Yah Chuck, The heart of the ECTA guys will never
let it die. Just like the help you received with
Halon - when I raced there last year, I set my
record on wheels and tires borrowed from Bruch,
and installed on the car while it was held up
with McKeegan's jack! Hinni told me how to
determine my class, and the starter (who was that
guy?) really helped me understand the merits of
duct tape, adding nearly 1/2 mph with every new
taping exercise! Without them, I think I'd have
gone home discruntled and cryin' the blues. IT'S
A GREAT OUTFIT!
--- Chuck Rothfuss <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>
wrote:
> At 09:30 PM 10/31/1999 -0800, Keith Turk wrote:
>
> **SNIP**Great weather .... Better People... and
> a good time was had by all....
>
> I was one of the folks that wasn't having a
> good time at all when I first
> arrived at Maxton on Saturday. Already about 4
> hours later than I'd
> intended, I get the car off the trailer and
> realize I have 10 pounds of
> halon sitting at home. If it hadn't been for
> Keith passing by and John
> Beckett finding a way for me to get through
> tech I probably would've packed
> up and gone home. After much thrashing I
> finally got a few runs in, and
> even though I ran the engine much hotter than I
> wanted it seems to have
> survived.
> I can't recall who it was that mentioned it,
> but once again I heard
> someone mention how great it was to see such a
> good turn-out at an ECTA
> event. They hoped that with such a showing the
> association would be able to
> keep going. I thought about that for a second
> and figured that by now, and
> thanks to the much improved communication
> provided by this list, the ECTA
> has become as unstoppable as a runaway train.
> Even if John and Lionel lost
> interest (FAT CHANCE!!) somebody else would
> step up and keep things going.
> After we got home on Sunday I looked back on
> the weekend, and even with
> the rough start, the time change, and the
> troubles I had with the engine
> temperature, it was still a great weekend. The
> winter break may give me
> enough time to get ready for the next event,
> and refine my list of things to
> bring along. I look forward to seeing everyone
> at Maxton next spring.
>
> Chuck Rothfuss
> "USS Wankel"
>
>
>
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Dick J - - ECTA #72
G/FCC - FX/GMR
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