[Land-speed] More on Nish ... He'll be back!

[Rick Byrnes]

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From: "James Tone" <gmc6power at earthlink.net>
> It is unfortunate for the teams that did not reach the goals they set. I 
> say this because I will not predict or say to anyone my plans. The salt 
> gremlins are very cruel, they listen to every word you say. I do not 
> believe they like the words " I'm gonna" at all. We have always taken what 
> the salt gives. Our best laid plans go astray at times and we all try to 
> reign them in without insulting the salt gods. IMO the best thing to do is 
> smile a lot and keep the speed predictions to yourself.

JD
You said it well.
In more recent years, one of my favorite sayings is  "it is what it is"
You can't imagine how nervous I was when Ford announced publicly that the 
goal for Fusion 999 was to go more than 200 MPH.  Geez, it took me lots of 
seasons to go that fast. (the Merk is still officially faster than the 
Fusion though)   :=D
I add my congratulations to those that participated.  There are lots of 
lessons we can learn from these guys.

Rick