Well Hey Dale.... Welcome to the List...
you can check out our previous discussions on Coatings at www.listquest.com
or you Simply write to Russ Meeks at Finishline coatings.. he is on the
Landracing.com site of Jon's....
Hey Wasn't the AH-64 Apache built by you guys?.... Didn't spend alot of
time looking at the Logo on the pedals....
Keith ( yeah I tried the No Tail rotor version once... would strongly not
recommend it... seems to make the world go round though.... just messes up
the next Year!!! )
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> From: Clay, Dale <Dale.Clay@mdhelicopters.com>
> To: 'Keith Turk' <kturk@ala.net>; land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: Dear Observers ( Used to be Lurkers)
> Date: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 11:45 AM
>
> OK, Keith (and all).
>
> I've been "lurking" here since August. After a business trip to Salt
Lake
> City then I went out to the Flats to see the racing and see if I wanted
to
> do that. Unfortunately, it looked more like the Salt Lake than the Salt
> Flats. :( I've been following lakes racing and wanting to go as long as
I
> can recall, so I was more than a bit disappointed. I went to the SCTA
> website and found out about this list. I'm determined now to return and
> experience it. I'm returning to racing after a long lay off. I'll be
drag
> racing a bike (Buell S1) and want to do the lakes too. It must be great
to
> leave it open for 3 miles!
>
> I'm a Field Service Rep for MD Helicopters (formerly Hughes/McDonnell
> Douglas/Boeing). We're the ones who make the ones with no tail rotor. I
> travel quite a bit so my racing is just for fun, which fits nicely with
the
> philosophy of lakes racing. I really like your (collectively) attitude
> about racing for nothing more than pride and enjoyment. Lakes racing is
one
> of the last places for true tinkerers. I love the diversity of machines
> too.
>
> When I come back from a two or three week trip it takes a LONG time to
read
> all the mail from the list, but I really do enjoy it and never fail to
> learn! There is so much knowledge out there. I've learned about
flatheads,
> rotaries, tires, ballast and so many other things and been turned on to a
> bunch of great links. I'd love to hear what the list thinks about
> performance coatings (thermal barriers, anti-friction, anti-corrosion,
etc.)
> and lubricants ...
>
> Dale Clay
> in sunny (warm, hot?) Arizona
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Keith Turk [mailto:kturk@ala.net]
> Sent: Monday, January 01, 2001 4:36 AM
> To: land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Dear Observers ( Used to be Lurkers)
>
>
> Hey Don was that Politically correct?
>
> Guys and Gals as the case maybe.... ( checking is still optional ) If
you
> are sitting by the side lines here... you are gaining a bunch of
> knowledge... but you are not Participating in our sport... Let me give
you
> an example....
>
> Dale walked up to me at the last meet and introduced himself at
Maxton....
> his Statement was something like this " I am a lurker on the list... just
> didn't feel like I had anything to add" Of course I poo Poo'ed that Idea
> instantly... EVERYONE has something to add.... even if you have never
been
> to Bonneville you have Ideas that are worth something.... Even if your
ideas
> get shot down and you have to establish a new set of Ideas you joined in
and
> participated.... you joined something you found of value... and you
> Learned... maybe even made us stop and think....and that is never a bad
> thing...
>
> My Point is this... Sitting on the sidelines is Fine.... none of us has a
> problem with that.... but all of us wish you would jump in and join the
> banter... even if you wanna take a poke at my Drivers suit.... at least
we
> get to know you a bit... Then when you walk up at a Meet and introduce
> yourself.... we know who you are....
>
> We don't care about HOW you say something.... in this age of
communication
> it's what you have to say not how you say it... Spelling still don't
> count.... in 2 years No one has ever said a word about someone
misspelling
> something .... We honestly care about your thoughts...
>
> With the New Year here today.... Make the resolution to Jump into the
> fray.... become a part of the List... make some new friends... Let us
enjoy
> your love of the sport... The first step can be a short introduction and
a
> bit about yourself... or it can be a simple Question ....
>
> Thanks for reading this far.... NOW it's Your turn.... My fingers are
> tired....
>
> Keith Turk ( the So Al
> Special.... )http://downtown.ala.net/~kturk/camaro3001.htm
>
> This isn't like walking up to the front of the class in Grade school....
> none of these folks are going to make fun of you for trying to speak your
> mind.... or to ask a question... Look at Ken Bond and how much he has
> learned by stepping up and asking questions.... or Dicky J.... Honestly
I
> suspect Guys like Tom Bryant and John Beckett have learned a ton here
too...
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