Glen, I got invited over to a machinest
place here in Rapid City, seems a couple of the
guys that hang out together there had talked about
going to Bonneville this coming year. One of the
guys spoke about how he raced his motorcycles
at Rosemond and Muroc, and seeing Rolly Free
at Bonneville, he could even describe in detail
the plugs he ran, the carbs, internals and speeds,
this guy had more energy than me, and I am
guessing at least twice my age
I felt stupid because I didnt know anything
about rotary valve motors and valve springs
shaped like safety pins
Joe :)
glen barrett wrote:
> The trip to John Force's shop is beyond words. It is just plain awesome.
> With what he has and the future expansion plans blows you away. There is so
> much to see. They pretty much let us do and go where we wanted. John came by
> later and took us on another tour and we got to meet all of the crew chiefs
> and some of the mechanics. It would take hours to write about it. He is the
> same in real life as he is on TV. Hard to try and talk to him as he never
> stops talking.
>
> Some of us on the tour were Les Long(he set it up), Ed Iskenderian, Fred
> Cerrelo, Dick Kraft, Gene Berg, Joe McPherson, and a few others. Drivers
> from the 30s at Muroc were talking about the old days, man I think I was the
> youngest at 67. What great stories they tell on how they got into hotrodding
> and still stay involved, these guys are in their 80s and it keeps them
> young. It's a great world and motorsports make it better.
> Glen (still in awe)
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