tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4703163705690654281.post1458337748256742999..comments2024-03-28T15:04:52.293-07:00Comments on Along For The Ride: Gather Around...John Straubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10841429963939217535noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4703163705690654281.post-32918086270829536662013-01-29T17:31:12.343-08:002013-01-29T17:31:12.343-08:00Absolutely not. It's actually very little '...Absolutely not. It's actually very little 'fun' now ; it ceased being fun in the mid 80s when all the tube frame and 'free' crap came along. As in 'brakes are free' - which means 6 pot Brembos. And 'transmission is free' which means a new Jericho...<br />And yes, I still have the sticker with the red circle and line going thru 'nick craw'...<br />Average guys can no longer race, and the cars have no relevance. Havent been to an SCCA race in 20 years or so...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4703163705690654281.post-4966003971881607002013-01-23T12:38:17.047-08:002013-01-23T12:38:17.047-08:00Frank Sheffield wrote: "Mark Ferlin and the e...Frank Sheffield wrote: "Mark Ferlin and the eventual Tony Viedma Sprite? Mickey Pleasant and ... I'm not recalling the name of the tall BMC-specialist at right. At a Holtville Solo I event he fixed a carburetor on my MGB -- after I ran for time, before Phil Binks drove it. Guess who was faster?"John Straubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10841429963939217535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4703163705690654281.post-75996804783111518292013-01-20T10:23:32.615-08:002013-01-20T10:23:32.615-08:00John, great pic...reminds me of the HP Bugeye I ha...John, great pic...reminds me of the HP Bugeye I had on the track in the early 70's. There's more to it now, but safer. Back then, to get started, we would buy a helmet and put a big 'X'on the back our cars. There were a lot of guys out there with no clue about car control, myself included, and we were running wheel-to-wheel. Overall, it's better now.Don Middletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02343318471499847633noreply@blogger.com