[Rhodes22-list] good ones

Steve rhodes2282@yahoo.com
Thu, 31 Oct 2002 18:31:33 -0800 (PST)


Sound like a hell of a race, Rik.  I havn't ever done
that.  The only thing that kept me going was a bottle
of Hot Dam I brought:-)
Steve

--- Rik Sandberg <racerrik@rea-alp.com> wrote:
> Steve,
> 
> Had a sprint car race like that once. All night it
> couldn't decided whether 
> it wanted to rain or snow. I wear a full face
> helmet, that has small vents 
> in the front. I went out and ran the feature race at
> the end of the night. 
> When I came back to the pits after, my moustache and
> beard were frozen 
> solid from my breath. Fortunately, sprint car racing
> is quite strenuous and 
> you get quite an adrenaline rush so I didn't notice
> the cold much till the 
> wrestling match with the car was over. Being the
> freeze baby that I am I 
> would have stiffened right up long before the race
> was over if I hadn't had 
> to keep moving. :-)
> 
> The things we'll go through and call it fun, eh???
> Rik
> 
> 
> At 03:30 PM 10/31/2002 -0800, you wrote:
> >Rik
> >I race on a friend of mine Hunter 28.  We raced 2
> >winter ago on a day that it started off raining,
> >turned to snow and by mid race was nothing but Ice.
> >Wind was 20+ all day.  What a race!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
> Of
> >course, I wouldn't want to fall in the lake on a
> day
> >like that; probably would be a cheap way to go thru
> a
> >sex change:-)
> >Steve
> >
> >--- Rik Sandberg <racerrik@rea-alp.com> wrote:
> > > Rummy,
> > >
> > > It's the rum.
> > >
> > > When it's 50, I'm freezin'
> > >
> > > Rik
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Steve" <rhodes2282@yahoo.com>
> > > To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
> > > <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> > > Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 5:09 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] good ones
> > >
> > >
> > > > We sail all winter here.  The good thing about
> it
> > > is
> > > > the powerboaters are gone.  And generally no
> > > jetskis.
> > > >
> > > > Steve
> > > >
> > > > --- R22RumRunner@aol.com wrote:
> > > > > Bob,
> > > > > One thing you will find interesting about
> cold
> > > > > weather sailing is how warm
> > > > > the cockpit is versus the surrounding area.
> With
> > > all
> > > > > that white reflecting
> > > > > the sun, I've actually worn my swim trunks
> and a
> > > > > T-shirt in 50 degree weather
> > > > > and other boaters thought I was crazy. Not
> > > crazy,
> > > > > maybe a little inebriated,
> > > > > but I wasn't feeling any cold.
> > > > >
> > > > > Rummy :)
> > > > >
> > >
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