Chris, this guy has to be a modern E.J. Potter (AKA Michigan MadMan). When that
V8
gets a good grip on that drive wheel, I envision a large circular object
careening
across the salt at high speed, culminating with a puff of smoke at the base of
Floating Mountain! Actually this is a pretty cool deal. As for the Jeep - Wow!
What
a mess! Several power washes cleaned it up pretty well (seems like it's always
covered with mud), but now the whole undercarriage is bright orange. No big
deal,
that's what it's for. Speaking of the name "Potter" is Wes still out there
lurking?
Ed
Cris Shearer wrote:
> You along with many others have this same questions. Should see the
>engineers I
> work with wonder the same thing. Guess we'll all have to watch the program
>and
> see what he says. Guinesses Book of Records will be doing a special on the
> monocycle later in the year. And no, I've never seen a front wheel wheelie.
> Now this mental picture will roll around my head.
> I was just watching the WOS video and was going to ask you how much salty mud
> you got under your jeep pulling the Burkland liner out during our late night
>mud
> party? Cris, SLC
>
> Ed Van Scoy wrote:
>
> > Cris, have you ever had a thought roll around in your head driving you
> > crazy? Well, my (mental) question is "what happens when he pulls a wheelie?"
> > Does he just spin like a hamster? (The mental picture here causes
> > uncontrollable fits of laughter)
> > Ed ( I used to fleece suckers with the old bar bet "ever seen a motorcycle
> > do a wheelie on the front wheel?)
> >
> > Cris Shearer wrote:
> >
> > > List,
> > > Anyone interesting in seeing Kerry McLean's Monocycle? Kerry just
> > > called and gave me the date he will be featured on Ripley's Believe It
> > > or Not. Program will air Wed Jan 31st on TBS. Kerry has 8 p.m. (EST)
> > > so look in your local TV guide.
> > > He raced at USFRA's World of Speed Sep 2000 and ran @53.514 mph.
> > > Terry is currently building a new and bigger monocycle. The new one
> > > will be 6 feet high, all aluminum frame and engine, powered by an
> > > Oldsmobile V8, two 4 barrels. The engine weights @ 300lbs. Total
> > > weight estimated to be @ 500 lbs. This will be street legal as with the
> > > current monocycle.
> > > In addition to this program, there is a new program coming out in
> > > March called "Weird Wheels". This is a series reinventing the wheel.
> > > Will be aired on "Life" channel. Kerry & his monocycle will be the
> > > first program's feature for the series. Just thought you might want to
> > > know. Cris, in Salt Lake
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