Now Bruce I think you finally hit on an Email that oughta be published in
BRN......
Personally I still got the Levi's and White T-shirts...
You don't Reckon that is what the boys are saying about me being out of
Style.... Who cares... it's comfortable.
Keith.....
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> From: FastmetalBDF@aol.com
> To: dwarner@electrorent.com; landspeedracer@email.msn.com
> Cc: land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: /MS rules
> Date: Tuesday, February 15, 2000 4:47 PM
>
> Dan , Your " novel " is much appreciated by myself , and
I
> would guess
> many others here on our list . I particularly liked your mention of
the
> fact that
> the initial rules were based on cars , usually roadsters , starting
with "
> T "s ,then
> " A "s, and later many ' 32s and some ' 34s , and the predominant make
was
> Ford . I believe some of the younger , or more recent fans ,
spectators
> , and
> competitors of LSR racing give very little thought or recognition to
the
> fact that
> it was HOT RODDERS and their home built HOT RODS that got the dry
lakes
> racing events in southern California organized with classification
rules,
> safety
> rules , timing clocks , and safety patrols to stop those who would
just
> venture
> onto the lakebed at any point , in any street vehicle, and just "
stand
> on it " .
> The ultimate shrine of our sport , the beautiful and timeless
> Bonneville Salt
> Flats , was handed down to us , for our use and enjoyment as the
fastest
> race
> track available on this Continent to people of average means , by some
of
> these
> very same HOT RODDERS who sought and obtained the permission to run
their
> racers at what had been previously the playground of mostly very wealthy
or
> priveleged people from both here and abroad . This is their legacy to
us
> , from
> over 50 years ago , and we must all treat this natural wonder , the
salt
> , with
> the respect and proper stewardship it deserves , and those old HOT
RODDERS
> would want it that way . We owe these pioneer car builders a large
vote of
> respect and thanks for starting this whole sport which now consumes so
much
> of
> our time , energy , interest ( and MONEY ! ) .
> Today there is such a vast array of different classes , vehicles ,
> and racers
> especially built for ALL OUT top speed runs , that , for some ,
there is
> NO
> connection to those young guys in Levis and tee shirts at El Mirage
,
> Muroc ,
> or Harper' s dry lake 50 or 60 years ago ------------------ but
> many of us are
> very aware that it was those very speed enthusiasts , and their
sometimes
> crude
> machines , that got this all to happen -------------------
> And those machines were HOT RODS
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> wishing fair winds and fast times to all who ever run the
salt
> ------------------
>
> Bruce Ferguson
>
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