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Re: Doin's

To: "Doug Odom" <dlodom@charter.net>, "Sparky" <wmtsmith@landracing.com>
Subject: Re: Doin's
From: "Glen Barrett" <speedtimer@charter.net>
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2006 10:00:48 -0600
As I recall way back Tim Rochlitzer had big ply wood wheels on his lakester 
at speed week one year.
No traction though, just kidding they were a transport thing.
Glen
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doug Odom" <dlodom@charter.net>
To: "Sparky" <wmtsmith@landracing.com>
Cc: "Landspeed" <Land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2006 9:27 AM
Subject: Re: Doin's


> Hey Sparky, Talk about funny looking wheels on a race car for getting it 
> in and out of the trailer. There is a guy that has such a small trailer 
> for his midget race car he made front wheels and tires out of 3/4" 
> plywood. Rolls it in the trailer and lifts the front  nerf bar and  mounts 
> it on a rubber pad.  I asked him why he goes to all that trouble and not 
> just get a bigger trailer. He says that his garage is too small for a 
> trailer any  larger and were he lives you cannot have a trailer parked 
> outside. Real racers will figure out a way to race.    Supposed to be 75 
> here today so I had Molly make up some iced tea for me.
> Doug Odom in big ditch
>
> Sparky wrote:
>
>>Yesterday---kept the garage doors closed and the fan going---only 112 in 
>>the shade---got the new canopy lexan installed--today plan on alinging the 
>>new frt axel and changing the oil and puting the newly painted car 
>>together for the first time-----cant wait---I have installed some truck 
>>wheel and tires frt and rear for clearance getting on and off the 
>>trailer---should work fine---looks funny though... getting pumped up 
>>should have picts if it doesnt storm today like yesterday---
>>
>>    "Sparky"
>>RATICAL  AA/GL 2211
>>219.124  El Mirage




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