My first question was how fast did I go! Wrecking a car is bad enough but
missing 200 and wrecking the car!!! I did mean it when I said that I "Thanked
God" then I got out!!!
Joe ( " God Fearing" and very happy with the bruises)
Keith Turk wrote:
> Joe I just caught the end of your fiasco....and when the Pits started to
> empty out I sat there... deciding you had Ten Times the help you needed...
> didn't want to get in the way... you will note the following sequence of
> questions though....
> 1. IS JOE OKAY?
> 2. How FAST did he go?
> 3. is the car okay?
>
> Keith ( no I didn't move until I heard you were okay...little prayer while
> we waited... ) THEN WE WENT RACING..... didn't bring Will down to go
> 199.153
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> > From: Joe Timney <joetimney@dol.net>
> > To: Wester S Potter <wspotter@jps.net>; Dave Hinni <dhinni@primary.net>
> > Cc: land-speed@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: peaceful
> > Date: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 5:03 AM
> >
> > Well!!! How do I begin. I have been racing 35 years, 38 if you count the
> > wooden carts with baby buggy wheels we built in my dad's garage. This
> > weekend we had a buyer waiting for me to get my "Green Hat" when after a
> > 195+ mph pass, I wrecked the car. The car took a right hand turn when the
> > chute opened and I shot off the course...went airborn, then did some
> > "Agricultural Engineering". The first landing was the worst, it hit on
> the
> > driver's side and filled the car with dirt. Now I know how it must feel
> to
> > 'get dusted in' on a dry lake bed. I didn't think that thing would ever
> stop
> > sliding sideways and I could not see to give any input in the steering.
> >
> > The first people to reach the car were the Shut-Down Crew of Mike Poteete
> > and Dave Hinni. After they put the fire out, they came around the car to
> > where I was standing to see if I was all right! I will "NEVER" forget the
> > expressions on their faces!!! I really scared the crap out of them! I'm
> > sorry guys but 'THANK YOU FOR BEING THERE SO FAST'. I was so happy to
> hear
> > you coming when I was still in the car as I couldn't see a thing the dust
> > was so thick. Then the pits 'emptied out' as everybody came to help. It
> > seamed that I was the calmest person there. We all know that wasn't the
> > case!!!
> >
> > In the middle of this mess, one of the bike guys, Dash, picks up a Dead
> Rat
> > by the tail that I killed with the car and said " Hey Joe, look what you
> > did!!! The whole crowd broke up. Now, I knew that the jokes would start,
> The
> > Exterminator, The Rat Killer, etc. I guess the Environmentalists will be
> > protesting ECTA for cruelty to animals next season!
> >
> > The joking aside, John Beckett built a tank of a car. THANK YOU
> > JOHN!!!!!!!!!!!!When it was sliding sideways, I do remember thinking
> about
> > that 1/4" thick steel plate in the floor( it was probably the reason it
> > didn't flip over as I was about 45 degrees over when I was in the air).
> >
> > In the end, the car is fixable, I only have a brused body, I know that I
> > don't mind flying but the landings are too hard and I don't like to see
> > "that expression" on peoples faces...I'm really sorry for the scare!!!
> >
> > Don't EVER bitch about tight seat belts, the last thing I did before that
> > run was 'make the shoulder belts tighter' and Beckett had them pretty
> tight
> > already. And I did "Thank God" for the safe escape.
> >
> > The 2000 racing season has been a Wonderful Season for me, a lot of
> records,
> > the 200 mph club at Bonneville and meeting some of the finest people on
> > earth! People who "Really Care About Each Other". I just needed one more
> > pass!!!!
> >
> > joe ( 4.348 mph and one car from a "Green Hat")
> >
> > Wester S Potter wrote:
> >
> > > Ever notice how things quiet down without ol' blue hat? Ol' green hat?
> > >
> > > Maybe ol' red hats Beckett&Timney can stir things up in a couple of
> days
> > > reporting on the FOR SALE car and Maxton.
> > >
> > > Wes ... thinking that nature abhors a blank computer screen!!!
> >
> >
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