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Hey Gary, Peter Williamson said to say "Hello" to you. He owns the local Cab Co. in Forster. He leant me some of his old racing tapes and you are mentioned and on video. LOL...he said you are a "bit of a blacksmith"..LOL. I think he said that affectionately.

Ken

Be careful Ken, there are a couple of us in motorsport, the one with 2 R's and an E is more familiar with PW than me. We did think of doing Bathurst together once just to confuse the commentators, particualrly the round man of sound. The Parsons, David and David, ended up doing it a few years afer we talked about it. But they had different nick names, made it too easy.

:P cheers :D

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Be careful Ken, there are a couple of us in motorsport, the one with 2 R's and an E is more familiar with PW than me.  We did think of doing Bathurst together once just to confuse the commentators, particualrly the round man of sound.  The Parsons, David and David, ended up doing it a few years afer we talked about it.  But they had different nick names, made it too easy.

:P cheers  :D

Agggg...that might be...I'll have to watch the video again and get the car number. I'm not sure if it was at Bathurst or a touring car or even an open wheeler, cause i watched heaps of Willow's tapes and he was driving all types of cars albeit Toyotas and the name G.C. was mentioned. I'll ask Willow to spell the name....lol and when Willow said G.C. was a "bit of a blacksmith"...lol I thought hmmm sounds like the one I know. Hey Gary...I have to say "Willow" brought the "In Car Commentary" way earlier than Dick Johnson....

Willow is a mad keen tennis player nowadays. If he loses he cuts out the strings and wants to know what made him hit so many bad shots....lol

Ken

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