You know who I forgot.... All the volunteers that put on the event.... From
Glen Barret ( Tic Toc) to Dan Warner ( I never know what to say in my Post
Scripts ).... Bev Stanley... ( Why Yes she has a Dog ) Cris and Ed Shear...
( why thanks for the water.... you should see how fast they leave you when
there is a Spin ) Al the senior tech guy.... Mike Magnelli ( What in the
world do you need a N2O Jet that big for?)( SCTA PRES... and a Neat guy )
I met Jim Dincau also... neat car Jim....
Shoot it was Just a week of folks dropping by.... amazing I can remember
anyone...
Hey Dan.... Cris... Bev... Glen....Mike... a Big thanks from Nowhere
Alabama.... we sure appreciate you efforts.. Gave me a Place to Race you
did... Keith
----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2000 12:29 AM
Subject: Folks I met
> I am going to do this one at a time sorta... There are a ton of folks out
> there who really deserve some recognition for efforts... if I miss you
then
> forgive me and PLEASE make mention of it... recapping a weeks worth of
names
> and faces is a Hard thing to do...
>
> Ed Van Scoy... Pitted next to us... Both He and Linda are absolutely
> Wonderful folks... and Ed is Damn Sure Lucky.... ( serial number on his
> Block reads MITECH.... something about Kugal and Mike Lefever... hmmm So
> much for Luck ED ) Ed set a record and then Broke the same one the next
> day.... 213 I believe... but his out the back was awesome...( and just
less
> then mine )
>
> Russ Meeks.... now here is a Work of Art in Aluminum Form... had to drag
> Brad by to see it on our way out.... neat Deal... even if he does like
them
> Dump Truck Motors.... ( in case your curious.... his Six is OLD and
> Interesting as a piece of History...) here is a guy who really does it the
> Hard way....
>
> Jack Costello's Liner is a One of a kind Piece... he let me climb into
> it.... WOW the optical lens are awesome.... Hard to fit into but very
> comfortable once I was in.... Neat Piece Jack.... and he is doing it the
Old
> School way... swapping Motors at will and at Random.... oh and setting
> records along the way....
>
> Doug King's Ride goes without saying... yeah it's Fast....211 or so... and
> it stuck him in the Two Club.... a Long Time goal that he honestly
deserved
> many years ago.... long story... but Doug... Trust me when I say I am not
a
> one man fan club....
>
> Same goes for Tom Bryant... I am not Tom's only Fan.... here is a Guy who
> has been doing this for MANY MANY years... and he still drives better then
> his son...Jeff who is good in his own right.... What Tom does better then
> most in the sport is Perform endlessly with a very Positive out look on
Each
> and every day... He is a Very Strong Christian and is willing to share any
> of his skills at the drop of a Hat.... neat guy... make sure you meet
> him....
>
> Dr Mayf and Son Phil.... well they were out living Pops Dream... right up
> till you checked out Phillip... he had his Head buried in a Rule book the
> whole time dreaming up what he was going to build while in Collage....
> Mayf... it's better then you thought isn't it...
>
> John Beckett.... we all know John from here on the List and we don't
always
> give him the Credit he's due.... he took a Motor that was Blown up one
week
> and stuck two folks in the Two Club in three days.... Pretty awesome....
> John seems to have the ability to break records at Will....
>
> Joe Timney is one of the newest Members of the Two Club... he earned his
> Place in history by taking John Becketts Car for a ride... what you have
to
> know is that he did major surgury to the car to make it happen... again
like
> Brad and the ECTA Two Club... Joe earned his way in by his own efforts...
> Good for you Joe... and congrats.... oh by the way... thanks for the
> Bazzillion hours you spent volunteering....
>
> Tom Doll.... Tom is Lurker by his own admission.... neat guy and a GM
> engineer... he along with Jim Fox and Steve and Sue Christopherson have a
> ton of records in that Red Camaro.. they Battled all week and finally got
> Steve in the Two club once again.... Sue was the 6th female added in 98...
>
> Don McMeekin.... well I told you that little Skylark with the itty bitty
> Aluminum Buick motor was fast.... he set Two Records back to back.... the
> car is wonderful and Don is a True Gentleman.... Kinda Fun eh Don? better
> then Golf?
>
> Joe Amos and Jon.... now here are a couple of sports... put on a super
party
> and did the record on the scooter to boot.... Jon got a bit caught up in
the
> motor rebuild and T-shirt thing.... and forgot about you folks out here
> waiting on results.... trust me when I say we were stealing his
attention...
> Thanks Jon for the Great site and time you devote....
>
> Phil and Gary from Louisianna.... ahh now here is a Matched set believe
you
> me... they were out studying everything... Looking forward to seeing thier
> car on the salt....
>
> Land Speed Louise.... Hey... how come you only come by when My Junk is
> BROKE?
> Loved the Book and a Million thanks for making that happen.... you really
> did a great job of chronicalling our history.... I hope everyone buys
it...
>
> Wes Potter dropped by and said Hey.... something about his computer being
> broke and being totally bored.... always a treat to see him....
>
> Now to the Treat of the Meet.... Black Radon Engineering... finally made
it
> to the salt
> that 68 Firebird is a Bad Ass..... sorry for the french... but the boys
> built a Neat Toy
> that absolutely Hauls Butt.... Last I heard they were Just a Tick over Two
> Bills and they
> were enjoying Diet Coke Served by ME.... Seems I made Darrel a Promise...
if
> he went over Two Bills I would Serve him a Coke.... The car is a Flawless
> piece of work.
> Bruce was over seeing the effort... enjoying the quality of thier
> workmanship... Hey Bruce they
> learned it somewhere....
>
>
> Lots More Later.... Keith ( yeah you need to understand it's more about
the
> folks involved then it is about the Speed )
>
>
>
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