Thanks to John Burk & Tom Bryant for pointing this issue out. Picked up my copy
at Barnes & Noble. Also a neat article regarding SO Cal Track Roadsters. Plus
story on Nailheads & J2 Olds!Thanks Guys...
Tom Shannon
Magna, Utah
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Thomas E. Bryant" <saltracer@awwwsome.com>
Reply-To: "Thomas E. Bryant" <saltracer@awwwsome.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2005 15:33:08 -0800 (PST)
>> The latest Rodders Journal has 16 pages of photographs of late 40's El
>> Mirage
>> and early 50's Bonneville meets .
>> John Burk joyseydevil@comcast.net
>
>Also a great article in this issue is on Al Teague and Sadd, Bentley &
>Teague exploits. A must read article! One of the greatest compliments
>every received was from Al Teague. When they set the A/FR record in 1972
>at over 250 MPH with a one way speed of 268 MPH. I shook his hand and told
>him he was my hero. He replied, "You don't know this, but when you were
>racing at San Gabriel in the early sixties, you were my hero."
>
>Although I admire greatly Nolan & Rick White and the Don & Rick Vesco, the
>Burkland Team and consider them all to be heroes, Al remains my number one
>hero, more because of how he did it than what he accomplished. This story
>points out that his accomplishments were achieved with modest means and
>received with humility. That is Al Teague!
>
>Tom, Redding CA - #216 D/FCC
>
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