Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Ferrari List of olde

[Dave Craig (dave.craig]

Rick,

We did the pit walk the first year they offered it, but haven't done it
since.  Provided it hasn't changed, you will need to spend the night in Indy
on Wednesday night.  You need to be at the track around 7:00 a.m. and when
the gates open at 8:00 a.m. just run up to the Ferrari pits and stay there
until you can't stand it any longer.  Otherwise you won't get to see
anything Ferrari related.  

That first year we did exactly as I described.  As soon as the gates opened,
we ran up to the Ferrari pits and stayed behind the rope there for around 3
hours.  I did get Ross Brawn's autograph on my hat (that was way cool!).  I
got a picture of me and the yard of bricks and that is cool.  We did the
buss ride around the track and that was sorta disappointing because the ride
was on the big oval and not on the F1 track.  Basically, it was fun to do
once, but for the most part we decided that the extra 2 day's expenses were
not justified by the experience.  And with the new save your engine rules,
Friday practices are boring.  So, now we show up in Indy just in time for
the FCA car show at the downtown circle on Friday afternoon.   

We come home as soon as the race is over and this makes the weekend very
economical with just 2 nights hotel and only 1 day of missed work. 

Dave Craig



-----Original Message-----
From: Rick Lindsay [mailto:rolindsay [at] yahoo.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 3:40 PM
To: Dave Craig
Cc: Ian.Poertner [at] anheuser-busch.com; ipoertner [at] sbcglobal.net;
C.Poertner [at] elsevier.com; The FerrariList
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Ferrari List of olde

Here's a question:  Do those of you who attend this event arrive on
Thursday, perhaps for the pit walk?  I know Charles and Buck have done so in
the past.  I have to be there for a marshals' meeting at about 5pm so I
generally travel on Thursday morning.  HOWEVER, it sure would be fun to do
the Thursday pit walk as a group!    I'd change to a Wednesday evening
flight to do that Thursday morning.  Unfortunately, I can't get any
privliges in the pits as the FIA and the IMS control that with an iron fist.
Anyone up for a Thursday morning 'thing'?
   
  rick

"Charles G. Perry IV" <charles [at] carolina-sound.com> wrote:
  Hopefully the Poertners will join back in. I don't think there were any 
offenses - just the natural order of busy people whose schedules are 
difficult to mesh.

Ian still has his beloved 308. For a while there they had also bought a 328 
(in lovely prugna color), but sold it to cover some repairs on the 308 when 
it needed TLC. Claudia also sold her Maserati, I believe due to some 
irritations with the cambiocorsa system, and is now in a BMW.

We have been attending the USGP at Indy with them for a number of years and 
would love to see any other listers who are able to go next year.

-- charles




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick Lindsay" 
To: "Charles G Perry IV" 
Cc: "The FerrariList" ; ; 
; 
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 1:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Ferrari List of olde


> Charles Perry would know as he stays in touch with them. I had heard that 
> Claud got a Maserati. She has a damaged back, via a bad car accident, and 
> that car was the only sports car that did not put her in pain. A few 
> years ago, they bought a 308 with a number of modifications done to it - 
> but perhaps Ian has moved on to a 328.
>
> Somewhere along the way I think I offended Claudia; perhaps when we were 
> going to the US F1 GP together. I started working the event in the pits 
> and, having just less than ZERO free time, the socializing diminished to 
> zero. Perhaps that's what caused the rift. Either way, I am saddened 
> that we haven't kept in touch. I still have a beautiful drawing of my 
> 308GTB, done by by Ian, hanging on my den wall.
>
> It would be nice to find them here. Charles, can you invite them to 
> rejoin - assuming they are not already here?
>
> rick
>
> PS: Oh okay, duh. As I was about to hit the 'send' button I noticed Ian 
> and Claud's addresses on the Cc line. If the addresses are current; Ian, 
> Claud, please drop me a line. Nancy and I have moved to Houston, Tegan's 
> married and Allen's studying atomic and nuclear physics at New Mexico 
> Tech - Steve Cook's a.m..
>
> "Brian E. Buxton" 
wrote:
> As far as I know Ian and Claudia are still in St. Louis, although I have
> not talked to them in a while. I believe Ian is driving a 328 everyday
> and Claudia had a Maserati.
>
> Brian
>
>
>
> diablo2112 [at] att.net wrote:
>
>>>I remember Ian and Claudia, Robert Rehkopf, Charles Perry and
>>>Ric Rainbolt. Who was that guy from the Los Alamos Lab? Can't remember 
>>>his
>>>name.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>That would be me! Joe Martz, still around.
>>
>>Currently enjoying a 456M. I just did a review for Ferrarichat, I'll 
>>forward it to here shortly...
>>
>>Glad to hear from old friends,
>>
>>Joe M
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