Hey I'm Home..... least I think this is Alabama.... and it is
WEDNESDAY......
Seems like I've been all over the USA in the last few years.... this last
weekend culminated the picture.... I left Maxton Mid-day Sunday and headed
up to Joe Timney's place.... then took a putt up north of Delaware into New
York city.... then out to Long Island to visit the Rodeck.... we were going
to dyno the motor on Monday and Tuesday but some paying customers got in
the way.... I kinda expected this and it was no big thing.... I had the
Nitrous systems with the Nitrogen and didn't really want to put this stuff
in the mail.... that and quite honestly I wanted to visit with Ted Wenz the
motor builder... To say I was impressed would be an understatement....
sitting around on the floor were several Ferrari's a Coventry climax....
tons of cosworth's.... a Buick indy car motor and my junk.... if ya gotta
sweep around stuff.... this would be the best of it....
I'll get into the Maxton deal a bit later.... it's time to kick start my
life....
Keith
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> From: Joe Amo <jkamo@rap.midco.net>
> To: ardunbill@webtv.net
> Cc: Chuck Rothfuss <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>; land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Maxton
> Date: Monday, March 25, 2002 9:01 AM
>
> I wasnt there but have been informed of the speed by many not
> on the list, Steve Knecum went 234.37 on the turboed Hayabusa
> for a new all time record
>
>
>
> Joe :)
>
> ardunbill@webtv.net wrote:
>
> >Chuck, thanks for that good story, enjoyed chatting with you at Maxton.
> >
> >Yes indeed, the Annual Banquet was a big success, looked like at least
> >150 people there to me, and the food was absolutely delicious (unusual
> >for banquets!), so all kudos to the caterer, the same family that had a
> >food stand at the track.
> >
> >The tire-spinning bike to which you refer is a gas turboed Suzuki
> >Hayabusa which belongs to my friend Larry Forstall of PA. It was ridden
> >by a young man(who also built the bike) whose name I didn't catch but
> >with a speed just a couple tiny ticks under the Maxton bike record, this
> >rider has been where not many men go!
> >
> >Larry has run bikes himself at Bonneville in the 200 mph range. I
> >enjoyed sitting with him at the banquet telling stories.
> >
> >Cheers Bill
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