Is Don Johnson still in the sport in any way?
09-05-2008, 05:21 AM
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PHIL
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"The rest of the story"................
On many occasions Phil became so transfixed by the images in his camera "eye"...that he lost all contact with life and reality.
At Atlantic City during the World Championships, we were covering a wreck. As we got closer and closer we began to circle the debris so Phil could get a better shot. The helicopter was at a height of about 3 feet with Phil yelling "closer,closer" when our tail turned into the wind (a situation that drains lift from a helicopter). As one of the skids actually dipped below the water, our pilot, Frank DeBoard, who saved our *sses countless times, made a heroic maneuver and literally sucked the machine back out of the Atlantic, at which point Phil squawked "What are you doing I need a couple more seconds!".............all the while this was going on his eye never came out of the camera view finder. My narration , however, suffered a slight, obscenity filled, interruption.
Those were the days my friend....they almost came to a wet end.........
T2x
On many occasions Phil became so transfixed by the images in his camera "eye"...that he lost all contact with life and reality.
At Atlantic City during the World Championships, we were covering a wreck. As we got closer and closer we began to circle the debris so Phil could get a better shot. The helicopter was at a height of about 3 feet with Phil yelling "closer,closer" when our tail turned into the wind (a situation that drains lift from a helicopter). As one of the skids actually dipped below the water, our pilot, Frank DeBoard, who saved our *sses countless times, made a heroic maneuver and literally sucked the machine back out of the Atlantic, at which point Phil squawked "What are you doing I need a couple more seconds!".............all the while this was going on his eye never came out of the camera view finder. My narration , however, suffered a slight, obscenity filled, interruption.
Those were the days my friend....they almost came to a wet end.........
T2x
09-05-2008, 09:56 AM
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I Remember Racing In Atlantic City I Think 1989, Babs And DJ Were staying On Trumps Yacht At The End Of The Dock At The Trump Castle .They Had So Much Security You Could not Get Down The Dock And At The Drivers Meeting We Sat Next To Each Other BSing About Vice And Racing ,, DJ Is A Pretty Cool Dude,,The Good Old days ,
09-05-2008, 10:25 AM
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I think he was a navigator here in '87. Idling in early on one of the races in Key West.
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