DeTomaso Mailing List: August 97, Message #281
     



From: MikeLDrew@aol.com

Subject: Monterey Prehistorics Observations

Date: Tue, 12 Aug 1997 00:25:00 -0400 (EDT)



Capt Mike Drew

150 Westgate Dr.

San Francisco, CA  94127



Home:   (415) 334-7860



E-mail:  MikeLDrew@aol.com



Hello all,



The Monterey Historics has become so large that organizer Steve Earle

actually has a completely separate and distinct event the previous weekend,

called appropriately enough, the "Pre-Historics."  It's very low-key, usually

action-packed.  Many racers 'audition' here for several years before being

chosen to run in the main event.  Others who are running in the full-on

Historics enter the weekend before to get in some much-needed practice.



The Pre-Historics are now over, and while I wasn't there, Nor-Cal Shelby Club

member Ted Smith was, and offered these reflections to the Nor-Cal e-mail

forum:



>>>Didn't get in to the Pre-Historics this year but went and hung 

out........thought I'd share some  bits and pieces..... 

 

Helping someone solve a low rev problem under a huge haulers canopy.  Working



next to two of the most famous GT40's in existence......someone's cute 7-8 

year old daughter is trying to be helpful by "cleaning" off the cars.....a 

squirt bottle of Windex in one hand....a grimy cotton towel in the other,

most 

of it dragging on the ground.....squirt,squirt, squirt along a 3 foot section



of GT40, wipe, wipe with the towel, move along for 3 more feet of squirting 

and towel dragging and more wiping........being sure to also get as much of 

the plexiglass as she can reach........"Good job, honey, thanks...." as she 

moves on to the next one....now that's class........ 

 

Green GT40 in Saturdays practice session is really being driven hard and 

well.....I'm standing next to it's pit as it pulls in......driver struggles 

out of the cockpit...."Oh, Hi Brian."  (Redman....no wonder........) 

 

Local lad, Kenny Epsman, driving the hell out of his GT350 in the Saturday 

race, all over the leader in a 427 Cobra with Waltons GT40 closing in fast as



they begin to lap the backmarkers...... 

 

The F1 cars lined up in their pits.....the mid pack and backmarker cars all 

have brake bleeder bottles hanging off the calipers.........tight sphincter 

time for many approaching the corners, no doubt........ 

 

A 57 Corvette, very original factory Sebring car.....new owner, never raced 

before, sorting out the car.......Knockoff front wheels....loses a 

wheel......the chromed bronze tri-nut mating surface doesn't quite match up 

with the mating surface of the aluminum replica wheels(originals were mag)

and 

it looks a bit....well, unsettling.  The wheel manufacturer was there,

driving 

another race car and we mention that the Corvette guy might appreciate some 

advice as to what to change to keep the wheels on......He freaks...."I'M ON 

VACATION AND I DON'T WANNA TALK TO ANYONE ABOUT WHEELS!! THERES NOTHING WRONG



WITH THE WHEELS!!! I HAVEN'T HAD A VACATION IN 9 YEARS!!!  I OUGHTA JUST SELL



THIS BUSINESS!!!!!" (We offer him 5 bucks and he storms off....) I know where



I WON"T be buying my next set........ 

 

Next week, the real deal.......be there! 

 









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