To all you folks that missed one of LSR's finest moments, that
was a class act of Bill & friends to prepare the car for
Ellen's run at C/MS, and a Red Hat. Makes me proud to have
been there to watch it, but ultimately saddened by the final
conclusion. She had guts a mile wide & 2 stories tall.
Ed
---- Original message ----
>Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 20:57:16 -0700
>From: W S Potter <wester6935@attbi.com>
>Subject: Re: Opel coupe
>To: <d.pulju@att.net>, <saltrat@pro-blend.com>
>Cc: Land-Speed <land-speed@autox.team.net>
>
>Bill Ward solved some of the short wheelbase problems with
all kinds of
>wings and air dams. Ellen Christensen liked driving it at
216 mph but she
>was a very talented driver. Too bad the cancer won the race
before she was
>able to take a pass with a strong engine. I think she would
have had a red
>hat running on "Cousin" George Potter's record.
>
>Wes
>
>on 8/13/02 6:13 PM, d.pulju@att.net at d.pulju@att.net wrote:
>
>> What's wrong with a Buick Opel for a landspeed Car?
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