News from Down Under..... VERY COOL..... K
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gail Phillips" <fastdrvr@gte.net>
To: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 1:26 AM
Subject: Re: Yanks Down Under
> Hi Keith,
> Doug may have already emailed you but this is my first chance. We are
back
> and we were very successful. I went 205.5 MPH after two runs of 174 and
> 194. Had a 25 mph headwind which slowed me down on my record run but they
> wouldn't let me run again due to the wind so I didn't get to "backup" my
run
> within one hour. Here in Oz they don't require a backup run, it is like
El
> Mirage. They changed engines during the time the course was shut down due
> to the wind, so that time wasn't wasted.
>
> Thursday morning Doug did a test run with his C engine and something went
> 'kaflewy' with the steering so he turned out without a speed. Lucky
because
> something broke or wasn't properly tightened. The aussie's helped weld
> something and then Doug went out and did 220 MPH! setting a new record
here
> and going the fastest he has ever gone. (The Bonneville record is 224 so
he
> didn't break that). Since we were all safe, the car was not broken and it
> was Thursday afternoon they decided that they would leave it at that so we
> started to pack up and call it a week. We left Friday late morning and
> drove back to Port Augusta to clean the motorhome, our clothes and
> ourselves. Doug cooked american hamburgers for the aussies who also met
> there later that night. Then we all headed for our respective homes
> Saturday morning. No one was injured during the entire event and only a
few
> spin outs so overall a great event.
>
> Today is Monday the 12th and the guys are at the trucking co. cleaning the
> car and gear and then repacking the container for customs inspection
> tomorrow. We are all heading home on Saturday the 17th so now we can
really
> start our vacation. Doug and I took lots of pics and Doug tried to get
some
> info on some of the cars, so I can scan the pics and send them to Jon for
> his website. But that will take awhile. Best wishes to you.
> Gail and Al
>
> ------Original Message------
> From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
> To: Gail Phillips <fastdrvr@gte.net>
> Sent: March 3, 2001 11:16:17 PM GMT
> Subject: Re: Yanks Down Under
>
>
> It's Saturday and I am sitting here feeling sorry for my self... it's
> Raining.... and you folks are out RACING.... oh well... Life is Grand....
>
> Can't wait to hear the news..... K
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gail Phillips" <fastdrvr@gte.net>
> To: <kturk@ala.net>
> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 4:29 PM
> Subject: Yanks Down Under
>
>
> > Hi Keith,
> > It is Friday am and were are getting ready to load the motorhome and
head
> > out in a few hours. The car is loaded and leaves tonight. Had to use
> some
> > 'Inky Dye' engineering to finish preppng the car. I'll email you as
much
> > results as possible when we get back to Adelaide, so you can forward
them
> to
> > Jon. It may be March 11/12th.
> >
> > We're having a blast with these Aussies who will do anything for you
with
> > out any question. Great stories, great slang which we are still trying
to
> > figure out and then remember, and great weather!! Only in the 70's here
> and
> > hopefully not much more when we get to the outback. Anything under 100
> will
> > be a piece of cake.
> >
> > >From the Blunder Down Under Gang!
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