[F500] BELATED THANKS

[Schlismann, Marilyn]

We had a great weekend at Grattan last weekend, despite our phenomenal
streak of bad luck!    This past weekend reinforced why we love this class:
competitors helping each other.   Examples: Jeremy and the Dick family
helping Dave Shelbo change a stator (Chas. provided a little kibbitzing);
much help, advise and tips to help us out as well.  Not trusting the Rotax
we had just rebuilt we threw in an old, worn (9% down per leakdown) but
reliable engine.  Thanks to tips and advise from others we resolved a few
non-engine problems, we couldn't qualify on Saturday,  but we did get to
race on Sunday.    No thanks to Chas. who made a smart comment, Since all
was well  WATCH THE ENGINE WON'T START!!!!!  Time to grid, engine flooded.
We got help from so many people in those wild moments that ensued that we
did not have the opportunity to THANK everybody that got us going.  Mike
Runyon deserves a HUGE THANK YOU- hope you've recovered from the workout
with the pull cord.  Chas now has me doing pull cord exercises.   THANKS to
Phil Green for many things, particularly after observing what we'd known all
along but someone
(Chas)  was to stubborn to change -- to much front brake bias.  Those Snell
helmets are really protective  especially for Chas for making the comment
about not starting and the pit crew (namely the wife, Marilyn) who wanted to
smack the driver for saying such a thing but rest assured I didn't as it
would have been my pull cord hand hitting the helmet.   Thanks again
everybody.
Chas & Marilyn #71