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Bob Butte

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Hey what's up?  When we were interviewing Jacques in January he mentioned a few names.  Some with a smile and some with a little side eye.   The Jacques classic eye - twinkle was in full force when he named Bob Butte.  I didn't know Bob but his name was "Russell Familiar"... you know that effect I am sure:  "I have heard than name and I know a guy that knows a guy that knows him"  Well now I know Bob Butte.  He gave me three hours on a call with some fun stories and a real appreciation of the early Jim Russell in Canada and America stories too.    Can't wait to share Bob's stories... but he is the only MTP that was a three year student. For teh love of motorsport.

The Jim Russell Story

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Hi Follower I finally found a copy on eBay. Almost 20 years after one of the ownership groups attempted to sell them to the employees at a mark up price; lols.  Sure it's an Esso Sponsored marketing piece but its pretty neat. After I read this and the big storms pass I'll get back to Jacques and try to get his memories fired up again.  Meanwhile, I roam around You Tube for Adobe Premiere Pro getting my head around the process of editing with the fantastic  @AdobeColin   . Also,  I have been making my files orderly based on Colin's formatting.  After three years of gathering photo assets and interviews I have quite a bit of information and images. If the power stays on I'll be ahead of being behind.