KT
You might have busted your toy, but even in its dead state it served
as a great salt ambassador.
Giving those hood pins to Larry Dietrich for his fancy Q45 Infiniti
put him back in the hunt for a record. He made the 2 Club and then
proceeded to join the spin-out club on the very next run -- that may
have been a record in and of itself.
The important part was demonstrating the congenial, unselfish spirit
of Bonneville, and when you come from a segment of motorsports where
posing is almost as important as going fast . . ., well the convivial
nature of salt racing makes people step back in disbelief.
Thanks again, Mr. 'Bama man
Speedy Regards,
"LandSpeed" Louise Ann Noeth
LandSpeed Productions
Telling stories with words and pictures
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 10:29 PM
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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