Re: Chapter 42, Bird in the Hand -- Spearfish Lake Tales

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Subject: Re: Chapter 42, Bird in the Hand

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Jon

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Date Posted: 20:08:04 12/06/14 Sat
In reply to: Boyd Percy 's message, "Chapter 42, Bird in the Hand" on 21:27:00 12/04/14 Thu

>Very exciting chapter! I makes me wonder if Frenchy
>knows any word other but f**k when he's upset.

Got to agree!

Not to hijack the thread, but the description of both Jack & to a lesser extent Frenchy's driving sounds like something off a WRC (World Rally Championship) description of a rally stage. All Jack needed to dump Frenchy were a couple of "Swedish Flicks" on a hairpin turn.

The driving could have also happened at the Lake Superior Performance Rally (LSPR) or the similar event Press On Regardless (POR) annually staged in the UP. LSPR & POR are held in the fall in the UP, LSPR around Houghton, with POR in various parts of the UP with Houghton and Escanaba being the most common.

And what is a "Swedish Flick"?.....well it's a quick turn of the steering wheel along with a good handful of the handbrake to get the rear wheels loose and makes the car want to swap ends without loosing too much speed.

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Author: Lew [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 20:20:05 12/06/14 Sat SNIP >And what is a "Swedish Flick"?.....well it's a quick >turn of the steering wheel along with a good handful >of the handbrake to get the rear wheels loose and >makes the car want to swap ends without loosing too >much speed. In the American South, they might call that a "Revenuers Turn"