You wouldn't have recognized me. I was much younger then...
BUT: I would've been the guy with the Praktica with the 300mm Soligor, 2x Vivitar converter on a Russian rifle shoulder stock. And I very likely had a couple bottles of Molson Stock Ale in my cargo pockets. And one in my hand. Cheers, frank On 12 September, 2014 1:47:27 PM EDT, Ken Waller <[email protected]> wrote: >I too saw several F1 and Can Am races at Mossport in the 70's - enjoyed >them >immensely. And the preliminary races were especially enjoyable for me >with >the variety of cars participating. > >Moss's corner was where I did most of my spectating - we were probably >neighbors and didn't know it ! > >The mini's in the prelims were very competitive and I always cheered >them >on. > >I test drove a new Mini Cooper 'S' - with a wide grin during most of >the >drive - it was an outrageous street car, but far too small for me on an > >everyday basis. Eventually wound up buying a New 66 Shelby GT 350. > >Kenneth Waller >http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "knarf" <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: PESO Mini Cooper > > >>I used to love watching Minis at the production races at Mosport, >Ontario >>before the F1 and CanAm races in the 70s. >> >> Huge crowds would gather at Moss Corner (the hairpin) and the higher >the >> inside rear tire got the louder we'd cheer. If the inside front >lifted it >> became an uproar. Once one rolled over and the crowd went berserk. >The >> racer was right into it though: jumped out of his crumpled machine >waving >> both hands over his head at the delirious crowd. >> >> Jolly good fun. >> >> Lovely photo. >> >> Cheers, >> >> frank >> >> On 10 September, 2014 8:07:13 PM EDT, Philip Northeast >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>A real Mini Cooper on teh race track >>> >>>https://www.flickr.com/photos/27281712@N08/15016470680/ >> >> “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel > > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >[email protected] >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >follow the directions. “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
