Well Put Pork Pie. Will we see this year at speed week? i hope so will be
lookng forward to talking again. Good english bad english Geez I speak bad
english from time to time and only know one language poorly LOl..It's the
ideas though don't let the words get in the way..
Dave Dahlgren
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-land-speed@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-land-speed@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Pork Pie
> Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 8:00 PM
> To: list answer
> Subject: Re: Help break the SCTA myth Part 1
>
>
> Otto,
>
> I have to apologize for my bad English, I'm from far Germany.
>
> But I'm well known at the salt and in the speed community.
>
> After I followed the notes on this list for the last days, I
> thought I like to
> write my comment to all of this what I read.
>
> First of ALL: It's the need for speed which brings you into this
> sport - it's
> not a 2 Club cap.
>
> It's doesn't matter how fast you go - 90 mph or 400 mph.
>
> If you set a new record than you done something.
>
> What I mean - if you run in a class where the record stand for years
> untouchable at 120 mph and you build a racer which set a new mark
> at 140 mph,
> than is this a great record.
>
> In 1996, when a old friend of mine brought his racer to the salt,
> the Spirit
> of America Sonic Arrow (I mean Craig Breedlove) a guy from LA was
> there, from
> the USA today. Normally he wrote about Formula 1, Nascar, Cart.
>
> He asked me what speed means and the salt. I told him: "Dream,
> Nascar/Formula
> 1/CART - this is business - this here on the salt, speed, means
> dream. Someone
> got the dream to build a fast car to set a record. He build this
> with a group
> of friends who use all there free time, due to this that we are the last
> amateur in sport, to get this dream true. Than he brings this
> dream with his
> friends to the salt. At last he goes homes, with a record certification or
> with some more expierence."
>
> This guy asked me some more questions and later I heard that he
> used my words
> as a interview in the USA today - I still smile about that.
>
> Speed at the salt means, to go racing with a lot of friends, have
> a great time
> with them and this always as a tough but fair competitor.
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