• Racing driver launched into space ...

    From Brian Lawrence@24:150/2 to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Sat Apr 9 12:42:13 2022
    The Axiom-1 mission was launched yesterday and is due to dock with the International Space Station.

    The 4-man crew includes Larry Connor, who 'is also an accomplished
    racecar driver, and his wide and varied career includes more than 70
    race wins in formula, sports and off-road racing vehicles. He is a
    two-time winner of the Baja 1000 and Baja 500 in the Trophy Truck Spec
    class. In 2015, he completed a perfect season in the SCORE Off-Road
    Racing Series, winning all five events and bringing home the
    championship, a feat that only has been accomplished three times in the 50-year history of the series. Connor is also a two-time Formula
    Atlantic National Champion in 2000 and 2001, and in 2003 he won Petit Le
    Mans at Road Atlanta in the LMP2 class.'

    The commander, an ex-NASA astronaut, is almost 64 years old, while the
    three others are 72 (Connor), 52 & 65, average age 63!
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  • From geoff@24:150/2 to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Sun Apr 10 00:01:59 2022
    On 9/04/2022 11:42 pm, Brian Lawrence wrote:
    The Axiom-1 mission was launched yesterday and is due to dock with the International Space Station.

    The 4-man crew includes Larry Connor, who 'is also an accomplished
    racecar driver, and his wide and varied career includes more than 70
    race wins in formula, sports and off-road racing vehicles. He is a
    two-time winner of the Baja 1000 and Baja 500 in the Trophy Truck Spec class. In 2015, he completed a perfect season in the SCORE Off-Road
    Racing Series, winning all five events and bringing home the
    championship, a feat that only has been accomplished three times in the 50-year history of the series. Connor is also a two-time Formula
    Atlantic National Champion in 2000 and 2001, and in 2003 he won Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta in the LMP2 class.'

    The commander, an ex-NASA astronaut, is almost 64 years old, while the
    three others are 72 (Connor), 52 & 65, average age 63!


    Maybe we could send Alan up there ...

    One way trip.

    geoff
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  • From nospam@24:150/2 to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Sat Apr 9 12:18:12 2022
    On Sun, 10 Apr 2022 00:01:59 +1200, geoff <geoff@nospamgeoffwood.org>
    wrote:

    On 9/04/2022 11:42 pm, Brian Lawrence wrote:
    The Axiom-1 mission was launched yesterday and is due to dock with the
    International Space Station.

    The 4-man crew includes Larry Connor, who 'is also an accomplished
    racecar driver, and his wide and varied career includes more than 70
    race wins in formula, sports and off-road racing vehicles. He is a
    two-time winner of the Baja 1000 and Baja 500 in the Trophy Truck Spec
    class. In 2015, he completed a perfect season in the SCORE Off-Road
    Racing Series, winning all five events and bringing home the
    championship, a feat that only has been accomplished three times in the
    50-year history of the series. Connor is also a two-time Formula
    Atlantic National Champion in 2000 and 2001, and in 2003 he won Petit Le
    Mans at Road Atlanta in the LMP2 class.'

    The commander, an ex-NASA astronaut, is almost 64 years old, while the
    three others are 72 (Connor), 52 & 65, average age 63!


    Maybe we could send Alan up there ...

    One way trip.


    Unfair to leave Texas out though, don't you think?

    --
    AnthonyL

    Why ever wait to finish a job before starting the next?
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  • From geoff@24:150/2 to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Sun Apr 10 13:57:06 2022
    On 10/04/2022 12:18 am, AnthonyL wrote:
    On Sun, 10 Apr 2022 00:01:59 +1200, geoff <geoff@nospamgeoffwood.org>
    wrote:

    On 9/04/2022 11:42 pm, Brian Lawrence wrote:
    The Axiom-1 mission was launched yesterday and is due to dock with the
    International Space Station.

    The 4-man crew includes Larry Connor, who 'is also an accomplished
    racecar driver, and his wide and varied career includes more than 70
    race wins in formula, sports and off-road racing vehicles. He is a
    two-time winner of the Baja 1000 and Baja 500 in the Trophy Truck Spec
    class. In 2015, he completed a perfect season in the SCORE Off-Road
    Racing Series, winning all five events and bringing home the
    championship, a feat that only has been accomplished three times in the
    50-year history of the series. Connor is also a two-time Formula
    Atlantic National Champion in 2000 and 2001, and in 2003 he won Petit Le >>> Mans at Road Atlanta in the LMP2 class.'

    The commander, an ex-NASA astronaut, is almost 64 years old, while the
    three others are 72 (Connor), 52 & 65, average age 63!


    Maybe we could send Alan up there ...

    One way trip.


    Unfair to leave Texas out though, don't you think?


    True. I'm sure they could find ways to amuse each other.

    geoff
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  • From Alan@24:150/2 to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Mon Apr 11 20:32:53 2022
    On 2022-04-09 5:01 a.m., geoff wrote:
    On 9/04/2022 11:42 pm, Brian Lawrence wrote:
    The Axiom-1 mission was launched yesterday and is due to dock with the
    International Space Station.

    The 4-man crew includes Larry Connor, who 'is also an accomplished
    racecar driver, and his wide and varied career includes more than 70
    race wins in formula, sports and off-road racing vehicles. He is a
    two-time winner of the Baja 1000 and Baja 500 in the Trophy Truck Spec
    class. In 2015, he completed a perfect season in the SCORE Off-Road
    Racing Series, winning all five events and bringing home the
    championship, a feat that only has been accomplished three times in
    the 50-year history of the series. Connor is also a two-time Formula
    Atlantic National Champion in 2000 and 2001, and in 2003 he won Petit
    Le Mans at Road Atlanta in the LMP2 class.'

    The commander, an ex-NASA astronaut, is almost 64 years old, while the
    three others are 72 (Connor), 52 & 65, average age 63!


    Maybe we could send Alan up there ...

    One way trip.

    geoff

    Awwww... ...are you still smarting that badly?
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  • From texas gate@24:150/2 to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Tue Apr 12 07:02:13 2022
    On Monday, April 11, 2022 at 9:32:55 PM UTC-6, Alan wrote:

    smarting

    thanks grandpa
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