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lotiguy
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mgb
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More pictures;
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Rhys Williams is second on the left, Barrie Bratt standing beside, my ex Lotus61. I would have been there except my son was being born ... I know, I know ... lame excuse.
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The story further told ... elaborates that if you see the rear inflatable slide doesn't touch the ground ... the inuries that did occur were from the stewardess tossing people out the back and hitting the pavement. The WSCC guys put a van under the slide to catch passengers, then helped them down. Maybe someone from WSCC has a bit more to add.
They also had tee shirts made with a photo on the plane on the front and "think metric" on the back. I would like one of those.
There is also another photo that was in the press at the time with one of the Johnston sports racers going through corner 8 with the Goose in the background. Would like that one too.
Mike Adams
(ps - the movie wasn't great and I think had drag racers on the ground)
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daniel240sx
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| mgb wrote: |
The story further told ... elaborates that if you see the rear inflatable slide doesn't touch the ground ... the inuries that did occur were from the stewardess tossing people out the back and hitting the pavement. The WSCC guys put a van under the slide to catch passengers, then helped them down. Maybe someone from WSCC has a bit more to add.
They also had tee shirts made with a photo on the plane on the front and "think metric" on the back. I would like one of those.
There is also another photo that was in the press at the time with one of the Johnston sports racers going through corner 8 with the Goose in the background. Would like that one too.
Mike Adams
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Hey Mike, do you know what was the grid for The Formula car that day ?
The guys in Australia who own a Hawke DL11 told me, he's car was there with the jet landed on the track. |
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daniel240sx
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| Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 12:41 pm Post subject: Re: interesting story on the gimli glider |
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| lotiguy wrote: |
http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=744
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Very nice story ! So those guys race on Sunday right ? |
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mgb
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What is the name of the Australian? Might be in the photo. I don't have results from this event and have never confirmed the other three FFords on the grid.
Rhys and Barrie say the race meet went ahead just like any other race meet, race on Saturday, drink beer Saturday night, plane falls out of the sky, drink more beer, change to rum, get up Sunday morning, tell Air Canada the race is still going ahead, and if they don't like it they can move their plane.
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Mike Adams
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zehnd
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Good story, I was a punk ass kid then not caring about what happened outside of my world, therefore not knowing this had occured.  |
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daniel240sx
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| mgb wrote: |
What is the name of the Australian? Might be in the photo. I don't have results from this event and have never confirmed the other three FFords on the grid.
Rhys and Barrie say the race meet went ahead just like any other race meet, race on Saturday, drink beer Saturday night, plane falls out of the sky, drink more beer, change to rum, get up Sunday morning, tell Air Canada the race is still going ahead, and if they don't like it they can move their plane.
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The guy never race in Canada he bought the car from Ontario years ago. He still have the log book I will ask him to check. |
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daniel240sx
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The only car who looks like a Hawke DL11 is that one. The roll bar is different than the other one.
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I will ask him who's was driving it back in the day. |
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GaryT
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| Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 8:32 am Post subject: |
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'Go-cart' races???
Geez, sent the editor an email on that one!
Gary
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The Stig
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| Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 9:17 am Post subject: |
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| GaryT wrote: |
'Go-cart' races???
Geez, sent the editor an email on that one!
Gary |
I was just about to post the same thing.
Research, people!  |
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lowredcabrio
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great read albeit being looong! I'm tired now!
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mgb
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The story is now a one hour documentary playing on the Discovery Channel and replaying at various times this week.
http://www.discoverychannel.ca/schedule/default.aspx?timezone=EST&startdate=5/15/2008
I watch it last night and thought it was pretty good, except for the references to drag racing at the track when it was actually sports car road racing weekend.
Dino Calvert also did a few interview bits.
Mike Adams
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mgb
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... also 9AM sunday
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