OT: I hope Johnny Herbert Makes The Indy 500

I've never really payed too much attention to qualifying for the Indy 500 but this year I get to go! I'm totally into it now :) The provisional grid is already lined up but there are a number of fast drivers that have yet to qualify including former F1 driver Johnny Herbert, Dario Franchitti, Paul Tracey and Greg Ray. Some bumping is definitely going to happen on Sunday! Check out how I got my ticket - My buddy was on a layover at LAX and talking with the woman sitting next to him. She asked him if he was a race fan. He told her he was a big open wheel fan but the whole Tony George thing just pissed him off the way Indy and Cart got split up. She laughed - then told him she was Tony George's sister! She was on her way to her ranch in Wyoming. To make a long story short she hooked us up with renewable tickets in the penthouse between the start finish line and turn one, passes to the pits and the drivers meeting and tickets to the awards banquet the night after the race!!! I'm an instant Indy fan man! It would be cool to see an F1 driver do good at the Indy 500. I hope Johnny Herbert makes the grid. It'll give me someone to root for :) - David Cook

On Fri, 17 May 2002 00:18:06 GMT, David L. Cook <[email hidden]> wrote: > him she was Tony George's sister! She was on her way to her ranch in > Wyoming. To make a long story short she hooked us up with renewable tickets > It would be cool to see an F1 driver do good at the Indy 500. I hope Johnny > Herbert makes the grid. It'll give me someone to root for :) > > - David Cook Hi David, amazing story, count yourself lucky! Enjoy the race, and if you get to meet Johnny in the pits say hello to him. I have a "fake" autographed postcard of him (got it as a "present" ;-), it would be nice to get a *real* autograph to hang up next to my *genuine* Jack Brabham autograph. Enjoy the race & all the best, Uwe -- Uwe Schuerkamp //////////////////////////// http://www.schuerkamp.de/ Herford, Germany \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ (52.0N/8.5E) PGP Fingerprint: 2E 13 20 22 9A 3F 63 7F 67 6F E9 B1 A8 36 A4 61

"David L. Cook" wrote:

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> > I've never really payed too much attention to qualifying for the Indy 500 > but this year I get to go! I'm totally into it now :) The provisional grid > is already lined up but there are a number of fast drivers that have yet to > qualify including former F1 driver Johnny Herbert, Dario Franchitti, Paul > Tracey and Greg Ray. Some bumping is definitely going to happen on Sunday! > > Check out how I got my ticket - My buddy was on a layover at LAX and talking > with the woman sitting next to him. She asked him if he was a race fan. He > told her he was a big open wheel fan but the whole Tony George thing just > pissed him off the way Indy and Cart got split up. She laughed - then told > him she was Tony George's sister! She was on her way to her ranch in > Wyoming. To make a long story short she hooked us up with renewable tickets > in the penthouse between the start finish line and turn one, passes to the > pits and the drivers meeting and tickets to the awards banquet the night > after the race!!! I'm an instant Indy fan man! > > It would be cool to see an F1 driver do good at the Indy 500. I hope Johnny > Herbert makes the grid. It'll give me someone to root for :)

Cool story, and yes, I too hope Johnny makes the grid and does well in the race, too bad he never really got a decent seat in F1 Was he the last F1 driver with an actual sense of humor ? Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy http://www.theuspits.com "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........" --Groucho Marx--

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>"David L. Cook" wrote: >> >> It would be cool to see an F1 driver do good at the Indy 500. I hope Johnny >> Herbert makes the grid. It'll give me someone to root for :) > >Cool story, and yes, I too hope Johnny makes the grid and does well in >the race, too bad he never really got a decent seat in F1 > >Was he the last F1 driver with an actual sense of humor ?

He was the coolest british F1 driver bar none. I met him in the mid-nineties at a testing day at Silverstone. I had only the newest Autosport issue to hand, so he first read it, then read aloud: 'Johnny Herbert was quoted as saying his car handled like a wheelbarrow' (can't remember the exact words) He chuckled, then announced 'I'll sign it where it says that'. I still have the Autosport somewhere. I guess it's worth a reasonable amount. It also has the signatures of Damon Hill, Ukyo Katayama, Mika Hakkinen, David Coulthard, Oliver Panis and J J Lehto. It would have had Michael Schumacher's as well, had he not seen me coming and ran to the safety of his Motorhome ;) -- Joseph Birr-Pixton

I'll see if I can get one - if I do it's yours! - David "Uwe Schuerkamp" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> > Hi David, > > amazing story, count yourself lucky! Enjoy the race, and if you > get to meet Johnny in the pits say hello to him. I have a > "fake" autographed postcard of him (got it as a "present" ;-), > it would be nice to get a *real* autograph to hang up next to > my *genuine* Jack Brabham autograph. > > Enjoy the race & all the best, > > Uwe > > -- > Uwe Schuerkamp //////////////////////////// http://www.schuerkamp.de/ > Herford, Germany \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ (52.0N/8.5E) > PGP Fingerprint: 2E 13 20 22 9A 3F 63 7F 67 6F E9 B1 A8 36 A4 61 >

In article <2%XE8.3484$[email hidden]>, "David L. Cook" <[email hidden]> writes:

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>Check out how I got my ticket - My buddy was on a layover at LAX and talking >with the woman sitting next to him. She asked him if he was a race fan. He >told her he was a big open wheel fan but the whole Tony George thing just >pissed him off the way Indy and Cart got split up. She laughed - then told >him she was Tony George's sister! She was on her way to her ranch in >Wyoming. To make a long story short she hooked us up with renewable tickets >in the penthouse between the start finish line and turn one, passes to the >pits and the drivers meeting and tickets to the awards banquet the night >after the race!!! I'm an instant Indy fan man!

There's ANOTHER lucky bastard...<g> I didn't realize Johnny Herbert had entered - hope he does well. Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett A friend of mine is involved in a fund-raiser walk-a-thon for research to cure breast cancer. If you can, please go to my homepage and see how to make a donation. Thank you. Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

"EldredP" < > There's ANOTHER lucky bastard...<g> > I didn't realize Johnny Herbert had entered - hope he does well. > > Eldred He never found the speed in his car, even driving completely flat. So he left Indy without attempting to qualify and made it to California in time to shred a tire in his Audi. No Herbet at/in Indy this year. dave henrie

"David L. Cook" I'm an instant Indy fan man! See?? That spawn of satan(whose name I shall notteth utter) needs to have his sister BUY fans for him. Maybe I can meet Hefner's sister at an airport...hmmm I don't go to airports....oh well. dave henrie

no kidding... Indy 500 will never be the same... -- -- "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:bLYF8.25178$[email hidden]... > > "David L. Cook" > I'm an instant Indy fan man! > See?? That spawn of satan(whose name I shall notteth utter) needs to have > his sister BUY fans for him. > Maybe I can meet Hefner's sister at an airport...hmmm I don't go to > airports....oh well. > dave henrie > >

Bummer :( "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:vIYF8.59943$UV4.67782@rwcrnsc54...

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> > "EldredP" < > > There's ANOTHER lucky bastard...<g> > > I didn't realize Johnny Herbert had entered - hope he does well. > > > > Eldred > > He never found the speed in his car, even driving completely flat. So

he > left Indy without attempting to qualify and made it to California in timeto > shred a tire in his Audi. > No Herbet at/in Indy this year. > dave henrie > > >

LOL! "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:bLYF8.25178$[email hidden]... > > "David L. Cook" > I'm an instant Indy fan man! > See?? That spawn of satan(whose name I shall notteth utter) needs tohave > his sister BUY fans for him. > Maybe I can meet Hefner's sister at an airport...hmmm I don't go to > airports....oh well. > dave henrie > >