Keith; I know you had to fight someone to get a suit fire suit like
that away from them. Did she fight hard? Doug
Keith Turk wrote:
>
> Okay I gotta set the Record Straight here.... The Plum Fire suit is
> PURPLE... and YELLOW... ( okay heavy on the Purple... with a Splash of
> yellow ) and it's the Latest in fashion Statements... complete with the
> Ivory Leather Trimmed Black Gloves and matching Ivory ( read White )
> Helmet....
>
> This ensemble is the Absolute latest in Fall Fashion.... What with the
> changing of colors here on the East Coast this Truly Brings out the Best in
> you.....
>
> Keith ( Yeah I gotta a Killer Deal on the Dirt Cheap Purple Fire Suit from
> Ed Moss at TCI who might be the only guy who thinks it's Cool )
> ----------
> > From: Joe Amo <jkamo@rapidnet.com>
> > To: Joe Timney <joetimney@dol.net>
> > Cc: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>; land-speed@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: Walter Mitty Goes to the WOS
> > Date: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 1:15 PM
> >
> > To bad the fine dude (blue hair) didnt ask of an upper east coaster like
> Mr.
> > Timney, "can I sing for you", I can clearly see the reply from Timney:
> "yooooos
> > tawkin to me!!", it seems Keith was much more abliging, blue hair was
> likely drawn
> > to Keith for good reason, plum colored driving suit and matching plum
> seat
> > upholstery.
> > Joe :)
> >
> > Joe Timney wrote:
> >
> > > I think Keith should tell us MORE about 'old blue hair' and the
> serinade!!!
> > >
> > > Keith Turk wrote:
> > >
> > > > I don't know if I have actually done this or not... so I will Pick up
> my
> > > > adventures after Speedweek...
> > > >
> > > > Went 218 at Speedweek and burnt a small hole in #2 piston.... on the
> 4th
> > > > run.... So called Ross and ordered New Pistons with More meat in the
> Dome..
> > > > and put the motor on a Stand and started concentrating on what I
> really
> > > > wanted to run... the Rodeck Based D Motor... a 4.125 bore 2.8 stroke
> Pure
> > > > Nitrous Motor with 18degree Nascar Short Track Heads... Sorted
> Through all
> > > > the issues of sticking the motor together and finally Got the Thing
> Home the
> > > > Week before WOS.... Monday it went together with all the custom made
> Parts
> > > > on a Stand and got it in the car Tuesday... Tried to Start it on Wed
> and ran
> > > > into the Oil Restrictors being Un Drilled.... finally got good oil
> flow to
> > > > the Heads and Made a litte Noise on Wed.... Thrusday I am warming it
> up and
> > > > the Trash goes through the Crank Bearings.... Loses Oil Pressure...
> FRIDAY I
> > > > oil Down Miss Kathy....( significant Event in my life.... Still
> wondering
> > > > JUST how much That Oil is going to cost me in Emotional Grief )
> Finally
> > > > give up on the Motor on Friday afternoon and Cancel all my plans...
> worked
> > > > to damn hard to this point and it's honestly a Relief to think I am
> not
> > > > going to have to make the Trip....
> > > > So I go up to the House.... Start cleaning up....and it dawns on
> Me... Geez
> > > > wonder if Ross Sent those Pistons and if they got there .... Call the
> > > > office.... Yep Big Black Box with Ross on the side.... WAY COOL...
> Off I
> > > > go... took the Pistons home and called the Motor builder... Saturday
> > > > Thrash.... They Rebalance the crank fit the Rings... and assemble the
> > > > motor... mean while I am at Home installing the New Cabinets in the
> Bread
> > > > Box and sorting out some of the little stuff I need to take... Get
> the Motor
> > > > Late Saturday evening.... Stuff it in the Car... and crank it Sunday
> Morning
> > > > as soon as it was Respectable...
> > > >
> > > > Get a Call From Ole Blue Hair... Tell him to be ready 1pm the next
> day....
> > > > and he is a 1000 miles from me in Oklahoma... Brad Drops by and helps
> me
> > > > Fire up the Motor Run out of Gas... but it runs... stick it in the
> Trailer
> > > > and OFF I go....
> > > >
> > > > Picked UP Blue Hair.... Quick Lesson in how to drive a Truck with a
> > > > Trailer... and I am off to NAP land.... absolutely exhausted... I let
> him
> > > > Drive and I slept the Better part of Monday.... until the 2am
> serinade....
> > > > Get to Salt Lake Tuesday Morning at 8am.... run around taking him to
> the
> > > > Harley Dealer... and working with Competion design on some of the
> Last Min
> > > > Nitrous fittings... Pick up a Mother Bottle of Nitrous at Praxair....
> and
> > > > then go over and Nap at the Airport waiting for Dave... Got no Clue
> what
> > > > flight... but I have an arrival time... Get on the Salt around 6pm
> > > > Tuesday...
> > > >
> > > > Sneak through Tech.... Hmmm and Dave explains to a Fella that
> Nitrogen is
> > > > NOT an Oxidizer... Wow very different Tech then anything I had ever
> been
> > > > through... but we pass.... Get all the Little adjustments to the New
> Fuel
> > > > system done and make our Two Passes on Wed... both turn outs... no
> > > > Nitrous...
> > > >
> > > > Thursday we make another 4 passes always finding something wrong...
> and
> > > > Still no Nitrous.... Dave Hangs the Nick Name.... " No Nitrous Turk "
> on
> > > > me.... and asks Permission to Cut the Wires in a Very Formal way....
> Yeah
> > > > Right.... Cut the car in Half... just make the Nitrous come on...
> Meanwhile
> > > > I got Ed Van Scoy Holding Jets and adjusting Motor Chains.... and
> Mayf doing
> > > > my Tool Sorting and working .... Dave decides he don't like the Look
> of the
> > > > Nitrous bottle Mount... ( a three day event to make back home ) so
> Mayf and
> > > > I took out the Box and rebuilt the Mounts redrilled it and
> reinstalled it...
> > > > Joe Amo and Jon are over and Help with the Ballast Shifting and
> Beating into
> > > > Place....
> > > >
> > > > Dave set about a very Methodical Test Procedure on his New Wiring
> Harness
> > > > for the N2O.... and we go to bed Thrusday Night saying if it don't
> come on
> > > > this time we are going to BURN the Car..... It's gotta be right...
> > > >
> > > > First Pass Friday... we Got Nitrous and LOTS of it.... Car hits
> really hard
> > > > and runs like stink to the 4 and then can't go any faster on the Hp
> > > > avalible.... a 226 pass.... OKAY FINALLY have something to Tune
> on.... Dave
> > > > ups the Nitrous to 200hp and off we go.... car runs better then Ever
> and
> > > > Pulls Hard to the 3 1/2 and I start seeing water on the
> windshield.... NOT
> > > > GOOD... finally let up before the 4 and go through at 228.304 on a
> 230
> > > > record....
> > > >
> > > > Friday afternoon we snatched the Head thinking it might just be a
> Head
> > > > Gasket.... ahhhh NOPE.... got a Valve seat and Mayf and I stick it
> all back
> > > > together... nothing fancy just set the Bolts in Place... and then do
> the
> > > > Picture thing with Adrenilin TV .... Take Three Days to get home and
> arrive
> > > > on Tuesday.... Leave Friday for Maxton.... and the Rest is
> History....
> > > > Except Dan Wright Was Kind enough to figure out where I got the
> Mother
> > > > Bottle and return it to them....
> > > >
> > > > Great Time... Great Friends.... What can I say.. I Tried... NEXT YEAR
> i know
> > > > what my car needs to set the record... but you still gotta make it
> > > > happen.... and as we all know there are no Given's in this Sport....
> > > >
> > > > Keith ( oh did I mention Breaking the Trailer Axle on the way into
> the State
> > > > of Alabama... Got cut off in a Narrow lane and hit a curb.... Wow..)
> >
> >
> >
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