[Land-speed] 200 MPH Quest

[sparky.2211 at cox.net]

That is why we are back in  the shop seeking better AERO and were on the phone talking to the ENG guy in the Deep Woods about some more HP...



> Satisfying indeed, but there is just a couple of more little things that
> need to get done...
> I guess that is why we stay in the battle!
> 
> Jim Webb
> Chock Full o' Nuts
> AA/PP A/PP B/PP C/PP D/PP ?/FL
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: land-speed-bounces at autox.team.net
> [mailto:land-speed-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Dick J
> Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 9:50 AM
> To: lsr list autox
> Subject: [Land-speed] 200 MPH Quest
> 
> Like many other LSR racers, I had one specific goal - - 200 mph.  I was just
> looking through my "journal" and came up with some interesting statistics.
>  
> It took me five years to reach my goal. 
> It cost $31,000 in car parts. 
> It took eleven trips to the races. 
> I didn't keep records on the cost of the trips to the races, but I'm sure
> it's
> over $10,000. 
> I bought a truck and trailer, but since they see other service, I didn't
> even
> figure them into the cost of the quest. 
> The fever started at 115, then progressed through 149, 151, 157, 158, 171,
> 178, 194, 195, 199 and finally reached 200. 
>  
> Was it worth it?  Well, let me put it this way, every time I glance over at
> > smile and a 200 time slip.  Was it worth it?  Absolutely!
>  
> DickJ
> In East Texas 
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