Thanks for the info on the photo of 199! Great story - I can just imagine what his face looked like as he watched the boat fire up and scream away.

Im' sure you guys have some good stories about the days when drivers had to run to the boats when the gun went off...true Le Mans...

Now, I have this very vague memory about another funny pit scene - I was just a little girl, but can clearly remember watching the exciting "Le Mans" start, and seeing a guy come flying out of a portapotty, running as fast as he can toward his boat as the others were all taking off....

It was one of those memories you always seem to hold onto

Kind of like the "rice" soup story - you just don't forget being told a story like that .....which I first heard while at the annual APBA Meeting dinner in Biloxi MS. Yes, Ron told the story while we were all eating....LOL eww...