Well said Louise, well said :)
Joe (in my passive and less aggressive mood today) Amo
Landspeed Louise Ann Noeth wrote:
>Arne
>
>Don't confuse sour grapes with friction. What ThrustSSC achieved is nothing
>short of astounding and worthy of great respect and recognition for all
>involved.
>
>If Breedlove would have attended to business instead of whatever it was he
>was doing on the dirt, then the USA would have doubtless held the world
>record -- albeit for a short time -- the point is the Brits would have
>landed in the USA chasing the glory, not still owning the glory. Faced with
>that, who knows what that would have altered in the psyche of the players?
>
>Remember the mark was only 633 and SOA was more than capable of obliterating
>that number -- especially when you consider it fell over at 675. It could be
>viewed as the missed opportunity of the highest order.
>
>Rather than the absolute record Breedlove will forever be remembered as the
>guy who laid down the world's longest skid mark and made the fastest U-turn.
>
>Sigh . . . the car was so right, so capable, yet so poorly campaigned.
>
>Overall, the power plant is tertiary to my fascination, with speed be
>primary and witnessing human courage as secondary. Wrap it all in ingenuity
>required to get the numbers and stay safe and what a drama you've got.
>
>Speedy Regards,
>
>"LandSpeed" Louise Ann Noeth
>
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