John,
Make sure you replace the Tawian bearings before you put 7 miles on the new
box.
Dan
----- Original Message -----
From: John Beckett <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
To: Dan Warner <dwarner@electrorent.com>; "LandSpeed" Louise Ann Noeth
<lanspeed@west.net>
Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2000 5:09 PM
Subject: Re: List products to support the list
> Dan
>
> Considering the sate of the country I don't disagree with your philosophy
at
> all. However I am one of those fortunate ones who pull our race car from
one
> side of the country to the other and back on an open trailer. So I guess I
> might as well advertise since its all hanging out for the world to see
> anyway.
>
> John (Sure wish I had a trailer like Keith's) Beckett
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dan Warner" <dwarner@electrorent.com>
> To: ""LandSpeed" Louise Ann Noeth" <lanspeed@west.net>
> Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2000 7:31 PM
> Subject: Re: List products to support the list
>
>
> > Well said Louise - we keep a "Pure White" trailer. Could advertise
> "World's
> > Fastest xxxx"
> > but don't. Can't afford to lose the stuff.
> >
> > Dan (pining for recognition) Warner
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "LandSpeed" Louise Ann Noeth <lanspeed@west.net>
> > To: Chuck Rothfuss <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>;
<land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2000 10:05 AM
> > Subject: Re: List products to support the list
> >
> >
> > > Hhhmmm . .. support for the list and creating more camaraderie is
> > > great!
> > >
> > > However, give a hard think about putting stickers on your rigs calling
> > > attention to what is inside. Dragging my livelihood around for three
> > > years on 2 1/2 inch ball made us keenly aware of the benefits of being
> > > "invisible" at times. The unadorned trailer made sleeping in strange,
> > > quirky towns, or grabbing a bite to eat in busy, but obstructed
> > > parking lot view eateries a lot easier on the brain than if we
> > > advertised that a race car with plenty of tools and easily pawnable
> > > items were inside . . .
> > >
> > > You can keep the rig close, but just like kids, you can't keep tabs on
> > > them 24/7 -- unless there is a sentry, or one heck of a great alarm
> > > system, its "plain Jane" for me.
> > >
> > > Just a thought from someone who spent a few years living out of a
> > > suitcase while seeing the USA a quarter-mile at a time . . .
> > >
> > >
> > > Speedy Regards,
> > >
> > > "LandSpeed" Louise Ann Noeth
> > >
> > > LandSpeed Productions
> > > Telling stories with words and pictures
> > > ------------------------o0o--------------------------
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Chuck Rothfuss" <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>
> > > To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > > Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2000 6:52 AM
> > > Subject: List products to support the list
> > >
> > >
> > > > Keith, Dick J, List,
> > > >
> > > > Interesting concept, the sunscreen/sticker thing. Maybe even a
> > > bumper
> > > > sticker for our trailers/tow vehicles. (Some folks might either
> > > prefer no
> > > > stickers on their car, or have no room left for any more) I think
> > > with a
> > > > few exceptions, most of us drag some sort of trailer for hundreds or
> > > > thousands of miles to get to events. Imagine how much exposure a
> > > catchy
> > > > sticker could get in that distance from the gawkers that pass us.
> > > > This internet thing must not just be a fad. WWW's seem to be
> > > everywhere.
> > > > I've even got a plug for www.roadsters.com (home of ECTA's site) on
> > > the USS
> > > > Wankel. A little bit of exposure in print can go a long way toward
> > > sparking
> > > > BIG interest in something. It wasn't too long ago that Keith and I
> > > were
> > > > pretty much talking to each other on this list, and doing all we
> > > could to
> > > > spread the word. Then Wendy Jeffries gave it a little bit of ink in
> > > BRN and
> > > > things really started to happen FAST. (Just the way we like it!
> > > Thanks Wendy!)
> > > >
> > > > My next thought was right along the same line as Keith's, how
> > > about
> > > > selling the things and donating a portion of the profit to help
> > > support the
> > > > list. That'd sure help out the occasional list fund drive for new
> > > hardware.
> > > > (Though I understand that went well, thanks to all the willing
> > > contributors
> > > > who want to see this list grow) OK, how about some list T-shirts or
> > > hats?
> > > > That'd identify us when we're away from our rigs. Might help Keith
> > > keep the
> > > > sun off his neck if he had three hats to wear at the same time!
> > > Perhaps a
> > > > button or pin to attach to our own special hat. I pick up stuff at
> > > every
> > > > event to support something or other, and this list is certainly a
> > > worthy
> > > > cause.
> > > >
> > > > Kinda like my old rabbit dog, Dinky, I'm a "jump dog." When I
> > > see a
> > > > rabbit (In this case a Great Idea) and give it a nudge, then I sit
> > > back and
> > > > see what happens next. I think Dick J has hit on a real winner
> > > here. We
> > > > can all have fun with it, raise a little money to support the list,
> > > and get
> > > > the word out to a wider audience if someone can now just grab onto
> > > the idea
> > > > and make it happen. With the level of creativity on this list we
> > > oughto
> > > > have a contest for best list t-shirt design. I'll just sit here and
> > > listen
> > > > for the BANG!
> > > >
> > > > Chuck Rothfuss
> > > > LSR #510
> > > > Pole Cat Hollow, NC
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > At 07:41 PM 9/1/2000 -0500, you wrote:
> > > > >Nice Site John.... obviously Professional Work....
> > > > >
> > > > >What we are talking about is a semi Standardized list Sticker that
> > > those of
> > > > >us that Chose to could put on our cars....
> > > > >
> > > > >I am sure each of us would be happy to pay a reasonable price for
> > > them...
> > > > >and some folks like me would even be happy to buy extra's to pass
> > > out or
> > > > >sell...
> > > > >
> > > > >as a Thought... we might even do something like have the Electrical
> > > shut off
> > > > >Sticker ..Sponsored by the List.... you know where we could put out
> > > the
> > > > >stickers that show the ON/OFF and in fine Print the Majordomo thing
> > > or the
> > > > >Landspeed list entry or maybe Jon's site.... what do you all
> > > think?
> > > > >
> > > > >Keith ( hey it's a thought... might help us identify each other...)
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
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