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I first met the man in a Hooter’s in Atlanta during the 93 Runoffs and for those of you who were lucky enough to have met him the irony here is inescapable. His advice that night was not to be nice, and to push my empty glass across the table for a refill but to leave it in front of me. 16 Oregon Region SCCA with Jim don’t know, is “t for us and does a DUCKSPEAK by Howard “Duck” Allen see April’s troph Murray May’s the third N The Class clown - on steroids! we’ll be running as we said. But we did use, I ...would you has to run a diffe hear, 45 bags of kitty litter. I than the July do like Ahhh, Regional didn’t know we OWNED 45 the view was unforgettable again one-of-a-kind. Godspeed why it’s “no chic and that was totally Norton at bags his of kitty Nort, litter… you will always be your missed feedback o points best. I do with not know if I have ever and never will your kind be seen met someone with the mastery of April was again. the R.I.P. first of our that? sarcasm or such a dry or wry wit. As this is being typed #71 is May on his is a Reg “new format” way weekends, home to Spokane with for nal three race weeken Norton Gaston was already a He was the class clown on steroids Regional races weeks both and Satur- then a follow up trip We legend when I arrived here in and are then grateful some. for Once the nal” idea is new; I was trackday and Sunday, back to preceded City of Hope. by Sure was the late eighties. NOBODY knew April side showers, with which him and finally Brian Richards GREAT to see Bud Mansur about back it in for this s slightly lengthened qualifying how to set up a car like him and he let up was enough having to allow trouble for entering the the weekend. Like the old Regional booth cars an could do it without sitting in the festival so Norton sized up the sessions. situ- Our at the mantra: ALMS “more race more than a few reasonable, driver’s seat. ation as if instead cold, weather year, will be able of grabbing the racing; en- more years bang ago, for “This the will be Mr. Man- on the tire April thing, race just weekend. go for the tip of it. Fisur’s only Portland appearance. races on the May buck.” The initial feedback Brian Richards and Stu Hayner won Frequent nesse readers described are ask- in many words but unlike earlier Re Rose Cup with him as crew chief in Norton got the point across and from you this format Watching has Joel been Black very move the RV he ing “When, oh when, will tional weekends the early nineties. It was so bad that could hear Brian laughing over good; the really, drove we’ve out heard here no from Ohio with his Gordon Scott over the P.A. referred we STOP radio talking and he about got the the point and went wife to watch his son John will race encourage here m negative comments. But you, to “The Richards team as being weather?” faster OK; because so we’re of it. not If you were go- and then help John hook-up enter; his you racget tw and you, if you have negative ramrodded by Norton Gaston.” So ing around the paddock and heard ing trailer tell me that is what club anymore. bang for the buc I turned to see Norton responding laughter you knew Norton was comments, the racing let’s hear is all them. about. It’s still essential to this with the appropriate gestures cause of it. Laughter was his It’s friend parallel to the “chicane/no involving hip movement. That and April he used race it as weekend a teaching tool. Finally a HUGE tip-of-the-helmet program, and w chicane” question. Some like saw our best car count in goes out to Jeff, Laura, Janet works; & but it add If you saw someone pulling away A true comic through & through. it this way, Reece some like for making it that the trip out from several from the field in the rain at our So months; now I know since Mindy maybe the appeal of the and Bernice way; we try Topeka to cut the to enjoy baby in the State of Or- favorite city park you knew they August for last sure year. are getting The dry those neck half & and please egon everyone. during the But Super Tour event. The new dea had spent the day being tutored by track back made rubs for good they have racing, been missing Next stop the Run-Offs tune is that, in next for drive Norton. For many years Dane had a because he was first in class in I digress. that month. and if you missed the rain, the National por picture of Norton working with the department for sure. well, you shoulda been there Rational race, w Porsche indycar crew on the wall in Speaking Yours of the in Speed, “no the ProDrive offices. for the Norton Friday Gaston test day. a legend, But… an origi- Duck-Out (for $100) the ch chicane” course, welcome to enough nal about and never the weather, will his kind be seen Regional points our May race weekend, which Norton also had more than a few stints working with Rousch racing and he was crew chief for Beaux Barfield’s indy lights team and Arrive and Drive Here and Away today Beaux is director for competi- Are you ready for a different Pacific Raceways, Thunderhill, Infineon, tion for Indycar. Laguna Seca, Buttonwillow, Phoenix track? 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