Okay, that's backwards. Erik's wife is Stirling's sister. I'm sure of that because Stirling's sister looks a lot like Stirling. I remember thinking it was a better look for a man than a woman. Paul On Jan 15, 2007, at 8:11 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
> Stirling Moss was a frequent visitor at Saab press events. His wife > is Erik Carlson's sister. Erik is the Saab driver who preceded > Blomquist and made the marque a force to be reckoned with in > rallying. Erik's nickname was Erik "on the roof" Carlson. A big bear > of a man, Erik, with his navigator and a spectator or two in > assistance, frequently righted rollover cars. At a Saab press preview > on a road course in Georgia, he rolled two new cars while taking > journalists for rides. I graciously declined to ride with him. > Paul > On Jan 15, 2007, at 6:34 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > >> >> On Jan 15, 2007, at 3:08 PM, John Francis wrote: >> >>> Isn't riding with a world-class driver an amazing experience? >>> Back in 2003 I was lucky enough to get a few laps round Brands Hatch >>> (in the wet) in an Audi TT being driven by Roberto Moreno. In the >>> hairpin I felt the car begin to slide, and expected him to correct. >>> Oh, no - he was using the slide of the car to get round the turn >>> faster, and was balancing throttle, brake and steering all the time. >> >> My closest approach to being with a world-class drive on a rally >> circuit was at the Goodwood Festival Of Speed somewhere around 1998 >> or so. I and my friends were trudging through the muddy paths along >> the circuit, dodging bunches of youngsters with their MX bicycles, >> when I heard the rasp of a small two stroke behind me and jumped out >> of the way just in time to allow Stirling Moss to pass on his scooter >> without running me down. Hit the mud with a splosh. He'd obviously >> been sliding that puppy around through the mud for a bit ... he >> stopped, turned about with a big smile, "Sorry chap! Everything all >> right?" And buzzed off again a moment later with a bit rooster spray >> of mud when I nodded assent. My friends were laughing until their >> sides hurt. >> >> Ah, childhood heros. ;-) >> >> Godfrey >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
