Bruce MacInnes and coaching

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05-26-2010, 01:18 PM

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Pete is also a great guy, I got to meet him recently and recognized the name immediately. Of course, his family history at WGI makes it what it is....

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05-26-2010, 02:35 PM

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A couple of years ago, I heard Peter speak at the Glen about his family history with the track and told some great stories.

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05-26-2010, 11:04 PM

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I also had him as a Skippy instructor in the early 80's at RA- he and Mike Rand were pretty good teachers and great guys in general...

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05-26-2010, 11:55 PM

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The original email had Giles Villeneuv (Gilles Villeneuve?) coaching. He died in 1982 in Belgium, assuming it was not a spelling error is (was) it his son?

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05-27-2010, 08:57 AM

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No, Gilles' son is Jacques. It was just misunderstanding.

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05-27-2010, 04:53 PM

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I had Bruce as my coach for the 3-day formula car course at Lime Rock in 1990.

Great guy; fabulous driver & coach.

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05-27-2010, 04:56 PM

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I actually had Bruce a couple years back. He is really something else. The stories are great, the coaching is great...and his personality just makes the entire package a blast.