03-23-14 21:14 Holger Granholm wrote to Ed Vance about Re: Early warning   
      
    HG> @MSGID: <53300B82.12747.windowsa@capcity2.synchro.net>   
    HG> In a message dated 03-20-14, Ed Vance said to Holger Granholm:   
      
    HG> Hi Ed,   
      
   Howdy!, Holger,   
      
    HG> Excuse me for the delayed reply but I haven't received any echo   
    HG> mail in two days. Got 133 this afternoon!   
      
   No apology needed, I'm glad to see messages from you when you can get   
   ROUNDTUIT.   You know how slow I often am in sending a Reply message.   
      
   On March 7th, as I was leaving a grocery store, I turned on the van   
   and heard an awful racket coming under the hood, I managed to drive   
   it home.   
   Sunday afternoon a neighbor who works for an Auto Store listened to   
   the noise and said the Alternator Bearings were bad.   
   My wife wanted a second opinion to make sure what the noise was because   
   it sounded like the noise was coming from the Engine to her.   
      
   I got some estimates to replace a Alternator and waited for the other   
   person to come and listen to the noise, but on the 14th we took the van   
   to a shop and sure enough it was what our neighbor said it was, the   
   Alternator. We also got the Fan Belt replaced.   
      
    EV>I saw a TV Commercial advertising a Auto Race that showed a Car in   
    EV>the middle of the pack, flipping up and turning over above the other   
    EV>cars.   
      
    EV>I know Accidents during a Race makes the news, but I wouldn't want   
    EV>to be in the grandstands watching the Race and see that happen.   
      
    HG> All of us doing and being interested in motorsport know the   
    HG> dangers but what many in the public don't know is that the cars   
    HG> are reinforced and not any standard cars. In a crash the car   
    HG> isn't crushed and the driver is carrying burnproof safety   
    HG> clothing, neck and shoulder protection and a helmet that is   
    HG> approved by the racing authorities.   
      
   Some time ago, a Garage owner showed me the cage inside his race car.   
   So I know that everything that can be done to keep the driver safe is   
   done.   
      
    EV>Auto Races are very popular, and the stands are always full of   
    EV>people who enjoy being there.   
    EV>I'm glad You, Roy and lots of others enjoy the Sport, and so are the   
    EV>Promoters!   
      
    HG> With your feelings I wonder how you dare drive in the traffic   
    HG> with an unsafe car. You know that accidents happen there too.   
      
   I've learned most other drivers are Color Blind to the color RED.   
   They can't see STOP Signs at insections, and some of them are surprised   
   when my Brake Lights come on, when I stop at a STOP Sign.   
      
   I remember one day seeing the driver behind me, looked Bug Eyed when I   
   saw him in my rear view mirror, as he pulled up towards me when I had   
   already stopped at a intersection.   
      
   Yes, Race Cars do have more protection for the passenger than private   
   automobiles do, but on a Track a bump once in a while can be expected   
   and it's usually without harm to the driver.   
      
   I just figure the other drivers I see on the streets just have to get   
   where they want to go, as soon as they can, so I let them.   
   I just want to get to where I'm going in one piece.   
      
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