Slipstream - August 2008

More Parade
I
just returned from my first Parade after 30+ years
in PCA. My not having been to one prior had more
to do with race schedules than lack of interest. It is
often said it is “About the People.” I met one such person
last week and now feel privileged to call him a friend. He is
80 years old and we meet at Parade.
I was approached by
some people I knew and
some I had not met before
to ask if we (Zuffenhaus, a
Parade sponsor and a shop
in Charlotte which I have an
interest in) could help Mike
Mike (L) and Aaron (R) Robbins with a repair on his
getting started car. Everyone said Mike
could make the repair himself, but they were concerned because
of his age and the heat. We agreed on a time and I
brought some tools from the shop to the hotel. Aaron Winans
(one of my partners) and Mike did the work while I got
them water and took some photos.
By the way, Mike was driving his 1958 speedster with
517,000 miles. He has had the car since new and has driven
it to the last 46 Parades (he has been to 50 of the 52 Parades).
And, in spite of my speculation that Aaron would actually be
doing the work, it was not so. After watching Mike it was
A happy Mike after a
successful test drive
Peter Porsche really
enjoyed the Driving
Simulator
apparent that he was as skilled as
anyone and that no one other than
himself had ever done any work
on this Speedster. All he really
needed was the jack!
by Bob Aines
Lucky Mavericks, Adam Ussery,
Don Breithaupt & Tracey Gross.
All wining sets of tires!
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