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Re: El Mirage Report

To: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>, "Land Speed"
Subject: Re: El Mirage Report
From: "Rick" <TurboRick@TurboRick.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 06:59:04 -0800
Keith I'm not Married but the front lawn is one of the things I did keep up
on
I would love to come out to Maxton I will try for 2001

Thanks
Rick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
To: "Rick" <TurboRick@TurboRick.com>; "Land Speed"
<land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2000 12:07 AM
Subject: Re: El Mirage Report


> 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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