I made a Similar comment here when we got home from the salt.... Great
folks .... I loved the open and honest atmosphere.... the swap and loan was
one of my favorite parts
Still Looking for the Seiko Watch I lost on the starting line.... The dang
clasp was loose and it wouldn't matter cept I wore that thing in the
gulf... and it has some stupid sentimental value.... I was sure someone
would have heard of it being found... Oh well..... I know it wasn't
stolen... nice touch.... maybe it's part of the Salt today.... K
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> From: Glen Barrett <speedtimer@earthlink.net>
> To: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>
> Cc: Marge and/or Dave Thomssen <mdthom@radiks.net>; Land-speed Racers
<land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: Garlits and the 2-club
> Date: Saturday, January 08, 2000 10:53 AM
>
> The year that Garlits came to the salt and got into the 200 club Gary
Cagle and
> I had dinner with him and his wife Pat. He was really having a good time
as he
> talked about the runs on the salt and having to steer the car for over 5
miles
> insted of a 1/4 mile. He was also in awe of the fifties atmosphere in the
pits
> as people went out of their way to help each other and leave everything
on the
> salt at night and go to town. I have talked to him a couple of times at
the
> drags sence then and he would like to come back.Who knows maybe he will
reture
> some day and renew his fun.
> Glen
>
> Keith Turk wrote:
>
> > You know I thought I Saw that car in the Garlitis Museum here 10 yrs
ago...
> > but maybe all I saw was the Promotion Photos... I talked to him about
the
> > car and the effort back then and he truely was Proud of the effort and
I
> > think your right Dave.... given the opportunity he would be out there
on the
> > Salt today...
> >
> > Keith
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Marge and/or Dave Thomssen <mdthom@radiks.net>
> > To: Land-speed Racers <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Friday, January 07, 2000 7:52 PM
> > Subject: Garlits and the 2-club
> >
> > > Hey Doug and group
> > >
> > > Garlits definitely got into the 2club with a lot more effort than $.
He
> > > sponsored the streamliner and we built it here in Lincoln NE and I
built
> > the
> > > blown flathead that got him in the club. He did a lot of the work on
the
> > > salt including maintaining the cylinder heads with a file! My engine
was
> > > strictly a backyard job that took some TLC to make it run, but for a
while
> > > it was the worlds fastest single flathead. He drove on every other
pass.
> > > Our long-time streamliner driver, Don Kehr, drove the other passes
and we
> > > were able to get him into the 2-club after ten years of trying. We
> > couldn't
> > > get the blown ARDUN to run that year (1988) but in 1990 my son Tim
and his
> > > buddies prepared the car and got it to go 232 with my blown ARDUN and
he
> > got
> > > in the club. I crashed the car in 1991 trying to get in the club. E
J
> > > Kawalski rebuilt the car and drove it at Muroc and the car is now in
> > > Pennsylvania. It will go to the Garlits museum sometime. I think
that
> > > Garlit's family did not like him driving at high speed on slick
surface
> > like
> > > the salt, or he would be racing there yet.
> > >
> > > Dave Thomssen
> > > The Hayseed
> > > Lincoln NE
> > > #322 XXFBSTR
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
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