Good Evenin' John, Dave and Group
I just got on here and the list seems like a real good thing. Lots of racers
around and what a great way to get together since we can't do it face to
face. This also gives me an opportunity to publicly thank you for the help
you have given me in the past, starting in about '93.
Gary LaRonge
Napavine, WA
#552 Camaro (the yellow one)
----- Original Message -----
From: John Beckett <johnbeck@blueridge.cc.nc.us>
To: Dave Mead <meadd@ihug.co.nz>; LSR Group <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, June 21, 1999 11:00 AM
Subject: Re: New member
> Dave
>
> Great to have you on board. Please keep us posted as to happinings in your
> part of the hemisphere.
>
> I met Chris and Richard when they were here for Speed Week '98. Great
group
> of enthusastic racers (got to be to make that trip). Looking forward to a
> time when I can make the Chalenge and visit Lake Gairdner with a ride of
my
> own.
>
> John Beckett
>
> At 11:37 AM 6/21/99 +1200, Dave Mead wrote:
> >Hi folks,
> >
> >This is Dave Mead coming at ya from Down Under in New Zealand.
> >
> >I have been a follower of land-speed racing since my HotRod influenced
> >childhood. 1984 was the first year that I first crossed the water to
visit
> >the USA, and attended my first event at Bonneville. Since then I am proud
> >to have crewed with Chris Harris's C/STR at Bonneville in 1988, and have
> >been heavily involved with Richard Hollywood's '65 Falcon coupe which we
> >first raced at Lake Gairdner in Australia in May 1995.
> >
> >Thanks to the generosity of Richard, I hold a "B"-class license and ran
his
> >C/FALT to 188.4mph on the short-course (2-mile) at the inaugural ISC-DLRA
> >event.
> >
> >Unfortunately a new job prevented me from joining Richard, Chris and the
> >other Kiwi's at the 50th Bonneville last August, but I was able to
> >contribute to the car & was most definitely there in spirit!!
> >
> >An especially big Hello to my friends that I believe frequent this group,
> >and I am pleased to meet the rest of you <grin>.
> >
> >Cheers, Dave Mead (DLRA #129)
> >
>
>
>
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