[Healeys] [Fwd: [MG-MGB] Red Bull Soapbox Derby]

[Alan Seigrist]

He should make sure, for everyone's safety's sake, that the spring trap
activator is a genuine Lucas electro-mechanical mechanism.

On 7/24/07, Charlie Baldwin <mgcharlie at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject:        [MG-MGB] Red Bull Soapbox Derby
> Date:   Tue, 24 Jul 2007 07:39:50 -0500
> From:   Larry Daniels <ladaniels at sbcglobal.net>
> Reply-To:       MG-MGB at yahoogroups.com
> To:     <MG-MGB at yahoogroups.com>, "MG List" <mgs at autox.team.net>
>
>
>
> Gentlemen, a fellow LBCer has entered an almost-LBC-related endeavor and
> needs our help.  He has entered the Red Bull Soapbox Derby and needs to
> get
> internet votes for his team to get in the contest on a wild card
> vote.  Can
> you help?
>
> His plea is below.
>
> Thanks for your help,
>
> Larry Daniels
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Gilroy" <wmgilroy at gmail.com>
> To: "Spridget Mailing List" <spridgets at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 12:48 PM
> Subject: [Spridgets] NLBC: We need help with our Red Bull Soapbox
> WildcardVoting
>
>
> Okay, I feel stupid about sending mail like this, but some guys here in
> Seattle and myself decided to entered the Red Bull Soapbox derby at the
> last
> minute.  After minutes of planning, a crack team with specially honed
> skills
> was assembled:
>
> Craig: A guy who will do anything thing no matter how stupid
> Me: I was asked because I have  a welder and I joined because I heard they
> would have beer
> Chris:  When we ran out of brainstorming ideas he was the only guy to
> answer
> his phone
> Brad: He was the biggest guy we knew and when we said we were going to
> strap
> in into a cart and send him hurtling down a hill, he said, "Uh, I'm in."
>
> Only about 40 cars get to compete in the race, but somehow in order to get
> into the contest, we need votes on the website in order to make it as the
> wildcard entry.  You're allowed one vote per person per day until Aug.
> 8th.
>
>
>
>
> I'm asking you go to
> http://www.redbullsoapboxusa.com/Seattle-2007/wildcard.aspx each day and
> vote for team "Death Trap" until Aug. 8th and forward this onto anyone who
> can help spread the word.
>
>
>
> Help make our dreams of creating and racing a giant mousetrap with cheese
> down a hill in Fremont Sept. 29th!    Imagine the video: a bunch of drunk
> rats with one hurtling to his death or a least an injury.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill
>
>
> PS.  If you have a computer at home and work you can vote twice, help a
> nerd
> out.