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Preface:
Late July I towed up to Maine for the Maine Forest Rally. Rally cars, as you know, have the driver (me) and codriver (Amy Feistel) names on the sides. We took a route that mostly went up I-95.

I received this email today:

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Title: Was your Subaru in New York this summer??
Hello Mr. Green,

My name is Eric Schwartz, and I have an unusual question: did I see your car being trailered up the New York State Thruway (west of the Tappan Zee Bridge) sometime this summer?

My wife and I were in the middle of an intense discussion about what to name our first child (she's due November 15) when we passed a race car being trailered up the Thruway. My wife looked over and blurted out, "How about Amy?", seeing the name on the side of the race car next to us. Then and there, we decided (if it's a girl) that her name will be Amy.

Of course, now we're desperate to know WHOSE car it was that we saw! Any chance it was yours?

I'd appreciate a response...and thanks!

Best regards, and happy rallying!

Eric Schwartz


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My response:

Hi Eric,

Holy cow!!

Yup, we took that route on our way from North Carolina up to
the Maine Forest Rally, a race that was taking place in Rumford,
Maine, near the Sunday River Ski Resort. It was probably July 30th.

Here's a picture of our car and tow van that you probably saw.
It was taken the morning we left for Maine:
>http://linaracing.com/pics/picturedetail.cfm?picturenumber=140

Here's a picture of Amy and I:
>http://linaracing.com/pics/picturedetail.cfm?picturenumber=150
In rally, the names are on both sides of the car. On each side,
the name on the top is the name of the person sitting on that
side. All rally cars are always raced with a driver and navigator,
as you aren't allowed to "pre-check" the roads.

Here's a good shot of Amy with her helmet on:
>http://linaracing.com/pics/picturedetail.cfm?picturenumber=142

All the racing is done on gravel roads, and so here is a typical
picture of the car underway:
>http://linaracing.com/pics/picturedetail.cfm?picturenumber=161

You can find out more about what rally is here:
>http://linaracing.com/whatis.cfm

Pictures from that race:
>http://linaracing.com/pics/eventdetail.cfm?year=2003&event=Maine%20Forest

Story of that race:
>http://linaracing.com/story/story2003maineforest.cfm

As far as racing goes, Subarus have a history of rally racing, and aren't often seen
in other types of racing like track or oval racing. And the US rally community is pretty
tight. There are few women competing, and no other "Amy"s on the East Coast. Plus,
there were few rallies in the NE this year. Put all of that together, and I'd say there's about
a zero percent chance you saw some _other_ car with Amy's name on the side!

You can read some of the stories that Amy has written in the stories section, and if
you poke around you'll find some more pictures of her as well. Sign the guestbook,
it's an amazing story!

Congratulations on your baby!!!

Cheers,
Anders

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Next I fully expect women to start throwing their undergarments at me as I walk by.....

You never know what the internet is going to wash up on your shore!!

Anders

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Lina Racing: As Seen On Radio

Wow that is crazy! Only you man, only you. So if it's a boy will he be named Anders? It would at least keep the monograms the same right?

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Vincent Keene
'06 Ford Mustang GT (track rat)
'15 Dodge Charger R/T (yeah, it's got a HEMI!)
'07 Ford Fusion SE (205,000 miles and counting)
'98 Chevy Z-24 (retired)
'93 Acura Integra (Team SWB 24HOL Car)

The letter said "she's due in November", so I think they have since discovered that it's a girl. I think that drive is just when they decided the name, even though they didn't know at that time what sex.

Anders

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Lina Racing: As Seen On Radio

Observations...
- More weird stuff happens to Anders than almost anyone else in THSCC
- This story is almost as odd as one of the dreams he shares with us from time to time

BTW, that's really, really cool. When reading the title, I though someone had named their child "Lina."

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Tom Freeman
'98 M3/4/5 | '93 Spec3 325i | '12 TSX sport wagon | '03 Tahoe
Team Silver Bullets '91 240SX

At first glance my brain first read the title as...

"People naming their children after my teeth"

Knowing this was a post from Anders that didn't register as "weird" to me. I figured, maybe he had named his own teeth and someone else thought it was a good idea.

It wasn't until I was reading the post that I realized it was "team" not "teeth".

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Richard Casto
1972 Porsche 914
2013 Honda Fit Sport
2015 Honda Fit EX
http://motorsport.zyyz.com
Money can't buy happiness, but somehow it's more comfortable to cry in a Porsche than a Kia.

That is an awesome idea.

Now, where is that "teeth name" book I have lying around here....

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Lina Racing: As Seen On Radio

Anders,

Hope you had fun tearing up the Maine countryside. Then again on that side of the state it's pretty much all forests

I lived in Lewiston for about 20yrs and used to go up to Sunday River to ski sometimes when I was in high school. Then up to the Rangely Lakes area in summer. That is beautiful country up there.

Graham

Yup, Maine is "georgus".

I grew up in Waterville, Maine. Spent more time at Sugarloaf than Sunday River.

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