Hey Rick.... If your Married... Big points can be scored doing the LAWN
first.... seems these girls... well they like to be able to see the side
walk ....
Congrats on the season Rick.... Glad I got to be there and watch you run
Muroc as well.... Come back east in April and you could be the First Bike
guy in All Four Clubs and only the Second Person to get it in them ALL.... K
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick" <TurboRick@TurboRick.com>
To: "Land Speed" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2000 10:56 PM
Subject: Re: El Mirage Report
> Saturday morning was the first vehicle off in the morning on my 231 bike
and
> ran 214 mph on a 195 mph record
> dropped the bike off at impound and ran the 12 bike to a less than
expected
> 211 mph.
> later that night I checked the turbo and it had about .020 end play (not
> good)
> went home ( only a 25 minute drive ) and took it apart installed a new
> thrust bearing and got done by 4 am
> next morning made another run on the 12 bike about 2 tenths of a mile
before
> the traps the bike starts to nose over
> I look down at the Speedo ( yup I have one of those) and it reads 216.5
mph
> well......
> the record I was running on was a 216.9 mph
> record so I stayed in it and went through the traps at 217.8 mph on with
one
> dead cylinder ( out of 4).
> The 231 bike is the number 1 points bike and the 12 bike is the number 2
> points bike and top speed (motorcycle) for the year. So I have had a great
> year now maybe I can get some stuff done around the house.
>
>
> Rick Yacoucci
> AKA Turbo Rick
> Bike 231 and 12
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