GREAT READING, tom manalio Gil Osenburg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Chuck, Neale and company !
Bill Sowers called me and asked if I would be one of three inspectors he needed to make sure the "Pro 440" race he was prompting at the "Glen" would be a "no questions asked ligit endeavor" ! His concerns, were - at that time - to do what was necessary to keep all the entrants cognizant of the fact that after the race there would be a "minor league" tear down that would take place at impound immediately after the race and before any trophies or $$ would be awarded. Our "tools" to accomplish this task were a "mic" to check the diameters on the carb throats, a "burette" to "cc" the volumes in the cylinder, visual inspections for milled heads and a look-see at the intakes and exhaust ports for any grinding and polishing. We also looked to make sure we didn't have any "dial-a-jets" on board ! My cell-depleted noodle can't remember if fuels were tested or not ! Also, I have to mention that I took my sons Neale and Kyle and one of there buddies - Greg - along with me. From where we lived in Balto to the Glen was about a 5 hour jaunt. Prior to our trip, Greg had just purchased the latest tape "Pink Floyd" had on the market and was terribly delighted to find out our traveling vehicle had a tape player. When we finally arrived at the "Glen" I had an insatiable desire to "roll a joint", walk around waving a lighted "Bic", while at the same time keeping an eye out for a tattoo parlor ! I think Dave Drissel won that event - the 2nd and 3rd place finishers names will probably come to mind sometime later this week at which time I'll send out an email ! Brian Yarnall - a 440 "hot shoe" at that time - and his wife were there and provided my young savages with a couple nice meals and all the comforts of home - well almost - no tape player ! The lads that accompanied me on that trip are now aged 31, 31, and 33 - fortunately, none are suffering from any of the residual delayed stress syndrome that may have been caused by 10 full hours of " Pink Floyd " ! Me ! That's another story - my wife - the lovely Miss Kim - continually has to remind me to take out the trash, lift the seat, roll up my windows and not to leave the keys in my truck ! She's also great when it comes to locating the vehicle when leaving the mall, always gets the right floor on the first try ! Was it the "Pink Floyd" or the exotic fumes inhaled while tiring to keep up with those "front pack" guys way back when ?? Thanks for the "memory jog" - my synapses need that !! Gil ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck McAbee" To: Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 3:18 PM Subject: RE: [F500] racing car counts > Neale - > > Having been a participant in that race, may age is starting to show, But > I > do recall it as good time, and without referring to results from the > event, > I seem to recall that there were 18-22 cars entered. As I recall Bill > Sowers was the force behind that event. At that time Bill was the > Northeast > representative for Red Devil and lived in New York near the Glen. > > > Chuck McAbee > SEDIV #16 > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Neale > Osenburg > Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 9:40 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [F500] racing car counts > > I remember when I was a kid I went to the Glen with my dad for a race. It > was a "pro" F500 race (in the sense that hey gave away finishing prizes) > and > it was very well attended. I always thought the idea of having one or two > of > these events per region (NE, SE, Central, etc...) would help to bring more > cars out. Just my .02 cents > > > Neale Osenburg > _______________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ > F500 mailing list - [email protected] > To unsubscribe or change options please visit: > http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 > *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! *** > _______________________________________________ F500 mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change options please visit: http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! *** --------------------------------- Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1ยข/min. _______________________________________________ F500 mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change options please visit: http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! ***
