Sounds like good brakes are just as valuable as a proper firesuit.
JB
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cris Shearer" <cshearer@tacisp.com>
To: <Nt788@aol.com>
Cc: <FastmetalBDF@aol.com>; <Want1937hd@aol.com>; <ARDUNDOUG@aol.com>;
<land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2001 2:45 AM
Subject: Re: computer help .... did Eli Whitney have to deal with this ?
> We could have gotten to you faster if you would have stopped sooner. We
> were following along with you. I could have put you on video while
waiting
> "impatiently" for you to stop. There isn't anything Ed or I can do until
a
> car stops. There was a time with Carl Heap in his diesel truck. One of
> his turbos blew and he was flaming. We didn't even have our truck stopped
> and had the hose out and pumping. A 100' hose comes in handy for these
> taller trucks to get around easier. Then there was the motorcycle that
was
> on fire only he didn't know it. Ed got the hose out and was ready to
water
> him down. He didn't know what we were doing - probably thought we were
> crazy. When he looked back and seen fire, he was a little surprised. Ed
> asked him if he wanted his boot hosed off and he said no. Ed said, well,
> its on fire. He looked down at his boot and boy did he move fast. Never
> know sometimes cause you can't see some of the fire.
> Then there is Jack, darting across the great white dessert like a
> flying comet with a long red tail. Don't want to see this again. Don't
> need this kind of excitement. We love ya Jack, Cris & Ed, Salt Lake
>
> Nt788@aol.com wrote:
>
> > A best record candidate, Ed and Chris Shearer, Getting to my liner fast
> > enough to put the fire out! Jack
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