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Re: Wish you could be here for lunch today!

To: W S Potter <wester6935@attbi.com>
Subject: Re: Wish you could be here for lunch today!
From: john robinson <john@engr.wisc.edu>
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 08:16:44 -0500
hey can you video it?



At 07:13 AM 9/19/02 -0700, you wrote:
>Subject: Racing on the Salt Flats - A Brown Bag Lecture
>
>As part of the Utah's Sporting Past lecture series,
>the lecture on Thursday, September 19 at noon, will be
>"Racing on the Bonneville Salt Flats" by Jessie Embry and Ron Shook.
>During this Power Point presentation, they will discuss the MG records,
>famous drivers, and how these runs were advertisements for MG. The salt
>flats were selected as the place to set speed records and to attract an
>American audience.
>Bring a lunch and join us In the Rio Grande Depot,
>300 S 455 W.  No charge.
>
>
>Ron has been a radio announcer and course watcher for USFRA in the past
>before he got "responsible" about his teaching at Utah State University.
>(They also changed the starting dates at the University.)
>
>Wish you could all be here to see and hear what they have to say.  A
>scholarly presentation but an enthusiasts slant to the whole thing.
>
>Wes


              John Robinson, Mechanician
   Mechanical Engineering University of Wisconsin
                 1513 University Ave.
                  Madison, Wi. 53706
                     608-262-3606
                   FAX 608-265-2316
       Current World Land Speed Record Holder
                  Bonneville Salt Flats
           H/GCC 92 cu.in. 1980 Dodge Colt
                  131.333 MPH set 1995
                  136.666 MPH set 1996
                  140.292 MPH set 2000
                  144.396 MPH set 2000
       MPS-PG 441 c.c. 1967 BSA Victor Motorcycle
                     95.193 MPH set 2001

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