[Land-speed] 200 MPH Quest

[Ray Buck]

Very, very kool.  One more thing to add.  Your firesuit got several more 
rides before it expired.  Thank you.

RtR


On 11/30/2010 8:49 AM, Dick J wrote:
> 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 my
> 200 hat hanging on the wall, a smile speads across my face that takes about an
> hour to go away.  I will never forget the course workers jumping up and down,
> giving me the thumbs up, and holding up the magic two fingers.  I will never
> forget my wife jumping out of the tow truck at the finish line with a giant
> smile and a 200 time slip.  Was it worth it?  Absolutely!
>
> DickJ
> In East Texas