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Look Boss...da flag, da flag! 10.18.98

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So as Denise wandered off for some of that famous NorCal bottled water, I actually found the time to turn around and have a look at the pits from the top row. All of a sudden there it is. Right in front of me. The tent.

I look over at the guys just down from me. That guy is Ski, I'm certain of it. Don't know who any of the others may be...hmmmm let me guess. None of 'em could be Sorenson, they're all either too straight or too radical looking. This guy sounds middle-of-the-road to me. Then I hear one of them yell "Ewald"... and this guy comes up the stairs. That must be Ewald...duh.

Well there's downtime, I'm off to the tent.

First guy I meet is Sorenson. Wow, had that face wrong. Guy is as cool as ever and introduces me to enough people that I forget nearly every other name and face. This was only about hour three, and it's been a little mind-boggling up to and including this point. I know I must act quick so actually got four of the guys to go back up into the empty stands for a quickie interview. It goes pretty good, as you shall soon see and hear in the final chapter of this report. But first Iasked Jim "where is the flag". He walked me around to the south end and pointed up:

Mission accomplished...almost.

I want to go see Tuttle's car, and get directions from a bunch of people. As we get there, he's in and ready to fire. Good timing Pfister. We get a cool sequence of this very stout running piece.

Out of the pits and we go back down the same row we came up earlier. It's even more full of cars, there's far less people, I'm missing something cool out on the track, and to make matters even worse we gotta start thinking about leaving.Where do we go now? I make the fateful decision to skip the race car pits...I know, I know. I had to make a decision.

Besides, there's Mazmanian's Stingray looking very good...here comes the fast Eddie '65 Comet - one that I was unaware of previously.

I don't get a good shot of Mondello's Olds, but reminds me of a SVHS interview I have with Joe recorded at Ashcroft in 1996. Must put it to RealAudio one day.

A host of cool rods...followed by more stuff in a pit nearly void of people.

This display was just beautiful. With the sun in just the right spot, and no people around...and that bike! Was about $375 or so and had to be the neatest pit bike I have ever seen...including those three grand Harley ones! If I had the cash it would have been in the trunk. I want one!

Take your kid for a RIDE...Nunes' Stingray ran as good as it looked.

You simply cannot walk around here and not get the Willys...

On our way to the stands on the other side...

It took us a long time to get over there, but the hustle was worth it.

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