Joe
What's cool is the fact they are still around to share their stories. I have
card with Rollie Free laying down on his bike at Bonneville.
glen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Amo" <jkamo@rapidnet.com>
To: "glen barrett" <speedtimer@charter.net>
Cc: "5.7 Jim" <barstoolracer@yahoo.com>; "Chris Shearer"
<cshearer@tacisp.com>; "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>; "William McDowell"
<racerat@cvc.net>; "Mike Manghelli" <mmanghel@hughes.net>; "Glenn Freud"
<Drfreud@aol.com>; "Marlo Treit" <mtreit@aol.com>;
"landspeed@autox.team.net" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 10:32 AM
Subject: Re: John Force
> 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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