Thanks to Keith, John, Tom & Joseph for the kind words on my "site".
Just to keep the record straight, it isn't my site - it is part of
Desert Corvette Associations's web site. They have profiles of members &
decided to use this story for me . It originated in their Club
newsletter in 1997 & found it'd way to the internet on several Corvette
related sites.
We all seem to find our way to the salt in a similar manner - we like
fast stuff, run out of room to run it & end up in Utah. I have to give
thanks to USFRA setting the hook for me, after all when I made the first
pass down the salt with this car, it still had valid license plates and
insurance on it.
John, those back tires are Talledega's, 8"x27"-15. I run 4.5
Frontrunners up front. I will probably go to 6" wide in rear when I
complete the coil-over conversion (thanks to Joseph T. who is helping me
determine proper spring rate)I had some minor handling problems this
year at SpeedWeek & blamed it on the course. When I removed the
transverse composite front spring, it was split! Got that baby out of
there just in time!
BTW, enjoyed the "fuel seminar". Ironically, I have often wondered what
class a GT car would go into if it moved from gas to fuel, as GT and MS
are gas only...... Any thoughts here?
Ed
Thomas E. Bryant wrote:
>
> Ed,
>
> Checked your web site per Keith's e-mail reply. Great site, I invite
> more of our fellow racers would tell their story. Although there seems
> to be a thread of similarity in these revelations, it is good to know
> others have thrown aside common sense (conventional wisdom would say)
> and followed their dream.
>
> If we had chosen to save the money we have dumped into our obsession, we
> could all be rich, bored, and uninteresting. Thanks for sharing your
> story.
>
> Tom
>
> Keith Turk wrote:
> >
> > Okay Ed I am on my first car and 3rd motor with one trip to the salt.....
> > Does that mean I got another car and motor to go? Great web site...
> > sounded like a repeat for me...
> > http://vette.org/DCA/Members/EdLindaVanScoy/
> >
> > Keith Turk
> > Austin Healey 100 / Bugeye / Box Sprite / Bonneville Land Speed Racer
> > Camaro ( D Gas Altered )
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