Hi Glen
I think the article on Ankle Biter needs some "redefining" as it's what
originally got me in trouble. I write a column for a local racing newspaper.
That's what it was written for. All the locals know me from a live Public
Access
TV show, ala Wayne's World except about cars. I have a "reputation" as a bad
ass to uphold. Some of the hair raising, devil may car attitude was, how do I
say, "embellished". I was only "estimating" the speeds when I left the track
at "170". It could have been 100 or less. I also have to admit, I only went
air born once, not twice.
Truth is, I actually did take the first run easy but couldn't let the locals
back in Albuquerque know I was being wimpy. I never kept my foot in it. The
car just effortlessly ran 171, in second. Ok, I missed on the gear a
little....
Between runs, which were a day apart, I spent the entire time redesigning my
parachute releases, tried to correct my dry sump oil tank overflow
problem(over filled). It caused my very minor, could have blown them out with
a good
fart, fires. The car wasn't ablaze like it may have come across. It seems
people got the idea I didn't even touch the car and went out balls to the
walls
again. Not the case.
Gee Glen, I didn't think I was bragging and it's not my style. I was pleased
( here comes the bragging!!! ) the creation I designed myself, built with my
own hands and drove did set a record and was the fastest car there. Wouldn't
you be proud of that??? Wouldn't anybody? I guess I shouldn't have mentioned
it.
Anyway, I met Jon from landracing.com in Texas and got to e-mailing him. He
helped me with my chute problem. He was interested in the car and asked if I
had any write ups he could post on his web site and I thought, "why not". Of
course, the rest is history and now I have 3 pages of people yelling at me on
the web and people hating me without ever meeting me.
I have an uphill battle to gain a speck of respect from the LSR community
but if they hang with me, it will come. Maybe I should change my name.... LOL
I'm looking forward to meeting the smiley face at the line. You're in all
the DVD's I got from Mark.
Thanks for hanging with me.
Otto
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