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Started by "Mark J. Fruscia
Mon, 31 Jul 1995 00:00
Are you guys _sure_ ovals aren't stultifyingly tedious?
Author: "Mark J. Fruscia
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 1995 00:00
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 1995 00:00
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1) Cheers to Pruett, Patrick Racing and Firestone - A great finish!!
But, does it not argue for giving everybody 495 miles and racing just the
last 5? Just Like basketball should be? I couldn't keep a thought
straight, it wasn't just the heat, all afternoon: Press right pedal,
around to the left, around to the left, around to the left, around to the
left ("Shoot me now!").
2) Fell asleep around lap 100 (too much "caviar and champagne" Saturday
night), dreamed that Parker "Gilligan" Johnstone was winning at Sears
Point, woke up _very_ depressed and disoriented. Having followed him
through IMSA, it's great to see him with competitive equipment again.
3a) If Johnstone in the booth doesn't silence the "Lynn St. James is
the most articulate human being since George Will" crowd only a crowbar
will. The guy is just a _little_ too press-smarmy, BUT: He can drive
fast AND speak extemporaneously _without_ tying his tonsils in a knot.
It's almost too bad he's so fast, he's needed in that booth.
3b) Johnstone is also the latest, best argument for, mercifully, beating
Booby Unser to death with the heavy end of a cornpone.
4) I loved seeing Opie lose that way, gee maybe he doesn't just
_deserve_ to win all the time !
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Mark J. Frusciante
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Re: Are you guys _sure_ ovals aren't stultifyingly tedious?
Author: "Mark J. Fruscia
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 1995 00:00
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 1995 00:00
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I forgot:
6) I swear this is truthful: I turned to a friend and was saying:
"Amazing, St. James hasn't hit anything all afternoon" just as she was
putting Sullivan into the hospital.
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"Confrontation is the essence of nature!" Clinton "Skink" Tyree
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Mark J. Frusciante
frus@aecom.yu.edu * voice (718) 430-3048 * fax (718) 792-0943
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Re: Are you guys _sure_ ovals aren't stultifyingly tedious?
Author: "Mark J. Fruscia
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 1995 00:00
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 1995 00:00
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corn๏ฟฝpone, adj. (Informal). Folksy and homespun, as in manner or speech:
"a penchant for cornpone humor". American Heritage Dictionary.
I won't try to explain lterary devices...
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Mark J. Frusciante
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Re: Are you guys _sure_ ovals aren't stultifyingly tedious?
Author: welty@jethro.bal
Date: Thu, 03 Aug 1995 00:00
Date: Thu, 03 Aug 1995 00:00
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In article <3vjlhl$9vo@nntpd.lkg.dec.com>, Paul S Winalski <winalski@gemgrp.enet.dec.com> wrote: >2) If you were meaning to imply that the St. James/Sullivan accident >was due to driver error, that simply is not the case. Lyn St. James >had a tire go (or was it a suspension failure?) engine failure; it was engine failure. you can see the HUGE cloud of oil smoke from her motor as it emptied itself out. it's very clear in the replay. richard -- richard welty 518-393-7228 welty@balltown.cma.com Motorsports enthusiasts, please check out the Sports Car Club of America Web Page: http://www.balltown.cma.com/scca/
Re: Are you guys _sure_ ovals aren't stultifyingly tedious?
Author: "Mark J. Fruscia
Date: Fri, 04 Aug 1995 00:00
Date: Fri, 04 Aug 1995 00:00
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olivolap@netcom.com (Peter G. Olivola) wrote:
>Are you blaming her for the blown engine? Please explain.
Peter:
It's not like *I* was driving the car, and over-revved, or blew the
shift, or whatever...
I *really* didn't mean more than I said, an Incredible Coincidence
occurred as I watched the race. St. James' boo-boo (more acceptable?)
resulted in Sullivan's taking a helicopter ride: She put him in the
hospital. Just as I was saying ...
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"Confrontation is the essence of nature!" Clinton "Skink" Tyree
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Mark J. Frusciante
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Re: Are you guys _sure_ ovals aren't stultifyingly tedious?
Author: rps8@psu.edu
Date: Sat, 05 Aug 1995 00:00
Date: Sat, 05 Aug 1995 00:00
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In article <3vtjbr$9do@moonbeam.aecom.yu.edu> "Mark J. Frusciante" <frus@aecom.yu.edu> writes: >From: "Mark J. Frusciante" <frus@aecom.yu.edu> >Subject: Re: Are you guys _sure_ ovals aren't stultifyingly tedious? >Date: 4 Aug 1995 16:54:19 GMT >olivolap@netcom.com (Peter G. Olivola) wrote: >>Are you blaming her for the blown engine? Please explain. >Peter: >It's not like *I* was driving the car, and over-revved, or blew the >shift, or whatever... >I *really* didn't mean more than I said, an Incredible Coincidence >occurred as I watched the race. St. James' boo-boo (more acceptable?) >resulted in Sullivan's taking a helicopter ride: She put him in the >hospital. Just as I was saying ... You're still saying it was HER "boo-boo" regardless that it was a matter of car failure beyond her control. Ralf
Re: Are you guys _sure_ ovals aren't stultifyingly tedious?
Author: rcc@tilt.engr.sg
Date: Sat, 05 Aug 1995 00:00
Date: Sat, 05 Aug 1995 00:00
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This is ridiculous. What "boo-boo"??? Her engine blew. Since when does "my engine blew and Danny hit me" equate to "I put Danny in the hospital" ???? Or are you claiming that Lyn blew the engine herself right then and there??? Sheesh. Ray Chen rcc@sgi.com In article <3vtjbr$9do@moonbeam.aecom.yu.edu>, Mark J. Frusciante <frus@aecom.yu.edu> wrote: >olivolap@netcom.com (Peter G. Olivola) wrote: >>Are you blaming her for the blown engine? Please explain. > >Peter: > >It's not like *I* was driving the car, and over-revved, or blew the >shift, or whatever... >I *really* didn't mean more than I said, an Incredible Coincidence >occurred as I watched the race. St. James' boo-boo (more acceptable?) >resulted in Sullivan's taking a helicopter ride: She put him in the >hospital. Just as I was saying ... > >*********************************************************************** > "Confrontation is the essence of nature!" Clinton "Skink" Tyree >*********************************************************************** > Mark J. Frusciante
Re: Are you guys _sure_ ovals aren't stultifyingly tedious?
Author: olivolap@netcom.
Date: Sat, 05 Aug 1995 00:00
Date: Sat, 05 Aug 1995 00:00
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In article <3vtjbr$9do@moonbeam.aecom.yu.edu>, Mark J. Frusciante <frus@aecom.yu.edu> wrote: >olivolap@netcom.com (Peter G. Olivola) wrote: >>Are you blaming her for the blown engine? Please explain. > >It's not like *I* was driving the car, and over-revved, or blew the >shift, or whatever... >I *really* didn't mean more than I said, an Incredible Coincidence >occurred as I watched the race. St. James' boo-boo (more acceptable?) >resulted in Sullivan's taking a helicopter ride: She put him in the >hospital. Just as I was saying ... A blown engine isn't St. James putting Sullivan in the hospital, it's St. James car collecting Sullivan's car that put him in the hospital. She was even more a passenger in the incident than Sullivan. He had control of his car longer than she did, from the moment her engine blew until he made contact. She had no control the moment the car began to rotate. -- olivolap@netcom.com (Peter Olivola)
Re: Are you guys _sure_ ovals aren't stultifyingly tedious?
Author: blw@furious.eng.
Date: Sat, 05 Aug 1995 00:00
Date: Sat, 05 Aug 1995 00:00
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In article <3vuld9$qkf@infohub.engr.sgi.com>, Ray Chen <rcc@tilt.engr.sgi.com> wrote: >This is ridiculous. > >What "boo-boo"??? Her engine blew. Since when does "my engine blew >and Danny hit me" equate to "I put Danny in the hospital" ???? > >Or are you claiming that Lyn blew the engine herself right then and there??? She even radioed in something to the effect of "I think the engine's about to blow..." -- Brian Wong Product Marketing Engineering blw@chessie.eng.sun.com Sun Microsystems Computer Corp.
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