On Aug 8, 2009, at 5:36 PM, Rick Byrnes wrote:
> NEWS NEWS
> I need somebody to say something.
> Oh woe is me.
Let's see -- I ran the bike twice -- once on the special course, once
on the short course (they're identical, but need different names to
avoid confusion). 194 1/2 in the quarter mile on the special course,
and 194 1/2 in the mile on the short course. Hmm, not much
difference, hey? I'll tell you later about the greasy course.
George Poteet in the Poteet-Main Speed Demon (nee Flatfire) did a
shakedown run first thing this morning -- first run ever with the new
300 or so cubic inch Duttweiler motor. He ran it with a conservative
tune-up, his engine crew said -- and ran a measly 369 or so in the
last mile, with a 379 exit speed. That was with the waste gate
screwed all the way down to minimum -- about 15#. I think the car has
something left, don't you? It's in impound -- it was running on a 315
record. Impound has about 40 vehicles (I'll guess) in it right now --
should be some good records set by mid-day tomorrow. Mike Meirle (did
I spell that right) is in impound with his Mitsubishi mini pickup, and
Connie Beavers put her nitrous bike in at about a tenth of a MPH over
the record she already has (about 210 and change).
And so on. I'd post more but right now Nancy and I have to go buy 300
hamburgers and all the rest of the stuff for Salt Talks tomorrow night.
Later. You feeling okay, Rick? We miss you out here.
Jon
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