It IS a treat to 'tour' with Speedy Bill.
I've been fortunate to have done it in '98 and again in '03 on the way to
the salt.
Both visits were with Bill and his most knowledgeable 'better half'
Joyce...
F.U.N. stuff for sure.
c heers, ' Dirt Track Doug '
-105 + miles south of the world famous 'Syracuse
Mile '
-241.4 miles north of the Williams Grove Speedway pit entrance
-2247 or so miles due east of the marvelous Bonneville Salt
Flats
but never more than a few feet from a cold
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> From: wester6935@comcast.net
> To: land-speed@autox.team.net
> Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:34:18 -0700
> Subject: [Land-speed] Obscure engines
>
If you want to try your luck on some more obscure engines just go
here: <http://www.museumofamericanspeed.com/Collections/Engines.shtml>
They do identify the engines for you but there are several one of a kind
engines in their collection that are just plain interesting to see.
>
> The Museum of American Speed - Speedway Motors museum in Lincoln, NE has a
large and interesting collection of stand alone engine displays
>
> There's 4 and 6 cylinder engines in this collection and there are V8 and V
16 engines here too but you can spend lots of time just enjoying the different
engines on display. When a block is painted white it is a stock block showing
aftermarket heads and accessories.
>
> I've been fortunate to have some freedom to just look around at the museum
and also go on several guided tours. Each docent does his or her thing so
you get different emphasis from each one. When Speedy Bill does a tour you
can learn stuff the other docents have no idea about and I've been on four
tours Bill conducted. Even those are different depending on the visitors
involved. The Lincoln Continental Owners Club tour was far different from the
one the five USAC guys got.
They told Bill stuff about his engines even he didn't know.
I just wished I knew more about the individuals, the cars and races they were
experts on.
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