Originally Posted by
Tim Chance
Several years ago I blew over in Alexandria in a 350ccR. Being dumb I would not stay in the hospital there and I went home and immediately was put in intensive care with a broken back (3 places) and internal injuries. After a few days I was put into a semi-private room along with an elderly gentleman. We got to talking and he told me how, as a young man, he and a friend hitchhiked to Saint Louis from their small hometown to try and find work. He found a job and stayed, his friend didn't and O.F. Christner went back home to Quincy.
What strange twists of fate there are in this world. Had Chris found work in Saint Louis I probably would not have been talking to Paul Christner on the phone the other day about how he (Paul) is going to be the guy that cranks my 250 engine at the Pro Nationals in Depue in a couple of months.
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