[Wichita-SCCA] Phrog sponsorship!

[Lonnie Heston]

Yeah, Greg, I remember you mentioned the Nashville event.  Pretty cool.  I'm
glad the Phrog is getting some help.

I was born in Memphis, and have (or had) a lot of relatives in the Nashville
area.

My grandma made bathtub beer during prohibition, and still made some to sell
afterward.  The town my mom was born in is under one of the TVA lakes.  They
moved closer to Nashville about the time I was born, and when my uncles got
back from serving in Korea, they got into various car business - junkyard
and mechanic work - except one who became an FDA egg grader.  Mostly they
collected '50s Caddys.  (The big Caddy got some kind of Safest Car of the
Year award).  I remember when my Uncle Jimmy got one in pretty good
condition and asked me to find the gas filler.  I couldn't, but now I know
it's behind a hinged taillight.  I also  remember one that arrived at his
salvage yard, no questions asked, no papers, '36 Cadillac V8 with large
bullet holes. My uncle called it Capone, but wouldn't tell us any more.
Last time I was there, it was still in his basement.

My Uncle Gordon once took me for a ride in his '60 Olds 88.  It had a
390-something, and if you know what the Tennessee back hills country roads
were like in the '60s - no shoulder, no side lines, and burma-shave signs
for corner markers - an 80mph ride for several miles is quite a treat.  My
mom didn't like the way I was smiling when we got back and figured out
something was up, so I didn't get to ride with him much.  The ride did show
me what big iron can do on a road course - for someone who grew up in '52
Chevys with a conservative dad driving - the g-forces were a huge thrill.  A
few months later Uncle Gordon had a six-pack before breakfast and  wrapped
the Olds around a tree.  He wasn't hurt, and didn't care much because he won
it playing cards.  He eventually died of liver sclerosis.

Those were the days...


Lonnie

On 10/10/06, Greg Laws <GLaws at cox.net> wrote:
>
>  I am pleased to announce that the Phrog has a sponsor.  "Sam the
> Mechanic" is Sam Stuckey from Halls Crossroads, TN.  He is a sweet little
> guy who runs a small salvage yard / repair shop that specializes in Renault
> R9 and R11 spare parts plus GTA, Medallion, etc.  I met him when my
> son-in-law and I made that wild trip to Nashville, TN in September, 2004.
> We met up with the Renault Owner's club and went to the Lane Motor
> Museum where we saw Sam Posey and the Caldwell D7 Can-Am car.  Actually sat
> in it as a matter of fact.  The same weekend we also ran the Phrog in a
> local solo event at the Nashville speedway.
>
> Anyway, I gave Sam a ride in the Phrog at the local solo event and also
> gave him a collector's item of a wooden-rim race car steering wheel with a
> Renault center emblem.  Ever since then Sam has been the Phrog's number one
> fan.  Tonight I called him to send me a GTA transaxle to replace the one
> that I blew up at Strother Field.  Sam offered to donate the transaxle free
> if I would pay the freight and put his name on the car as sponsor.  Wow.
>
> Look for a large yellow decal somewhere on the car proudly displaying the
> fact that "Sam the Mechanic" is a sponsor of the Phrog.
>
> I've had help from Jim Caywood (owner of the now-defunct Autobody
> Specialists body shop), Auto Techs Frame & Body, and now from Sam Stuckey in
> Tennessee.  Life is good when you own a Renault!
>
> Enjoy,
> Greg Laws
>
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