Ferrari Mailing List: Re: F1 in North America

[Rick Lindsay (rolindsay]

Hello Friends,
   Quick comment on this year's F1 race at Indy. 
Because of experience, I was assigned to the pit-in
flag station, just up pit road from the pits.  I
worked this station except for F1 qualifying where I
assisted the FIA folks scrutinizing the cars after
their hot laps.  Pit-in is a fun assignment!
   It was really hot everywhere, even in the shade. 
Air temp was about 95F and track temperature exceeded
130 F.  This was my 6th year to work the race and
without doubt, the hardest.  In fact, I had been
fighting a stomach bug all weekend.  Friday and
Saturday were okay but something less than fun.  (Ever
try to get out of a full-body jump suit in a hurry -
if you catch my drift?)  Sunday morning my 'bug'
peaked and I let my self get a little dehydrated.  The
result was that I worked the first two races but then
went down hard(along with another few marshals) before
the F1 race.  :-(  I watched the F1 race on TV feeling
guilty as my fellow marshals suffered in the sun.  It
was a little reassuring to learn that I was not the
only seasoned marshal to succumb to the elements.

rick

--- red5hilser [at] aol.com wrote:

> Rick, et al: Although we missed the last 2 years of
> both, der Frau, Harrison (starting in 2001) and I
> have been to them all. Our general inpressions are
> if you are going to Montreal and have seats on the
> 1st corner after the start/finish line, be prepared
> to walk at least 2 miles each way from the Metro
> station, but the race makes it worthwhile.?One year
> it was 101* and I compared it to the Bataan Death
> March. I kept watching for guards to bayonet anybody
> who fell out of the march. The French speaking
> natives are not very friendly. On the Metro, one old
> lady started talking to der Frau in French while
> pointing at some very drunk American race fans. When
> der Frau replied in English, the lady got up and
> moved to another seat. I had 1 man tell me "No, no,
> no. We are?NOT Canadians, we are Quebec'rs. On the
> other hand, Indianapolis goes out of it's way to
> make you feel welcome. (Tip to Listers: If you have
> a Handicap Parking Permit, bring it along and you
> will get FREE parking in the infield museum parking
> lot) Just hang it from your rear view mirror and
> enter on 16th St. We took Harrison to his 1st F1
> race there from Tucson?when he was 2 months old. Is
> there anyone out there who was younger?
> 
> Yer pal, Ferrari Bubba
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rick Lindsay <rolindsay [at] yahoo.com>
> To: willi red5hilser [at] aol.com
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] F1 in North America
> 
> 
> 
> Been there, did that.  Good, if VERY hot weekend. 
> Pretty uneventful from a race perspective.  Very
> cool
> outcome for the top podeum position.
> 
> rick
> 
> --- "Bruce T. Hill" <bruce.hill1 [at] cox.net> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > So where are all of the interesting accounts from
> > those listers who
> > were able to attend the Canadaian and/or US GP's?
> I
> > haven't seen
> > anything on the list about these race experiences
> > from those who
> > went.
> > 
> > Living vicariously thru the list,
> > 
> > Bruce
> > 
> > 
> >
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