Subject: Re: [Fot] 25th Anniversary of the FOT 2021

From: Rick McCurdy via Fot <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2020 17:26:39 -0500

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One Christmas (i might have been about 12 or 13 in =E2=80=9869 or =E2=80=987=
0), I asked for a go kart. Santa thought he would be just cool enough and I g=
ot a go kart frame. No engine. Some time later, the old Reo reel to reel mow=
er gave up its motor for the cause. Of course, my folks would not let me rid=
e the kart on the road, so it got beaten around the lawn and one day, I noti=
ced the fuel line below the cylindrical brass tank leaking so I decided to r=
epair it myself.=20
With a propane torch and some solder... rookie mistake.
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Needless to say, it didn=E2=80=99t go well. Just as I touched the offending l=
eak with the torch, the tank lit up like a flame thrower, blowing a jet of f=
ire about 8 feet straight up out of the vent hole. After a bit of =E2=80=98H=
oley crap!=E2=80=99 hyperventilating, I ran around to the back porch where m=
y parents were enjoying a relaxing libation at the end of a fine summer day a=
nd I tried, without being too specific or panicky, to get my dad to come out=
 front and help me with events unfolding at the entrance to the garage. Mom m=
ust have sensed some urgency and suggested Fred go out front and see what wa=
s the fuss (he was also nursing a back pain issue at the moment, and was som=
ewhat reluctant to get out of his reclined position).
He did, and when we rounded the corner the flames were licking at the soffit=
. With eyebrows raised, he grabbed the kart and dragged it out to the lawn f=
rom under the house and frantically looked around for something to smother t=
he fire. The green Astro turf carpet on the front porch proved to be the onl=
y thing within reach and he threw it over the kart and stepped back. Almost i=
mmediately, a hole appeared as the tank torched the rug. Then the top blew o=
ff and it was over. I don=E2=80=99t recall ever finding the top, but I did l=
earn a thing or two about compression fittings that day. You don=E2=80=99t n=
eed to solder them to stop a leak.

Afterward, dad was pretty mellow about that, all things considered. I never h=
eard about it again from him. But you know, I=E2=80=99d have never learned t=
hat lesson if the Kart came with an engine...

Rick McCurdy
Newburgh, NY

> On Dec 31, 2020, at 1:56 PM, Phil Gott via Fot <[email-masked]> wrote:=

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> =EF=BB=BFWish I had a picture of my go kart back in the day. Came with a v=
ery tired West Bend 2-stroke engine. Pretty Hot. But I got my hands on a Hon=
da Super 90 motorcycle engine and 4 (or was it 5?) speed transmission. Cobbl=
ed it together. Went like crazy until the motor mounts bent and the chain wr=
apped around the sprocket. My first-ever spin......
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> Sent from my iPhone
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>>> On Dec 31, 2020, at 12:57 PM, fubog1 via Fot <[email-masked]> wrote:=

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>> =EF=BB=BF
>> Great stuff here gang, keep it up!
>> I was gonna tell of my twin briggs & stratton engine kart, but it pales c=
ompared to some of these stories...!
>> Glen
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Erik Jacobsen via Fot <[email-masked]>
>> To: fubog1 <[email-masked]>; fubog1 via Fot <[email-masked]>; garygre=
[email-masked] <[email-masked]>; DAVE HOGYE <[email-masked]>
>> Sent: Thu, Dec 31, 2020 12:03 pm
>> Subject: Re: [Fot] 25th Anniversary of the FOT 2021
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>> A miracle any of us survived to adulthood!=20
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>> On Thursday, December 31, 2020, 10:58:34 AM CST, DAVE HOGYE via Fot <fot@=
autox.team.net> wrote:
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>> In my freshman year of high school, a friend in took a washing machine ap=
art, had the water pump in his hand and thought it looked just like a turbo c=
harger.  We thought, why not attach it to a minibike engine.  Before attachi=
ng it to an engine, he somehow spun the pump up and another classmate though=
t he might put his finger in there.  The tip of his finger shot out of the o=
ther end and hit the ceiling.  We thought that was pretty funny.  I still do=
.  A pencil would have been a better idea.
>> Dave H.=20
>>> On 12/31/2020 6:12 AM fubog1 via Fot <[email-masked]> wrote:
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>>> Ok so how many others used to get up extra early on trash pickup day and=
 scour the neighborhood for junk reel lawnmowers ?
>>> Glen
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>>> -----Original Message-----=20
>>> From: Duncan Charlton via Fot <[email-masked]>=20
>>> To: Gary Schneider <[email-masked]>=20
>>> Cc: [email-masked] <[email-masked]>; fubog1 <[email-masked]>=20
>>> Sent: Thu, Dec 31, 2020 8:38 am=20
>>> Subject: Re: [Fot] 25th Anniversary of the FOT 2021=20
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>>> I discovered the same as Gary did with the Tecumseh engine on my Rupp go=
-kart when I was 13 or 14.  After about a year of this the flywheel exploded=
, with the heavy magnet portion deciding to end its union with the rest of t=
he lump.  I felt a big impact behind my right shoulder just before the engin=
e suddenly lost power.  I was damned lucky that the chunk with the magnet (w=
hich must have weighed 2 or 3 lbs.) bounced off the steel tubing supporting t=
he edge of the sheet metal seat pan, saving me from a serious injury.  I fou=
nd the piece about 30 feet away in the grass.
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>>> Duncan
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>>> On Wed, Dec 30, 2020 at 10:39 PM Gary Schneider via Fot < [email-masked]=
.net> wrote:
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>>> Glen, that's great! My dad built me a go-kart out of plywood and an old r=
eel lawnmower when I was around that size or a little bigger. I discovered m=
y first speed mod: it went lots faster if you tied a string to the throttle a=
nd pulled it open past the governor. Turned out not for very long though, a b=
ig BANG clang-a-lang-a-lang after a few hot laps of the yard. My first motor=
ized device and the first engine I blew up. Ungrateful little hellion. Fortu=
nately there was no photographic evidence or body cams to capture the guilty=
 look.
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>>> Gary Schneider
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>>> On Wednesday, December 30, 2020, 9:13:16 AM CST, fubog1 via Fot < fot@au=
tox.team.net> wrote:
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>>> Yes, yes, and yes.
>>> Glen Efinger
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>>> ps- here's my picture in advance, the 1st racecar I ever built, my broth=
er John is driver.
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr"><p style=3D"margin: 0px; f=
ont-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: &quo=
t;Helvetica Neue&quot;;">One Christmas (i might have been about 12 or 13 in =E2=
=80=9869 or =E2=80=9870), I asked for a go kart. Santa thought he would be j=
ust cool enough and I got a go kart frame. No engine. Some time later, the o=
ld Reo reel to reel mower gave up its motor for the cause. Of course, my fol=
ks would not let me ride the kart on the road, so it got beaten around the l=
awn and one day, I noticed the fuel line below the cylindrical brass tank le=
aking so I decided to repair it myself.&nbsp;</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height:=
 normal; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;;">With a propane torch and s=
ome solder... rookie mistake.</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height:=
 normal; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;; min-height: 13.1px;">&nbsp=
;&nbsp;</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height:=
 normal; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;;">Needless to say, it didn=E2=
=80=99t go well. Just as I touched the offending leak with the torch, the ta=
nk lit up like a flame thrower, blowing a jet of fire about 8 feet straight u=
p out of the vent hole. After a bit of =E2=80=98Holey crap!=E2=80=99 hyperve=
ntilating, I ran around to the back porch where my parents were enjoying a r=
elaxing libation at the end of a fine summer day and I tried, without being t=
oo specific or panicky, to get my dad to come out front and help me with eve=
nts unfolding at the entrance to the garage. Mom must have sensed some urgen=
cy and suggested Fred go out front and see what was the fuss (he was also nu=
rsing a back pain issue at the moment, and was somewhat reluctant to get out=
 of his reclined position).</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height:=
 normal; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;;">He did, and when we round=
ed the corner the flames were licking at the soffit. With eyebrows raised, h=
e grabbed the kart and dragged it out to the lawn from under the house and f=
rantically looked around for something to smother the fire. The green Astro t=
urf carpet on the front porch proved to be the only thing within reach and h=
e threw it over the kart and stepped back. Almost immediately, a hole appear=
ed as the tank torched the rug. Then the top blew off and it was over. I don=
=E2=80=99t recall ever finding the top, but I did learn a thing or two about=
 compression fittings that day. You don=E2=80=99t need to solder them to sto=
p a leak.</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height:=
 normal; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;; min-height: 13.1px;"><br><=
/p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height:=
 normal; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;;">Afterward, dad was pretty=
 mellow about that, all things considered. I never heard about it again from=
 him. But you know, I=E2=80=99d have never learned that lesson if the Kart c=
ame with an engine...</p><p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font=
-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;;">=
<br></p><p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line=
-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;;">Rick McCurdy</p><=
p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: n=
ormal; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;;">Newburgh, NY</p></div><div d=
ir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Dec 31, 2020, at 1:56 PM, Phil G=
ott via Fot &lt;[email-masked]&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blo=
ckquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<meta http-equiv=3D"content-=
type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8">Wish I had a picture of my go k=
art back in the day. Came with a very tired West Bend 2-stroke engine. Prett=
y Hot. But I got my hands on a Honda Super 90 motorcycle engine and 4 (or wa=
s it 5?) speed transmission. Cobbled it together. Went like crazy until the m=
otor mounts bent and the chain wrapped around the sprocket. My first-ever sp=
in......<br><br><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><=
br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Dec 31, 2020, at 12:57 PM, fubog1 via Fot &l=
t;[email-masked]&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D=
"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF
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<div><font size=3D"2">Great stuff here gang, keep it up!</font></div>

<div><font size=3D"2">I was gonna tell of my twin briggs &amp; stratton engi=
ne kart, but it pales compared to some of these stories...!</font></div>

<div><font size=3D"2">Glen</font><br>
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riginal Message-----<br>
From: Erik Jacobsen via Fot &lt;[email-masked]&gt;<br>
To: fubog1 &lt;[email-masked]&gt;; fubog1 via Fot &lt;[email-masked]&gt;=
; [email-masked] &lt;[email-masked]&gt;; DAVE HOGYE &lt;dlho=
[email-masked]&gt;<br>
Sent: Thu, Dec 31, 2020 12:03 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [Fot] 25th Anniversary of the FOT 2021<br>
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                    On Thursday, December 31, 2020, 10:58:34 AM CST, DAVE HO=
GYE via Fot &lt;[email-masked]&gt; wrote:
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   <span style=3D"font-family:helvetica;font-size:12pt;">In my freshman year=
 of high school, a friend in took a washing machine apart, had the water pum=
p in his hand and thought it looked just like a turbo charger.&nbsp; We thou=
ght, why not attach it to a minibike engine.&nbsp; Before attaching it to an=
 engine, he somehow spun the pump up and another classmate thought he might p=
ut his finger in there.&nbsp; The tip of his finger shot out of the other en=
d and hit the ceiling.&nbsp; We thought that was pretty funny.&nbsp; I still=
 do.&nbsp; A pencil would have been a better idea.</span>
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    On 12/31/2020 6:12 AM fubog1 via Fot &lt;[email-masked]&gt; wrote:
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    <span style=3D"font-size:small;">Ok so how many others used to get up ex=
tra early on trash pickup day and scour the neighborhood for junk reel lawnm=
owers <img style=3D"vertical-align:text-bottom;" src=3D"https://s.aolcdn.com=
/cdn.webmail.aol.com/resources/core/images/emoji/wink.png" alt=3D"Wink" widt=
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     -----Original Message-----
     <br clear=3D"none">From: Duncan Charlton via Fot &lt;[email-masked]=
&gt;
     <br clear=3D"none">To: Gary Schneider &lt;[email-masked]&gt;
     <br clear=3D"none">Cc: [email-masked] &lt;[email-masked]&gt;; f=
ubog1 &lt;[email-masked]&gt;
     <br clear=3D"none">Sent: Thu, Dec 31, 2020 8:38 am
     <br clear=3D"none">Subject: Re: [Fot] 25th Anniversary of the FOT 2021
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         I discovered the same as Gary did with the Tecumseh engine on my Ru=
pp go-kart when I was 13 or 14.&nbsp; After about a year of this the flywhee=
l exploded, with the heavy magnet portion deciding to end its union with the=
 rest of the lump.&nbsp; I felt a big impact behind my right shoulder just b=
efore the engine suddenly lost power.&nbsp; I was damned lucky that the chun=
k with the magnet (which must have weighed 2 or 3 lbs.) bounced off the stee=
l tubing supporting the edge of the sheet metal seat pan,&nbsp;saving me fro=
m a serious&nbsp;injury.&nbsp; I found the piece about 30 feet away in the g=
rass.
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          On Wed, Dec 30, 2020 at 10:39 PM Gary Schneider via Fot &lt;
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             Glen, that's great! My dad built me a go-kart out of plywood an=
d an old reel lawnmower when I was around that size or a little bigger. I di=
scovered my first speed mod: it went lots faster if you tied a string to the=
 throttle and pulled it open past the governor. Turned out not for very long=
 though, a big BANG clang-a-lang-a-lang after a few hot laps of the yard. My=
 first motorized device and the first engine I blew up. Ungrateful little he=
llion. Fortunately there was no photographic evidence or body cams to captur=
e the guilty look.
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             Gary Schneider
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Rick M.You win!

-----Original Message-----
From: Rick McCurdy via Fot <[email-masked]>
To: Phil Gott <[email-masked]>
Cc: Friends Of Triumph <[email-masked]>
Sent: Thu, Dec 31, 2020 2:26 pm
Subject: Re: [Fot] 25th Anniversary of the FOT 2021

One Christmas (i might have been about 12 or 13 in =E2=80=9869 or =E2=80=98=
70), I asked for a go kart. Santa thought he would be just cool enough and =
I got a go kart frame. No engine. Some time later, the old Reo reel to reel=
 mower gave up its motor for the cause. Of course, my folks would not let m=
e ride the kart on the road, so it got beaten around the lawn and one day, =
I noticed the fuel line below the cylindrical brass tank leaking so I decid=
ed to repair it myself.=C2=A0With a propane torch and some solder... rookie=
 mistake.=C2=A0=C2=A0Needless to say, it didn=E2=80=99t go well. Just as I =
touched the offending leak with the torch, the tank lit up like a flame thr=
ower, blowing a jet of fire about 8 feet straight up out of the vent hole. =
After a bit of =E2=80=98Holey crap!=E2=80=99 hyperventilating, I ran around=
 to the back porch where my parents were enjoying a relaxing libation at th=
e end of a fine summer day and I tried, without being too specific or panic=
ky, to get my dad to come out front and help me with events unfolding at th=
e entrance to the garage. Mom must have sensed some urgency and suggested F=
red go out front and see what was the fuss (he was also nursing a back pain=
 issue at the moment, and was somewhat reluctant to get out of his reclined=
 position).He did, and when we rounded the corner the flames were licking a=
t the soffit. With eyebrows raised, he grabbed the kart and dragged it out =
to the lawn from under the house and frantically looked around for somethin=
g to smother the fire. The green Astro turf carpet on the front porch prove=
d to be the only thing within reach and he threw it over the kart and stepp=
ed back. Almost immediately, a hole appeared as the tank torched the rug. T=
hen the top blew off and it was over. I don=E2=80=99t recall ever finding t=
he top, but I did learn a thing or two about compression fittings that day.=
 You don=E2=80=99t need to solder them to stop a leak.
Afterward, dad was pretty mellow about that, all things considered. I never=
 heard about it again from him. But you know, I=E2=80=99d have never learne=
d that lesson if the Kart came with an engine...
Rick McCurdyNewburgh, NY

On Dec 31, 2020, at 1:56 PM, Phil Gott via Fot <[email-masked]> wrote:

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Wish I had a picture of my go kart back in the day. Came with a very tired =
West Bend 2-stroke engine. Pretty Hot. But I got my hands on a Honda Super =
90 motorcycle engine and 4 (or was it 5?) speed transmission. Cobbled it to=
gether. Went like crazy until the motor mounts bent and the chain wrapped a=
round the sprocket. My first-ever spin......

Sent from my iPhone

On Dec 31, 2020, at 12:57 PM, fubog1 via Fot <[email-masked]> wrote:

=EF=BB=BFGreat stuff here gang, keep it up!I was gonna tell of my twin brig=
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Subject: Re: [Fot] 25th Anniversary of the FOT 2021

 A miracle any of us survived to adulthood!=C2=A0
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    In my freshman year of high school, a friend in took a washing machine =
apart, had the water pump in his hand and thought it looked just like a tur=
bo charger.=C2=A0 We thought, why not attach it to a minibike engine.=C2=A0=
 Before attaching it to an engine, he somehow spun the pump up and another =
classmate thought he might put his finger in there.=C2=A0 The tip of his fi=
nger shot out of the other end and hit the ceiling.=C2=A0 We thought that w=
as pretty funny.=C2=A0 I still do.=C2=A0 A pencil would have been a better =
idea.   Dave H.=C2=A0 =20
  On 12/31/2020 6:12 AM fubog1 via Fot <[email-masked]> wrote:   =C2=A0=
   =C2=A0   Ok so how many others used to get up extra early on trash picku=
p day and scour the neighborhood for junk reel lawnmowers ?  Glen
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     I discovered the same as Gary did with the Tecumseh engine on my Rupp =
go-kart when I was 13 or 14.=C2=A0 After about a year of this the flywheel =
exploded, with the heavy magnet portion deciding to end its union with the =
rest of the lump.=C2=A0 I felt a big impact behind my right shoulder just b=
efore the engine suddenly lost power.=C2=A0 I was damned lucky that the chu=
nk with the magnet (which must have weighed 2 or 3 lbs.) bounced off the st=
eel tubing supporting the edge of the sheet metal seat pan,=C2=A0saving me =
from a serious=C2=A0injury.=C2=A0 I found the piece about 30 feet away in t=
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nd an old reel lawnmower when I was around that size or a little bigger. I =
discovered my first speed mod: it went lots faster if you tied a string to =
the throttle and pulled it open past the governor. Turned out not for very =
long though, a big BANG clang-a-lang-a-lang after a few hot laps of the yar=
d. My first motorized device and the first engine I blew up. Ungrateful lit=
tle hellion. Fortunately there was no photographic evidence or body cams to=
 capture the guilty look.   =C2=A0   Gary Schneider   =C2=A0      On Wednes=
day, December 30, 2020, 9:13:16 AM CST, fubog1 via Fot < [email-masked]=
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From: Rick McCurdy via Fot &lt;[email-masked]&gt;<br>
To: Phil Gott &lt;[email-masked]&gt;<br>
Cc: Friends Of Triumph &lt;[email-masked]&gt;<br>
Sent: Thu, Dec 31, 2020 2:26 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [Fot] 25th Anniversary of the FOT 2021<br>
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<div style=3D"margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:11px;line-height:nor=
mal;">One Christmas (i might have been about 12 or 13 in =E2=80=9869 or =E2=
=80=9870), I asked for a go kart. Santa thought he would be just cool enoug=
h and I got a go kart frame. No engine. Some time later, the old Reo reel t=
o reel mower gave up its motor for the cause. Of course, my folks would not=
 let me ride the kart on the road, so it got beaten around the lawn and one=
 day, I noticed the fuel line below the cylindrical brass tank leaking so I=
 decided to repair it myself.&nbsp;</div>

<div style=3D"margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:11px;line-height:nor=
mal;">With a propane torch and some solder... rookie mistake.</div>

<div style=3D"margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:11px;line-height:nor=
mal;min-height:13.1px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</div>

<div style=3D"margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:11px;line-height:nor=
mal;">Needless to say, it didn=E2=80=99t go well. Just as I touched the off=
ending leak with the torch, the tank lit up like a flame thrower, blowing a=
 jet of fire about 8 feet straight up out of the vent hole. After a bit of =
=E2=80=98Holey crap!=E2=80=99 hyperventilating, I ran around to the back po=
rch where my parents were enjoying a relaxing libation at the end of a fine=
 summer day and I tried, without being too specific or panicky, to get my d=
ad to come out front and help me with events unfolding at the entrance to t=
he garage. Mom must have sensed some urgency and suggested Fred go out fron=
t and see what was the fuss (he was also nursing a back pain issue at the m=
oment, and was somewhat reluctant to get out of his reclined position).</di=
v>

<div style=3D"margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:11px;line-height:nor=
mal;">He did, and when we rounded the corner the flames were licking at the=
 soffit. With eyebrows raised, he grabbed the kart and dragged it out to th=
e lawn from under the house and frantically looked around for something to =
smother the fire. The green Astro turf carpet on the front porch proved to =
be the only thing within reach and he threw it over the kart and stepped ba=
ck. Almost immediately, a hole appeared as the tank torched the rug. Then t=
he top blew off and it was over. I don=E2=80=99t recall ever finding the to=
p, but I did learn a thing or two about compression fittings that day. You =
don=E2=80=99t need to solder them to stop a leak.</div>

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mal;min-height:13.1px;"><br clear=3D"none"></div>

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mal;">Afterward, dad was pretty mellow about that, all things considered. I=
 never heard about it again from him. But you know, I=E2=80=99d have never =
learned that lesson if the Kart came with an engine...</div>

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mal;"><br clear=3D"none"></div>

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mal;">Rick McCurdy</div>

<div style=3D"margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:11px;line-height:nor=
mal;">Newburgh, NY</div>
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st Bend 2-stroke engine. Pretty Hot. But I got my hands on a Honda Super 90=
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r of high school, a friend in took a washing machine apart, had the water p=
ump in his hand and thought it looked just like a turbo charger.&nbsp; We t=
hought, why not attach it to a minibike engine.&nbsp; Before attaching it t=
o an engine, he somehow spun the pump up and another classmate thought he m=
ight put his finger in there.&nbsp; The tip of his finger shot out of the o=
ther end and hit the ceiling.&nbsp; We thought that was pretty funny.&nbsp;=
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    <span style=3D"font-size:small;">Ok so how many others used to get up e=
xtra early on trash pickup day and scour the neighborhood for junk reel law=
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         I discovered the same as Gary did with the Tecumseh engine on my R=
upp go-kart when I was 13 or 14.&nbsp; After about a year of this the flywh=
eel exploded, with the heavy magnet portion deciding to end its union with =
the rest of the lump.&nbsp; I felt a big impact behind my right shoulder ju=
st before the engine suddenly lost power.&nbsp; I was damned lucky that the=
 chunk with the magnet (which must have weighed 2 or 3 lbs.) bounced off th=
e steel tubing supporting the edge of the sheet metal seat pan,&nbsp;saving=
 me from a serious&nbsp;injury.&nbsp; I found the piece about 30 feet away =
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             Glen, that's great! My dad built me a go-kart out of plywood a=
nd an old reel lawnmower when I was around that size or a little bigger. I =
discovered my first speed mod: it went lots faster if you tied a string to =
the throttle and pulled it open past the governor. Turned out not for very =
long though, a big BANG clang-a-lang-a-lang after a few hot laps of the yar=
d. My first motorized device and the first engine I blew up. Ungrateful lit=
tle hellion. Fortunately there was no photographic evidence or body cams to=
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 Don't be too quick, every time I declare a winner in my mind, I open the n=
ext post.This stuff is great, needs to be archived!Also after reading these=
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Rick M.You win!

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Thankfully no one was injured and the house didn=E2=80=99t burn to the =
ground but I must say I began laughing at the 8 foot tall vapor fire and =
didn=E2=80=99t stop until the end. I wanted a go kart so bad but it =
never happened. There was a neighbor kid who mounted an engine on a =
wagon however and that thing would fly once he got it rolling. No issues =
with the hills around my Pittsburgh neighborhood either.
I agree Rick=E2=80=99s story is the best so far.
JVV

From: Scott Meredith via Fot=20
Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2020 6:34 PM
To: [email-masked]=20
Subject: Re: [Fot] 25th Anniversary of the FOT 2021

Rick M.=20
You win!

-----Original Message-----
From: Rick McCurdy via Fot <[email-masked]>
To: Phil Gott <[email-masked]>
Cc: Friends Of Triumph <[email-masked]>
Sent: Thu, Dec 31, 2020 2:26 pm
Subject: Re: [Fot] 25th Anniversary of the FOT 2021

One Christmas (i might have been about 12 or 13 in =E2=80=9869 or =
=E2=80=9870), I asked for a go kart. Santa thought he would be just cool =
enough and I got a go kart frame. No engine. Some time later, the old =
Reo reel to reel mower gave up its motor for the cause. Of course, my =
folks would not let me ride the kart on the road, so it got beaten =
around the lawn and one day, I noticed the fuel line below the =
cylindrical brass tank leaking so I decided to repair it myself.=20
With a propane torch and some solder... rookie mistake.
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Needless to say, it didn=E2=80=99t go well. Just as I touched the =
offending leak with the torch, the tank lit up like a flame thrower, =
blowing a jet of fire about 8 feet straight up out of the vent hole. =
After a bit of =E2=80=98Holey crap!=E2=80=99 hyperventilating, I ran =
around to the back porch where my parents were enjoying a relaxing =
libation at the end of a fine summer day and I tried, without being too =
specific or panicky, to get my dad to come out front and help me with =
events unfolding at the entrance to the garage. Mom must have sensed =
some urgency and suggested Fred go out front and see what was the fuss =
(he was also nursing a back pain issue at the moment, and was somewhat =
reluctant to get out of his reclined position).
He did, and when we rounded the corner the flames were licking at the =
soffit. With eyebrows raised, he grabbed the kart and dragged it out to =
the lawn from under the house and frantically looked around for =
something to smother the fire. The green Astro turf carpet on the front =
porch proved to be the only thing within reach and he threw it over the =
kart and stepped back. Almost immediately, a hole appeared as the tank =
torched the rug. Then the top blew off and it was over. I don=E2=80=99t =
recall ever finding the top, but I did learn a thing or two about =
compression fittings that day. You don=E2=80=99t need to solder them to =
stop a leak.

Afterward, dad was pretty mellow about that, all things considered. I =
never heard about it again from him. But you know, I=E2=80=99d have =
never learned that lesson if the Kart came with an engine...

Rick McCurdy
Newburgh, NY

  On Dec 31, 2020, at 1:56 PM, Phil Gott via Fot <[email-masked]> =
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Wish I had a picture of my go kart back in the day. Came with a very =
tired West Bend 2-stroke engine. Pretty Hot. But I got my hands on a =
Honda Super 90 motorcycle engine and 4 (or was it 5?) speed =
transmission. Cobbled it together. Went like crazy until the motor =
mounts bent and the chain wrapped around the sprocket. My first-ever =
spin......

Sent from my iPhone

  On Dec 31, 2020, at 12:57 PM, fubog1 via Fot <[email-masked]> =
wrote:

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  Great stuff here gang, keep it up!
  I was gonna tell of my twin briggs & stratton engine kart, but it =
pales compared to some of these stories...!
  Glen

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  From: Erik Jacobsen via Fot <[email-masked]>
  To: fubog1 <[email-masked]>; fubog1 via Fot <[email-masked]>; =
[email-masked] <[email-masked]>; DAVE HOGYE =
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  Sent: Thu, Dec 31, 2020 12:03 pm
  Subject: Re: [Fot] 25th Anniversary of the FOT 2021

  On Thursday, December 31, 2020, 10:58:34 AM CST, DAVE HOGYE via Fot =
<[email-masked]> wrote:=20

  In my freshman year of high school, a friend in took a washing machine =
apart, had the water pump in his hand and thought it looked just like a =
turbo charger.  We thought, why not attach it to a minibike engine.  =
Before attaching it to an engine, he somehow spun the pump up and =
another classmate thought he might put his finger in there.  The tip of =
his finger shot out of the other end and hit the ceiling.  We thought =
that was pretty funny.  I still do.  A pencil would have been a better =
idea.=20
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    On 12/31/2020 6:12 AM fubog1 via Fot <[email-masked]> wrote:=20
    Ok so how many others used to get up extra early on trash pickup day =
and scour the neighborhood for junk reel lawnmowers ?=20
    Glen

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    I discovered the same as Gary did with the Tecumseh engine on my =
Rupp go-kart when I was 13 or 14.  After about a year of this the =
flywheel exploded, with the heavy magnet portion deciding to end its =
union with the rest of the lump.  I felt a big impact behind my right =
shoulder just before the engine suddenly lost power.  I was damned lucky =
that the chunk with the magnet (which must have weighed 2 or 3 lbs.) =
bounced off the steel tubing supporting the edge of the sheet metal seat =
pan, saving me from a serious injury.  I found the piece about 30 feet =
away in the grass.=20
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[email-masked]> wrote:=20
      Glen, that's great! My dad built me a go-kart out of plywood and =
an old reel lawnmower when I was around that size or a little bigger. I =
discovered my first speed mod: it went lots faster if you tied a string =
to the throttle and pulled it open past the governor. Turned out not for =
very long though, a big BANG clang-a-lang-a-lang after a few hot laps of =
the yard. My first motorized device and the first engine I blew up. =
Ungrateful little hellion. Fortunately there was no photographic =
evidence or body cams to capture the guilty look.=20
      Gary Schneider=20
      On Wednesday, December 30, 2020, 9:13:16 AM CST, fubog1 via Fot < =
[email-masked]> wrote:=20
      Yes, yes, and yes.=20
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      ps- here's my picture in advance, the 1st racecar I ever built, my =
brother John is driver.=20
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Phil Gott &lt;[email-masked]&gt;<BR>Cc: Friends Of Triumph=20
&lt;[email-masked]&gt;<BR>Sent: Thu, Dec 31, 2020 2:26 =
pm<BR>Subject: Re:=20
[Fot] 25th Anniversary of the FOT 2021<BR><BR>
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<DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr>
<DIV=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11px; MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; =
font-stretch: normal">One=20
Christmas (i might have been about 12 or 13 in =E2=80=9869 or =
=E2=80=9870), I asked for a go=20
kart. Santa thought he would be just cool enough and I got a go kart =
frame. No=20
engine. Some time later, the old Reo reel to reel mower gave up its =
motor for=20
the cause. Of course, my folks would not let me ride the kart on the =
road, so it=20
got beaten around the lawn and one day, I noticed the fuel line below =
the=20
cylindrical brass tank leaking so I decided to repair it myself. </DIV>
<DIV=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11px; MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; =
font-stretch: normal">With=20
a propane torch and some solder... rookie mistake.</DIV>
<DIV=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11px; MIN-HEIGHT: 13px; MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: =
normal; font-stretch: normal">=20
</DIV>
<DIV=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11px; MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; =
font-stretch: normal">Needless=20
to say, it didn=E2=80=99t go well. Just as I touched the offending leak =
with the torch,=20
the tank lit up like a flame thrower, blowing a jet of fire about 8 feet =

straight up out of the vent hole. After a bit of =E2=80=98Holey =
crap!=E2=80=99 hyperventilating,=20
I ran around to the back porch where my parents were enjoying a relaxing =

libation at the end of a fine summer day and I tried, without being too =
specific=20
or panicky, to get my dad to come out front and help me with events =
unfolding at=20
the entrance to the garage. Mom must have sensed some urgency and =
suggested Fred=20
go out front and see what was the fuss (he was also nursing a back pain =
issue at=20
the moment, and was somewhat reluctant to get out of his reclined=20
position).</DIV>
<DIV=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11px; MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; =
font-stretch: normal">He=20
did, and when we rounded the corner the flames were licking at the =
soffit. With=20
eyebrows raised, he grabbed the kart and dragged it out to the lawn from =
under=20
the house and frantically looked around for something to smother the =
fire. The=20
green Astro turf carpet on the front porch proved to be the only thing =
within=20
reach and he threw it over the kart and stepped back. Almost =
immediately, a hole=20
appeared as the tank torched the rug. Then the top blew off and it was =
over. I=20
don=E2=80=99t recall ever finding the top, but I did learn a thing or =
two about=20
compression fittings that day. You don=E2=80=99t need to solder them to =
stop a=20
leak.</DIV>
<DIV=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11px; MIN-HEIGHT: 13px; MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: =
normal; font-stretch: normal">&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11px; MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; =
font-stretch: normal">Afterward,=20
dad was pretty mellow about that, all things considered. I never heard =
about it=20
again from him. But you know, I=E2=80=99d have never learned that lesson =
if the Kart=20
came with an engine...</DIV>
<DIV=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11px; MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; =
font-stretch: normal">&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11px; MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; =
font-stretch: normal">Rick=20
McCurdy</DIV>
<DIV=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11px; MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; =
font-stretch: normal">Newburgh,=20
NY</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV id=3Dyiv5815554497yqtfd70003 class=3Dyiv5815554497yqt2616983997><BR =
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<BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite">On Dec 31, 2020, at 1:56 PM, Phil Gott via Fot =

  &lt;[email-masked]&gt; wrote:<BR clear=3Dnone><BR=20
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<BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite">
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<DIV>
<DIV id=3Dyiv5815554497yqtfd21926 =
class=3Dyiv5815554497yqt2616983997>Wish I had a=20
picture of my go kart back in the day. Came with a very tired West Bend =
2-stroke=20
engine. Pretty Hot. But I got my hands on a Honda Super 90 motorcycle =
engine and=20
4 (or was it 5?) speed transmission. Cobbled it together. Went like =
crazy until=20
the motor mounts bent and the chain wrapped around the sprocket. My =
first-ever=20
spin......<BR clear=3Dnone><BR clear=3Dnone>
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<DIV dir=3Dltr><BR clear=3Dnone>
<BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite">On Dec 31, 2020, at 12:57 PM, fubog1 via Fot=20
  &lt;[email-masked]&gt; wrote:<BR clear=3Dnone><BR=20
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<BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite">
  <DIV dir=3Dltr>=EF=BB=BF=20
  <DIV style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT: 10pt arial, helvetica, sans-serif">
  <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Great stuff here gang, keep it up!</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D2>I was gonna tell of my twin briggs &amp; stratton =
engine=20
  kart, but it pales compared to some of these stories...!</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Glen</FONT><BR clear=3Dnone></DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica; COLOR: =
black">-----Original=20
  Message-----<BR clear=3Dnone>From: Erik Jacobsen via Fot=20
  &lt;[email-masked]&gt;<BR clear=3Dnone>To: fubog1 =
&lt;[email-masked]&gt;;=20
  fubog1 via Fot &lt;[email-masked]&gt;; [email-masked]=20
  &lt;[email-masked]&gt;; DAVE HOGYE =
&lt;[email-masked]&gt;<BR=20
  clear=3Dnone>Sent: Thu, Dec 31, 2020 12:03 pm<BR clear=3Dnone>Subject: =
Re: [Fot]=20
  25th Anniversary of the FOT 2021<BR clear=3Dnone><BR clear=3Dnone>
  <DIV id=3Dyiv5815554497>
  <DIV>
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  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: helvetica neue, helvetica, =
arial, sans-serif">
  <DIV></DIV>
  <DIV dir=3Dltr>A miracle any of us survived to adulthood! </DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV></DIV>
  <DIV id=3Dyiv5815554497ydp33cd2ac5yahoo_quoted_9547150452=20
  class=3Dyiv5815554497ydp33cd2ac5yahoo_quoted>
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  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica Neue', helvetica, =
arial, sans-serif; COLOR: #26282a">
  <DIV id=3Dyiv5815554497yqt09570 class=3Dyiv5815554497yqt4030666934>
  <DIV>On Thursday, December 31, 2020, 10:58:34 AM CST, DAVE HOGYE via =
Fot=20
  &lt;[email-masked]&gt; wrote: </DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV>
  <DIV id=3Dyiv5815554497ydp33cd2ac5yiv4208118774>
  <DIV>
  <DIV=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; =
COLOR: #333333"><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: helvetica">In my freshman year =
of high=20
  school, a friend in took a washing machine apart, had the water pump =
in his=20
  hand and thought it looked just like a turbo charger.&nbsp; We =
thought, why=20
  not attach it to a minibike engine.&nbsp; Before attaching it to an =
engine, he=20
  somehow spun the pump up and another classmate thought he might put =
his finger=20
  in there.&nbsp; The tip of his finger shot out of the other end and =
hit the=20
  ceiling.&nbsp; We thought that was pretty funny.&nbsp; I still =
do.&nbsp; A=20
  pencil would have been a better idea.</SPAN> </DIV>
  <DIV=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; =
COLOR: #333333"><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: helvetica">Dave H. =
</SPAN></DIV>
  <BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite">
    <DIV>On 12/31/2020 6:12 AM fubog1 via Fot &lt;[email-masked]&gt; =
wrote:=20
    </DIV>
    <DIV></DIV>
    <DIV></DIV>
    <DIV=20
    style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; =
FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: normal; LINE-HEIGHT: =
normal; font-stretch: normal"><SPAN=20
    style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small">Ok so how many others used to get up =
extra early on=20
    trash pickup day and scour the neighborhood for junk reel lawnmowers =
<IMG=20
    style=3D"VERTICAL-ALIGN: text-bottom" alt=3DWink=20
    =
src=3D"https://s.aolcdn.com/cdn.webmail.aol.com/resources/core/images/emo=
ji/wink.png"=20
    width=3D25 height=3D25>?</SPAN>=20
    <DIV><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small">Glen<BR =
clear=3Dnone></SPAN></DIV>
    <DIV></DIV>
    <DIV=20
    style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica; COLOR: =
black">-----Original=20
    Message----- <BR clear=3Dnone>From: Duncan Charlton via Fot=20
    &lt;[email-masked]&gt; <BR clear=3Dnone>To: Gary Schneider=20
    &lt;[email-masked]&gt; <BR clear=3Dnone>Cc: =
[email-masked]=20
    &lt;[email-masked]&gt;; fubog1 &lt;[email-masked]&gt; <BR=20
    clear=3Dnone>Sent: Thu, Dec 31, 2020 8:38 am <BR =
clear=3Dnone>Subject: Re: [Fot]=20
    25th Anniversary of the FOT 2021 <BR clear=3Dnone><BR clear=3Dnone>
    <DIV id=3Dyiv5815554497ydp33cd2ac5yiv4208118774>
    <DIV>
    <DIV dir=3Dltr>
    <DIV class=3Dyiv5815554497ydp33cd2ac5yiv4208118774gmail_default=20
    style=3D"FONT-SIZE: large; FONT-FAMILY: garamond, serif">I =
discovered the same=20
    as Gary did with the Tecumseh engine on my Rupp go-kart when I was =
13 or=20
    14.&nbsp; After about a year of this the flywheel exploded, with the =
heavy=20
    magnet portion deciding to end its union with the rest of the =
lump.&nbsp; I=20
    felt a big impact behind my right shoulder just before the engine =
suddenly=20
    lost power.&nbsp; I was damned lucky that the chunk with the magnet =
(which=20
    must have weighed 2 or 3 lbs.) bounced off the steel tubing =
supporting the=20
    edge of the sheet metal seat pan, saving me from a serious =
injury.&nbsp; I=20
    found the piece about 30 feet away in the grass. </DIV>
    <DIV class=3Dyiv5815554497ydp33cd2ac5yiv4208118774gmail_default=20
    style=3D"FONT-SIZE: large; FONT-FAMILY: garamond, serif"></DIV>
    <DIV class=3Dyiv5815554497ydp33cd2ac5yiv4208118774gmail_default=20
    style=3D"FONT-SIZE: large; FONT-FAMILY: garamond, serif">Duncan =
</DIV></DIV>
    <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
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    <DIV id=3Dyiv5815554497ydp33cd2ac5yiv4208118774yqt91068=20
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    <DIV class=3Dyiv5815554497ydp33cd2ac5yiv4208118774gmail_attr =
dir=3Dltr>On Wed,=20
    Dec 30, 2020 at 10:39 PM Gary Schneider via Fot &lt; <A shape=3Drect =

    rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" target=3D_blank=20
    ymailto=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</A>&gt; =
wrote: </DIV>
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sans-serif">
      <DIV></DIV>
      <DIV dir=3Dltr>Glen, that's great! My dad built me a go-kart out =
of plywood=20
      and an old reel lawnmower when I was around that size or a little =
bigger.=20
      I discovered my first speed mod: it went lots faster if you tied a =
string=20
      to the throttle and pulled it open past the governor. Turned out =
not for=20
      very long though, a big BANG clang-a-lang-a-lang after a few hot =
laps of=20
      the yard. My first motorized device and the first engine I blew =
up.=20
      Ungrateful little hellion. Fortunately there was no photographic =
evidence=20
      or body cams to capture the guilty look. </DIV>
      <DIV dir=3Dltr></DIV>
      <DIV dir=3Dltr>Gary Schneider </DIV>
      <DIV></DIV></DIV>
      <DIV=20
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sans-serif; COLOR: #26282a">
      <DIV>On Wednesday, December 30, 2020, 9:13:16 AM CST, fubog1 via =
Fot &lt;=20
      <A shape=3Drect rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" =
target=3D_blank=20
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wrote:=20
      </DIV>
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      <DIV><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small">Yes, yes, and yes.</SPAN> =
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      <DIV><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small">Glen Efinger</SPAN> </DIV>
      <DIV><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small"></SPAN></DIV>
      <DIV><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small">ps- here's my picture in =
advance, the=20
      1st racecar I ever built, my brother John is driver.</SPAN> </DIV>
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From: Mark J Bradakis via Fot <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2020 18:15:50 -0700

On 12/31/20 4:48 PM, fubog1 via Fot wrote:
>
> This stuff is great, needs to be archived!

Uh, check out the archive links at the bottom of each real time 
message.  They might be at the top of digest messages.

mjb.

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Yes!  Great laughs gang.  Thanks for sharing these memories.  The photos ar=
e classic.=20
Happy Anniversary FoT.
Thanks Mark.
Dave H.=20

>     On 12/31/2020 4:56 PM Jerry Van Vlack via Fot <[email-masked]> wr=
ote:
>     =20
>     =20
>     Thankfully no one was injured and the house didn=E2=80=99t burn to th=
e ground but I must say I began laughing at the 8 foot tall vapor fire and =
didn=E2=80=99t stop until the end. I wanted a go kart so bad but it never h=
appened. There was a neighbor kid who mounted an engine on a wagon however =
and that thing would fly once he got it rolling. No issues with the hills a=
round my Pittsburgh neighborhood either.
>     From: Scott Meredith via Fot
>     To: [email-masked]
>     Rick M.
>     [Smile]
>     One Christmas (i might have been about 12 or 13 in =E2=80=9869 or =E2=
 decided to repair it myself.
>     Needless to say, it didn=E2=80=99t go well. Just as I touched the off=
oment, and was somewhat reluctant to get out of his reclined position).
>     He did, and when we rounded the corner the flames were licking at the=
don=E2=80=99t need to solder them to stop a leak.
>     =20
>     Afterward, dad was pretty mellow about that, all things considered. I=
 never heard about it again from him. But you know, I=E2=80=99d have never =
learned that lesson if the Kart came with an engine...
>     =20
>     Rick McCurdy
>     Newburgh, NY
>=20
>=20
>         > > On Dec 31, 2020, at 1:56 PM, Phil Gott via Fot <[email-masked]=
>     Wish I had a picture of my go kart back in the day. Came with a very =
tired West Bend 2-stroke engine. Pretty Hot. But I got my hands on a Honda =
Super 90 motorcycle engine and 4 (or was it 5?) speed transmission. Cobbled=
 it together. Went like crazy until the motor mounts bent and the chain wra=
pped around the sprocket. My first-ever spin......
>=20
>     Sent from my iPhone
>=20
>=20
>         > > On Dec 31, 2020, at 12:57 PM, fubog1 via Fot <[email-masked].=
net> wrote:
> >         I was gonna tell of my twin briggs & stratton engine kart, but =
it pales compared to some of these stories...!
> >         To: fubog1 <[email-masked]>; fubog1 via Fot <[email-masked]=
>; [email-masked] <[email-masked]>; DAVE HOGYE <dlhogye@com=
cast.net>
> >         On Thursday, December 31, 2020, 10:58:34 AM CST, DAVE HOGYE via=
 Fot <[email-masked]> wrote:
> >         =20
> >         =20
> >         In my freshman year of high school, a friend in took a washing =
machine apart, had the water pump in his hand and thought it looked just li=
ke a turbo charger.  We thought, why not attach it to a minibike engine.  B=
efore attaching it to an engine, he somehow spun the pump up and another cl=
assmate thought he might put his finger in there.  The tip of his finger sh=
ot out of the other end and hit the ceiling.  We thought that was pretty fu=
nny.  I still do.  A pencil would have been a better idea.
> >         Dave H.
> >=20
> >             > > >             On 12/31/2020 6:12 AM fubog1 via Fot <fot=
@autox.team.net> wrote:
> > >             =20
> > >             =20
> > >             Ok so how many others used to get up extra early on trash=
 pickup day and scour the neighborhood for junk reel lawnmowers [Wink]?
> > >             From: Duncan Charlton via Fot <[email-masked]>
> > >             To: Gary Schneider <[email-masked]>
> > >             Cc: [email-masked] <[email-masked]>; fubog1 <fubo=
[email-masked]>
> > >             Sent: Thu, Dec 31, 2020 8:38 am
> > >             I discovered the same as Gary did with the Tecumseh engin=
e on my Rupp go-kart when I was 13 or 14.  After about a year of this the f=
lywheel exploded, with the heavy magnet portion deciding to end its union w=
ith the rest of the lump.  I felt a big impact behind my right shoulder jus=
t before the engine suddenly lost power.  I was damned lucky that the chunk=
 with the magnet (which must have weighed 2 or 3 lbs.) bounced off the stee=
l tubing supporting the edge of the sheet metal seat pan, saving me from a =
serious injury.  I found the piece about 30 feet away in the grass.
> > >             =20
> > >             Duncan
> > >             =20
> > >             On Wed, Dec 30, 2020 at 10:39 PM Gary Schneider via Fot <=
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> > >                 > > > >                 =20
> > > >                 Glen, that's great! My dad built me a go-kart out o=
f plywood and an old reel lawnmower when I was around that size or a little=
 bigger. I discovered my first speed mod: it went lots faster if you tied a=
 string to the throttle and pulled it open past the governor. Turned out no=
t for very long though, a big BANG clang-a-lang-a-lang after a few hot laps=
 of the yard. My first motorized device and the first engine I blew up. Ung=
rateful little hellion. Fortunately there was no photographic evidence or b=
ody cams to capture the guilty look.
> > > >                 =20
> > > >                 Gary Schneider
> > > >                 =20
> > > >                 On Wednesday, December 30, 2020, 9:13:16 AM CST, fu=
bog1 via Fot < [email-masked]> wrote:
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> > > >                 =20
> > > >                 Yes, yes, and yes.
> > > >                 Glen Efinger
> > > >                 =20
> > > >                 ps- here's my picture in advance, the 1st racecar I=
 ever built, my brother John is driver.
> > > >                 http://www.fot-racing.com/
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e ground but I must say I began laughing at the 8 foot tall vapor fire and =
didn=E2=80=99t stop until the end. I wanted a go kart so bad but it never h=
appened. There was a neighbor kid who mounted an engine on a wagon however =
and that thing would fly once he got it rolling. No issues with the hills a=
round my Pittsburgh neighborhood either.
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             One Christmas (i might have been about 12 or 13 in =E2=80=9869=
 or =E2=80=9870), I asked for a go kart. Santa thought he would be just coo=
l enough and I got a go kart frame. No engine. Some time later, the old Reo=
 reel to reel mower gave up its motor for the cause. Of course, my folks wo=
uld not let me ride the kart on the road, so it got beaten around the lawn =
and one day, I noticed the fuel line below the cylindrical brass tank leaki=
ng so I decided to repair it myself.
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             Needless to say, it didn=E2=80=99t go well. Just as I touched =
the offending leak with the torch, the tank lit up like a flame thrower, bl=
owing a jet of fire about 8 feet straight up out of the vent hole. After a =
bit of =E2=80=98Holey crap!=E2=80=99 hyperventilating, I ran around to the =
back porch where my parents were enjoying a relaxing libation at the end of=
 a fine summer day and I tried, without being too specific or panicky, to g=
et my dad to come out front and help me with events unfolding at the entran=
ce to the garage. Mom must have sensed some urgency and suggested Fred go o=
ut front and see what was the fuss (he was also nursing a back pain issue a=
t the moment, and was somewhat reluctant to get out of his reclined positio=
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t to the lawn from under the house and frantically looked around for someth=
ing to smother the fire. The green Astro turf carpet on the front porch pro=
ved to be the only thing within reach and he threw it over the kart and ste=
pped back. Almost immediately, a hole appeared as the tank torched the rug.=
 Then the top blew off and it was over. I don=E2=80=99t recall ever finding=
 the top, but I did learn a thing or two about compression fittings that da=
y. You don=E2=80=99t need to solder them to stop a leak.
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            Wish I had a picture of my go kart back in the day. Came with a=
 very tired West Bend 2-stroke engine. Pretty Hot. But I got my hands on a =
Honda Super 90 motorcycle engine and 4 (or was it 5?) speed transmission. C=
obbled it together. Went like crazy until the motor mounts bent and the cha=
in wrapped around the sprocket. My first-ever spin......
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                <span style=3D"font-size: small;">Great stuff here gang, ke=
ep it up!</span>
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                <span style=3D"font-size: small;">I was gonna tell of my tw=
in briggs &amp; stratton engine kart, but it pales compared to some of thes=
e stories...!</span>
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                <span style=3D"font-size: small;">Glen</span>
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                    A miracle any of us survived to adulthood!
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                         <span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helve=
tica;">In my freshman year of high school, a friend in took a washing machi=
ne apart, had the water pump in his hand and thought it looked just like a =
turbo charger.&nbsp; We thought, why not attach it to a minibike engine.&nb=
sp; Before attaching it to an engine, he somehow spun the pump up and anoth=
er classmate thought he might put his finger in there.&nbsp; The tip of his=
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t was pretty funny.&nbsp; I still do.&nbsp; A pencil would have been a bett=
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                          <span style=3D"font-size: small;">Ok so how many =
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                               I discovered the same as Gary did with the T=
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year of this the flywheel exploded, with the heavy magnet portion deciding =
to end its union with the rest of the lump.&nbsp; I felt a big impact behin=
d my right shoulder just before the engine suddenly lost power.&nbsp; I was=
 damned lucky that the chunk with the magnet (which must have weighed 2 or =
3 lbs.) bounced off the steel tubing supporting the edge of the sheet metal=
 seat pan, saving me from a serious injury.&nbsp; I found the piece about 3=
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                                   Glen, that's great! My dad built me a go=
-kart out of plywood and an old reel lawnmower when I was around that size =
or a little bigger. I discovered my first speed mod: it went lots faster if=
 you tied a string to the throttle and pulled it open past the governor. Tu=
rned out not for very long though, a big BANG clang-a-lang-a-lang after a f=
ew hot laps of the yard. My first motorized device and the first engine I b=
lew up. Ungrateful little hellion. Fortunately there was no photographic ev=
idence or body cams to capture the guilty look.
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