When I was 17 I drove an old converted school bus party wagon full of drunks to the Indy 500. That was the year Swede Savage got killed in a big wreck on the 2nd or 3rd lap right about the S/F line. 1972 I guess. Some of the drunks got hit by fuel and flying debris so we were delayed leaving while they got checked out in the infield hospital.
Getting out was a trip. They were all sh*tfaced, I was the only sober one, threw that sucker into first gear and laid on the horn and the crowd and traffic parted like Moses and the Red Sea. I got $20 and an infield ticket, met a buddy right quick in amongst about 30,000 people at the first turn, that didn’t last long. --FT Sent from iPhone > On Jul 5, 2020, at 5:25 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > I was thinking 18 (but no way a major freight carrier's insurance will > cover you under 21) but I was wondering the same thing. > > I don't think Michigan would have given me a Chauffeurs license before I > was 18 with our without the Class A endorsement. I had one at 20 with no > truck/bus endorsements on it. > Mitch. > >> On Sun, July 5, 2020 5:13 pm, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: >> How did you drive a semi as a high-schooler? I thought you had to be 21 >> for a CDL? > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
