Thanks Chuck -- Good Stuff !!!
Gil
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck McAbee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 2:56 PM
Subject: [F500] Why we do it!
I miss it you know
Dancing on a razor's edge,
At one with the machine,
Floating across the asphalt to kiss the kerb, and disappear up the
following
straight,
Wheels interlocked, breathless, foot hard on the throttle, inches apart
To the next corner, side by side, taming the beast, staying alive
Will he lift, do I dare, no moment to think, just react.
How late is too late, how far is too far,
The faces turn, thirty thousand they say, breathless, anticipating, how
much
did they pay?
Into the corner, inches apart,
Fingertips and toes adjusting the slides,
wheels twitching this way and that,
Inches apart, wheels on the grass,
Clear track, mirrors full, which way will he go,
hold him off, one more lap,
Floating across the asphalt to kiss the kerb, and disappear up the
straight,
Keep it tidy, keep it neat, focus, focus,
The faces turn, thirty thousand they say,
The chequered flag, relief,
A friendly wave, 'well done old boy'
Kids, sparkles in their eyes, breathless, crowd around,
"Did you win? Did you win?" Not today, not today,
It's quite now, the cars are gone, the crowd is too, thirty thousand they
said,
Was a good old dice, hard but fair,
Excitement, fury, control, release,
Seems so long ago, only yesterday,
I miss it you know, I do miss it so.
PS - I didn't write it...just found it...but it is so appropriate (except
for the 30 Thousand)
Chuck McAbee
SEDIV #16
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