Hey Gene.... Brad is off Hunting with his Father....But he is in love with
your car... Unfortunately I didn't get to see it...
Brad is building a Street Roadster....and he talks of your car often....
What was the actual Record when you were through?
Keith
--- Original Message -----
From: "gene barbee" <saltrcr@yahoo.com>
To: <FastmetalBDF@aol.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2000 9:52 PM
Subject: Re: Record Roadster Racer Heard From !!!
> --- FastmetalBDF@aol.com wrote:
> > Hi Gene ! Good to see your name on some
> > land speed list email ......
> > Any chance of you telling us about your exploits
> > with the # 357 roadster at
> > Speedweek this August ? Those new Hilborns worked
> > out pretty well, didn' t
> > they ? Sorry I didn' t get to spend more time with
> > you and Alan back then
> > ......
> > I was kind of busy helping my boys out, and missed
> > many folks, both on this
> > list
> > and otherwise . I am sure you have lots of great
> > tales you could relate,
> > both from your lsr racing, and all those meets you
> > went to at thelong gone
> > Lions Drag Strip ...... 223rd & Alameda ...... I
> > always remember, even
> > though
> > it' s been forty three years since I last smelled
> > nitro there .
> > What class will you be speeding in next
> > season ? Also, can you see
> > RETIREMENT looming on the horizon ? ..... it gives
> > you lots more shop time !
> > Please say Hi to Alan and the ladies !
> > Bruce on right coast
> >
> >
> hi bruce and list gene barbee long time
> lurker grew up in so. cal. (compton) could hear
> lions from my house. my dad wasn,t into racing but my
> brother and i talked him into droping us of near lions
> and have been hooked on racing ever scence. started
> out with a 34 ford, then 57 vett and crosley
> alterd.(all 301 powerd) raced tell i got drafted.
> alan keep racing working on a top fuel car tell he got
> drafted. was out of racing for 20 years tell alan went
> to bonneville in 1985. we went back as crew and
> spectators tell we bought our car in 94(#357 str/r) we
> ran it with "d" moters tell this year. set records at
> el mirage, muroc, and bonneville. with a best run of
> 194 mph. we wanted to go 200 and didn,t think a "d"
> would do it. wanted to build a "c" motor but found a
> "b" complete. now comes the best bonneville ever, we
> made 4 runs set 2 records and got both alan and myself
> in the two club. we are the luckest guys ever.
> about myself. 57, married, 2 grown girls and 29.5
> years as a firemen in costa meas, ca. with 6 mounth
> tell retirement. i read the list at work and enjoy it
> very much, gene -b (someone let me know if this goes
> through)
>
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