years.
    Up here, we get to see, ACT and NASCAR North competion, as well as
    Drag racing in near by Canada (about 45mins).  Soon, I hope to see
    NHIS in (use to be Bryar) open up to WInston Cup racing!!  That would
    be awsome.......
    
    		Thats about all for now......looking forward to more great
    reading................   Chow!
    
    Darren
    

    Figured I might as well sign in before I sign out in January.After
    10 years as a Whse 2 in Salem,(raising a son with little help from
    x-wife)Thanks to CSS I got put into TMP in NIO,but now I am taking
    TFSO in NIO while waiting for NHIS to open.While as you might know
    the main racing feature's that I enjoy is the worlds fastest
    acelerating sport which is Drag Racin',but slowly being transformed
    in liking NASCAR and Cart,The racin' I attend is New England Dullway
    in Epping,N.H.,been to the Gatornational's In Gainesville Fla.for
    the past 4 years,Molson Grandnational's for the past 4 yrs,got to
    love that Molson!,Raceway Park in Indy,Summernational's,Keystone
    National In Reading Pa.(got to get some shoo fly pie!),Hopefully
    will get to see some Nascar,and Cart next year if NHIS opens,Haven't
    got into Formula 1 yet,and problary never will,(Nothing against
    you F1 guys but I'm sick and tired of hearing about Senna and Provost)
    give me Dull and Eddiot anyday.

    My name is Scott Jacomb. I work for NWSS in Los Angeles (no comments on
    the air please!) I'm at mailstop LAO and my DTN is 531-4239 (DTN is new
    to us). I have been reading some of the past notes (they're
    great) over the past couple of months. Just thought I'd sign in.
    
    I have driven a street stock (HA HA!) for 4 years at my local NASCAR
    track, Saugus Speedway just 10 minutes from my house. I won't be
    driving this season due to major financial considerations (my sponsor
    went out of business and we just had our second child). I will be
    holding onto the car (it's a 66/67 Chevelle) for at least another year
    to see if I can make a go of it again next year.

    OK Scott, keep us updated on the Winston West stuff.
    
    Welcome aboard
    Gaff

    Moderators:
    	You may want to consider starting a new conference. I mean we have
    entries from 1985 in here. 717 are alot of entries. Keep it a Racers
    file.
    
    Thank You!
    
    All-the-time-noter
    
    B.A.

	I've been reading this file off and on for a couple years,
	and finally have something to contribute ...

	I started out as a go-fer for one of my dad's partners with a
	Bugeye Sprite, in 1968 ... We finally made the runoffs in '73,
	only to have the motor blow on the pace lap ... Did get to see
	P.L. Newman stuff his 510 into the bank during practice, though ...

	I stayed on the fringe of sports car racing in Phoenix through
	the '70's, wrenching on a couple Bugeye's for friends, and worked
	for a racecar shop / import auto parts store owned by Don Roberts,
	(1968 BP Nat'l Champ in a Cobra) while I was in college.

	Don put together a deal to run TransAm in '82 - I was taking 18
	hours at ASU (trying to graduate), working 20 hours a week at
	DEC PNO (dragging a robot around the mfg floor) and wrenching
	on the car (a "Mustang" that Tom Gloy ran the year before).
	We made two races, Sear Point (finished 7th) and Laguna Seca
	(DNF - engine) before the $$$'s ran out, and I moved to ABO
	to become a mfg eng ...

	Well, Don's got another deal together for the TransAm in Phx
	(support race for the F1) ... I'm spending the next 3 weekends
	plus the week of the 5th working on the car ... All I know so
	far is it's a Tbird, built a couple years ago, maybe ran a
	couple races ...

	So, I'll be filing a race report from Phoenix, probably the
	12th or 13th ... Any DECcies who'll be in the area, drop me a
	line, let's get together ...

	Scott Homan
	ELMAGO::SHOMAN
	552-2189

     REP
    Hello,My name is Mike Phillips and I will be a regular participant in
    this file.I have a pretty good back-ground in racing from my
    father,mostly on the dirt tracks though.I have driven the car on
    occasion,but never in an actual race. I raced motorcycles when I was
    younger and I enjoy going to the races, local and afar!!! 
         I was born and raised in G'ville,S.C.,spent a brief time in
    Norwalk,Calif. and moved back east!!!
         My father was in racing all his life, he knew Ralph Earnhardt
    pretty well and Ralph actually raced our car twice once at
    Greenville/Pickens when it was dirt and once at Cherokee, both were
    Shrine races and he won the one at Cherokee.These tracks are local so I
    know some of you don't know were there at.So,I guess thats why I'm a
    big Earnhardt fan.There Is No Other!!!!!!!
          Loking forward to talking with you guys in the near future.
                                                M.J.PHILLIPS

Well, after hearing about this file many times, I've finally 
gotten around to adding it to my notebook. So, let me introduce 
myself ... My name is Lillian Hastie; I'm an editor in the 
documentation operation in Nashua, NH. For jollies, I run a 1976 
Honda Civic 1200 (one of the tiny old cute roundy ones?) in 
street-prepared trim in time trials and occasional autocrosses. 
My love is driving road courses in Solo I style competition. I run 
on a regular basis with the COM Sports Car Club at New Hampshire 
Int'l Speedway, formerly known as Bryar. I've even had some success, 
taking a points championship in '87, competing against everything 
from a Chevette to a Bugeye (who smoked me good in '88).

The car -- we call it The Lunchbox -- is fairly heavily modified. 
It's stroked for extra torque, carries a big carb, header, 3/4 race 
cam, turbo "muffler"; it's lowered on cut stock springs, with 
way-stiff shocks, heavy sway bars, 6" wheels and low-profile street 
tires, plus the usual safety stuff. Horsepower is low with 1200 cc, 
but it corners with a lot of cars sporting race rubber, and I can do 
lap times faster than some cars with a lot more power and faster than 
a lot cars that cost a *whole* bunch more ... anyway, it's a TON OF 
FUN!

I myself have been track driving and autocrossing since '84. I 
come by it dishonest, being the child of car-hating 
Manhattanites. I took a fourth place in a BMW car club national 
autocross, and was hooked. I've driven Bryar (a lot), Lime Rock 
(some), and Bridgehampton (once). Only once have I gone 
fender-to-fender -- I passed one car and then spun for watching the 
mirrors. :)  I like time trials better, really ... more of a game, 
less of a fight.

And now the season has begun. I'm off to the kind of start I 
like: 1st place, ST4, perfect after one event. Next COM trials are 
June 23rd, and I can't wait. The new track at Bryar (excuse me, New 
Hampshire International Speedway) is a blast and a half -- I LOVE 
it!

Psychologists have a term, "dynamic simultaneous sensation," they 
use to describe things that feel good in several places at once ... 
like racing ... ;) ... gee, but I love the smell of CAM II in the 
morning ...

--Lil

    Welcome to the note, we have alot of fun....
    
     Sounds like you have a nice car, Good-Luck and keep us posted on your
    events!!!!!
                                             Later;
                       
                                                 M.J.PHILLIPS  

    Lil, good luck in ST4 this year with COM.  That's where I started
    out with my diesel Rabbit back in '82 and '83.
                        
    I'm going to be up at Mt Washington on June 22-23-24 and will try
    to get down to NHIS on Saturday to take a few laps with the GTI
    (I'm sure I can convince someone there to let me out on the
    track...:-)).
    
    Dave

Heck, last even we had a state trooper sneak out there in his 
cruiser...

Tell you what, I'll distract 'em, you get out there any way you 
can, 'cause this new course is fun! 

    
    	Hello Gang! Another RAVEN1 here to help you out!
    
    	Jan White
        ATC Dry lab Tech
        Greenville, S.C.
    
     I like Rusty Wallace,Geoff Bodine and Terry Labonte. Last race I got
    to go to was Atlanta in 84'. Had a blast!  I'm going to try and keep up
    with you fellow noters.
    
    Looking forward to a great time!   BTW, B.A. got me in here! :*)
    
    Jan

    I would like to sign in. I just found my way to the notes files
    and I'm not sure how this all works.
    
    My name is Fred Zufelt, I am from Ottawa, Canada. I work in CSS Kanata
    as a production supervisor.
    
    I have been interested in Auto racing from my early teens when my
    father took me to see a CAN-AM race at Mosport park near toronto
    in 67, also got to see the first Canadian Grand Prix that year.
    
    My racing experience is from R.C. model car racing (1970 to 75)
    to Go kart racing 1975 to present time. I am part owner in a racing
    only Kart track and fairly active in running our local kart club
    called, National Capital Kart Club (NCKC). I have always wanted to move
    up to F.F./F.V. but couldn't find the funds to do things right.
    
    My racing interests are F-1 to CART to IMSA to NASCAR, what ever
    I can see ( my wife complains all I do is watch racing, only when
    it's on). I have gone to the last 8 Canadian Grand Prix's and have
    my tickets for the Group C sports cars at Montreal next weekend.
    
    I love reading the inside scoops found here, plus what other enthusiast
    think of things and stuff.
    
    Thanks for taking the time to have these notes.
    
    Happy racing
    Fred
    
    DTN 621-4555
    BRADOR::ZUFELT  MAIL STOP KAO2/3
    
                                   

    WELCOME ABOARD!!!!!!
    
                                               M.J.

    Hi everyone, I have been reading this conference for a couple of months
    now and I guess it's time to introduce myself. My name is Chris Fox,
    and I'm a Field Service (Customer Service?) engineer in the Washington,
    D.C. area.
    Other than occasional street battles and watching some drag races at a
    small local facility when I was a kid, my first "real" race was at a
    place called Virginia International Raceway in Danville, Va. in 1973.
    I went as a guest of a worker, but after that I signed up as a worker
    since it seemed to be a good way to get closer to the action.
    
    Along the way, I have been a Pit and Paddock, Flag, and Grid worker,
    with some nights spent in Registration.  Besides working Regional and
    National SCCA events, I worked F1 and F5000 events many years ago.
    Since around 1979 I have been driving British Sprites in Production
    classes--starting with a Bugeye in HP then a MK II in GP. On occasion
    I've co-driven Showroom Stock and IT in endurance events.
    
    After so many years (meaning far too many spent in the garage trying to
    make a British car leak less oil and pretend it should be reliable) I
    have no idea what my record in racing is. Since my local competition is
    noted for winning such things as most East Coast lap records,
    Divisional Championships and the Runoffs, I used to only run Regionals
    to avoid them.  For the last two years though, I decided to see how
    close I could come to them, and ended up going to the Runoffs--which
    means if there are any sponsors out there with money to throw away,
    call me, it's not easy competing against these guys!  Last year I
    finished 5th at the Runoffs, and this year my car will be faster, so
    I'll probably do worse.
    
    For the technically minded, the car started life as a 1964 Austin
    Healey Sprite, Mk.II.  According to the engine dyno, it produces around
    112 HP, uses Cosworth pistons, Carillo rods, 15.5/1 compression ratio,
    Electromotive ignition, Quartermaster clutch, coil-over Watts link
    suspension, etc.  It's also for sale at the end of October!!!!!!!
    
    Now, if I can only get the engines built, the suspension finished, the
    brakes working, and the bodywork done, maybe I can go watch an F1 or
    NASCAR race on TV......
    
    If anyone will be at Atlanta in October, stop by.  I'll be somewhere
    near "Creighton's Corner" on the skid pad close to turn one...look for
    a row of Production cars, mine is light blue, the number is 29.
    
    Chris Fox
    NEWVAX::CFOX

    My name is Robert Fulton, and I live in York County, South Carolina. 
    During the day I spend my time as an Inside Sales Rep in the Charlotte,
    NC office.
    
    In my very early days, I did some drag racing at tracks in Lancaster
    and York, Pennsylvania.  From then until 2 1/2 years ago, I have been a
    spectator at SCCA, NASCAR, and CART races ( also made a few hydroplane
    events as well).  
    
    In March of 1988 I attended my first short-track dirt race and got
    hooked.  I spent free time in 1988 and 1989 as a crew member of a team
    that fielded a `Super Six' wedge bodied car.  This past year I have
    been one of two sponsors of 2 VW `Bugs' that run in the modified
    4-cylinder class at Carolina Speedway in Gastonia, NC.  Results with
    one car were dismal, but two weeks ago we clinched the points
    championship in our class with the other car.
    
    I don't know what next year holds as the owners of both cars have
    decided to retire from racing.  I like being a spectator, but having
    more involvement is a lot more fun.
    
    Lets hear from other dirt-track fans out there.
    
    R.L.

    ...and there's the checkered flag.  Hi, I'm Grant Kimura.  I work in
    the Toronto office.  I just found this conference today.  I've been a
    long time NASCAR fan.  Unfortunately, I don't have cable, or pay-tv so
    I'm out of touch as to who's winning the Winston Cup race.  I was a fan
    of one of the greats, Bobby Allison.  Will he every return to racing?  
    
    I also like to watch F1 racing.  My favorite driver is Alessandro Nanni
    in his Ford Benneton.  I watch Indy CART racing sometimes.  I like
    Emerson Fittapaldi (sp?).  Why do I like this guy?  I don't know, I
    just think is name is kinda neat.
    
    Grant

    rep-1. 
    Feel free to join us at Indec::Nascar!! There you will get all the
    nascar info you need!!!!!
                                                          M.J.

	My name is Jim Bailey and I'm a software consultant in
	Orlando, Fl.  I've tried to search this file pretty well
	to find any entries pertaining to off-road racing, which
	is what I'm into ('officially' now.. Sunday was my first
	race).  How about it ?  Any SCORE or HDRA folks out there ?
	The club I race with here in Fl. is called FORDA (Florida
	Off-Road Drivers Association) although we do sometimes make
	the trip to Tenn, Georgia, Al. etc. from time to time.
	Anyone interested in starting a new topic ?

	--Jim

Hi again, everyone!

I've been away on a disability leave since last August -- made me 
miss the whole second half of last season's COM time trials too :( 
 -- but I'm back now and can't wait for the upcoming season. The 
Lunchbox has a new electronic ignition, and we're both ready!

It's nice to be back!

--Lillian

    Shoot, I never knew you were a DECCIE!!  See you up at NHIS!!
    

    Hi Lillian,
    
    Welcome back.  See you at the track in May.
    
    That reminds me, I should post the COM dates for this summer in here.
    
    -=Chong=-

RE: .49     Barb?!? I didn't know you were either ... although 
I had noticed once that you lived just down the street from our 
old place off 101A. As for myself, what other company would put 
up with me?

RE: .50     Hiya, Chong, how's da rotary? YES! Please do post 
those dates if you've got 'em ... I sure haven't seen 'em yet and 
I've gotta plan the rest of my life here ... first things first, 
you know?

Let's see, that makes one Lunchbox pilot, a one-time diesel Rabbit 
driver, 2 rotary freaks, and a Spridget fan ... do any COMers from 
this company drive a NORMAL car????

--Lillian ;)

    Hi, 
    
    I am VERY new to this file and think that I will just enjoy reading 
    it for awhile. I have done no formal racing whatsoever.  My fiancee
    races a drag snowmobile, and a drag bike.  I recently began fooling 
    around with an 'ice car' (demolition ovals on ice) but really dream 
    of the type of racing you write about in this file! 
    
    Maybe someday.....
    
    Sherrin 

    Re. .51

    Lillian,

    Please read note 841 for the COM schedule.

    Le rotary is doing fine, thank you.

    >do any COMers from this company drive a NORMAL car????

    Bob "turn 5" Vlasak used to, until he went to Bridgehampton last July.
    :-)

    You should come to some of our meetings sometime.

    -=Chong=-

	Hello,

	Kevin James here
	Western Area Support
	Phoenix, Arizona

	 I just found this conference today ( should have looked
	for it before, but..).
	I've been following Indy cars since my dad took me to a 
	USAC race at P.I.R. Since then I've been a regular at
	the local USAC, and now CART races. Now that NASCAR is
	running at P.I.R. I'm now following NASCAR ( to a lesser
	degree). 
	 Pit passes in hand, I'm looking forward to the Valvoline
	200, April 21st. 	

   Morning,

        I stumbled onto this conference while searching through EASYNOTES.LIS.
   I'm in between "particular" cars right now.  I started my racing life in
   a '74 Opel Manta, primarily in slaloms and TSD rallies (DON'T laugh, one
   of them was laid out by two SCCA Pro-rally guys, and was considered for
   one of their Pro events).  The bulk of my experience has been in the north
   Alabama and southern Tennessee area.  I've crewed for several club Ford
   and Formula Ford runners.  I've also been involved in Timing and Scoring
   at several SCCA Road Races at the Old Airport in Huntsville, Al, before
   they centralized their Road Racing program and left solo I & II only in
   Huntsville.

   I'm currently trying to rejuvenate the Opel (parts and $$ the main problems)
   for slaloming and rallies.  I occaisonally slalom an Omni GLH Turbo when
   the mood strikes and the wallet is willing.  I'm also trying to find a
   truly meaningful, adrenaline-surge-producing use for a Ford 429 that has
   been the most reliable engine I've ever dealt with.  It'll be really good
   to get back to it on a regular schedule again..

Bob Blunt
SEGD/DS
(601)423-0239
Deep in the heart of TVR/SCCA

.55>   I'm also trying to find a
.55>   truly meaningful, adrenaline-surge-producing use for a Ford 429 ...
    
    I would think that almost any use would fit those qualifications,
    especially the second one!
    
    As for truly meaningful, anything producing the expected adrenaline
    surge should qualify!
    
    :-)

    Phil Duncan, field service, Warrington UK. New to Notes and this
    conference. Big Grand Prix fan, especially `our Nige'. Going to Belgium
    in a weeks time. Anyone have any recommendations for camping and
    viewing (yes I know, near the track). Also if YOU will be there, let me
    know and we can perhaps meet.
    
    Phil Duncan.

    I guess it's time for me to say something.  I work at PKO in the ESC.
    I just got involved in the SCCA this year.  I enjoy most all forms of 
    car racing.  I won't mention the ones I don't like to avoid enemies.
    I enjoy reading this notesfile becasue alot of it I get to take place
    in the SCCA.  I'm a flagger or corner worker having fun and already
    looking forward to next year.  I will chime in every now and again with
    something to say.  
    
    I think the race in detail updates are great.  It's fun to see the
    driver's side of it.  Someday I would myself like to get back into the 
    driver's seat.  $$$$  
    
    Regards,
    Scott

    Jyri Manninen @FNO
    Espoo, Finland
    
    I'm a fan of every kind of motor sports; F1, rallye, drag racing etc...
    
    

	Bill Gavin
	WMO/G7

	I'm returning to RACERS after a long absence, so I'll 
	re-introduce myself...

	I started out reading Road & Track and Sports Car Graphic, and 
	spectating at the USGP at Watkins Glen during the 1500ccformula. 
	When I graduated college, I joined SCCA, and spent eight years 
	as a Corner Worker, occasionally working Tech, and Fire & Rescue.

	During this time I met some drivers, and crewed for several HP 
	Sprites and a GP Spitfire. I bought a Mini-Cooper, and started 
	autocrossing, then COM Time Trials, and then SCCA racing in the 
	old C-Sedan class. A wreck at Lime Rock put me out of racing for 
	a while, but I stayed involved as Treasurer, then President of COM, 
	and crewed at SCCA races for my friends.

	I bought and rebuilt an HP Sprite, but sold it to buy my house.
	Later, I ran a Mini-Cooper in COM's ST4 class, replacing it with 
	an MG Midget in the same class, before returning to SCCA racing 
	with a G-Production Sprite. One of my friends, Glenn Kus, had sold 
	his FP Midget to buy a Sports Renault, with which he had been pretty 
	successful, but felt it was time to move on. Since I had a car, we 
	decided to team up, with Glenn driving, and me as car owner. We 
	qualified for the Runoffs every year we ran the car, and did pretty 
	well compared to the other Sprites. Our most consistent competition 
	came from Chris Fox of DEC's Washington, DC office, I'm not sure who 
	won most often, but Chris and Glenn had some terrific races and a lot 
	of fun. Glenn hung up his helmet last year, but another friend, Bill 
	Collyer ran the car and once again, qualified for the Runoffs, but 
	was unable to go due to lack of finance.

	I had picked up another GP Sprite, which we fielded for various 
	friends, and Glenn's wife, Susan, got her SCCA license, and nearly 
	won the NER regional championship. For Glenn's last year, we ran 
	both Glenn and Susan in Nationals, qualifying both for the Runoffs. 
	We even got some featured time in the Official Runoffs Video.

	Finances are keeping my involvement at a minimum, but Bill will 
	probably run the car again next year, and maybe I'll finish the 
	'67 Sprite I'm restoring.

    Hey, welcome back.  Good to see you back in here.  Maybe things will
    liven up a bit!!
    
    	Barb
    

    Mad Mike from Atlanta Georgia signing in.
    
    I mod the INDEC::NASCAR (nascar racing) note and occasionally play
    in the DRAG_RACING note, but in the last year I've really gotten
    into Formula 1 and SCCA racing so I figured it's time to add this
    conference into my notebook.
    
    I get to about 5 or 6 Winston Cup races a year, and at least 2 big
    drag races.  Other than that, I'm currently drag racing a 1980
    454 Z28 Camaro (when it runs) and my friend owns a Late Model 
    stock car that he races at Lanier (when it runs).  My other friend
    has a Lola Sports 2000 that he's trying to put together (caviar
    dreams with a beer budget).  When I get my finances sorted out, 
    I'm planning on building or buying a super gas (9.90 index) drag
    car, and maybe another camaro to go driving through the woods at
    road Atlanta, not sure of what class I'll be in (although GT looks
    pretty cool).
    
    Regards,
        
    Mike  

    Hi! Don Casey from Melbourne, Australia, signing in.
    
    Right now, I'm perched by our TV at 2am, Melbourne time, to enjoy the
    Brazilian Grand Prix for 1994.
    
    Don

Who has the Toyota sedan with the Spanish F1 sticker in the back window here 
at ALF?

Dave

It's been a fun 10 years, folks, but I've gotten the tap and I'm going to
look for greener pastures.  It's been great to associated with like-minded
folks in this file, and though I've only met a few of you in person, I suspect
our paths will cross again sometime in the future.  Thursday's my last day
(I'm taking Friday off. :-)  STPR's this weekend, wish me luck.

If anyone wants my address, or wants to give me theirs, send me some mail.

Never lift,
Carl

    Good luck Carl. If you ever get on internet, send me a note....
    
    jim
    

    Dave,
    
    The Toyota with the F1 sicker is mine.
    
    Jim Davidson