Wes, could you zap us the location/address of Utah Motorsports
Foundation, thanks a bunch. Joe :)
wspotter@jps.net wrote:
> List,
>
> As an update on Kevin Murphy, the Utah Motorsports Foundation
> announced that they had made a cash donation to Kevin to help
> in his recovery.
> Terry Nish is the founder of this charity organization and in
> the last two years their fund raisers on the Sunday before Labor
> Day have raised close to $100,000 which goes to help racers who
> through no fault of their own have cash needs. Last year the
> first racer who was helped had a fire in his home ... the foundation
> not only helped with cash but found construction people and volunteers
> to help repair the house. Terry has done the whole racing community
> a service without a big splash so if you are thinking of making
> donations, keep the Utah Motorsports Foundation in mind.
> Wes
>
> --- Original Message ---
> Glen Barrett <speedtimer@earthlink.net> Wrote on
> Sat, 26 Aug 2000 14:45:19 -0700
> ------------------
> The rider was Kevin Murphy from Nevada and to update everyone
> he did have
> some broken,cracked ribs, a broken thumb and I heard later a
> dislocated
> shoulder. Sorry about the first indication on the salt that there
> were no
> broken bones. He is very sore as he should be with that kind
> of get off at
> speed.A speedy recovery to Kevin.
> Glen
>
> Joe Amo wrote:
>
> > Is the name of the rider a tightly held secret?? Joe :):)
> >
> > "LandSpeed" Louise Ann Noeth wrote:
> >
> > > UPDATE
> > >
> > > The bike rider that went down was x-rayed in Salt Lake and
> DID NOT
> > > break any bones, but Who ya baby is he going to be sore for
> a while. .
> > > .
> > >
> > > Speedy Regards,
> > >
> > > "LandSpeed" Louise Ann Noeth
> > >
> > > LandSpeed Productions
> > > Telling stories with words and pictures
> > > ------------------------o0o--------------------------
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: <DrMayf@aol.com>
> > > To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > > Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2000 7:43 AM
> > > Subject: More Speedweek 2000
> > >
> > > > Some other items popped up in my head. Two older racers
> who had
> > > passed away
> > > > were given one last run down the salt. Both had been cremated.
> One's
> > > ashes
> > > > were to be taken into the hills later and scattered. The
> other had
> > > his ashes
> > > > within the drag chute and were scattered on the salt. At
> least this
> > > is how I
> > > > remember it. Glen gave them the final "God Speed...." One
> of the
> > > racers had
> > > > his MSD ignition go flaky on him. Was looking for help
> and stumbled
> > > into the
> > > > Al Teague camp. Asked if anyone knew anything about MSD
> and Teague
> > > had his
> > > > chief mechanic stop what he was doing and go help the racer.
> The
> > > NBIII motor
> > > > that was replaced in the Motel ^ parking lot looked to
> be the same
> > > as what
> > > > was removed. The teething problems next day were turbo
> and carb
> > > related. I'm
> > > > sure it was sorted out ok. And this was an even stronger
> motor, so
> > > maybe they
> > > > did good. I saw the absolute bitchinest Crosley ever built.
> That
> > > puppy could
> > > > win show contests and prolly has. Tried really hard to
> get the
> > > record for its
> > > > class, 80 something but just not quite there. But much
> fun anyway.
> > > Talked to
> > > > the # 77 lakster people at the gas station in Las Vegas;
> I think I
> > > saw it
> > > > make a 277mph run. They were in impound then. Only one
> ambulance
> > > run: a bike
> > > > driver lost it in the first half mile. Broke his collar
> bone, 3 ribs
> > > and
> > > > something else. Went to the hospital, the med flighted
> to Salt LAke
> > > City for
> > > > additional observations. I recognized the need to be a
> really smart
> > > motor
> > > > guy. In the few days I was there the density altitude bounced
> around
> > > from
> > > > 4000 feet or so to 6000 ft. This requies that you know
> your engine
> > > really
> > > > well and have lots of data saying what jets are needed
> for both the
> > > fuel and
> > > > for any nitrous. I need to explore this more in depth.
> One day, the
> > > corection
> > > > factor for HP was 1.26. If I read this right this is a
> loss of 21%
> > > of the
> > > > horsepower! Yipes.
> > > >
> > > > more later as I remember...
> > > >
> > > > mayf
> > > >
>
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