Tell it, brother!
Thanks for sharing your quest summary.
Benn
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
To: "lsr list autox" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 7:49 AM
Subject: [Land-speed] 200 MPH Quest
> Like many other LSR racers, I had one specific goal - - 200 mph. I was
> just
> looking through my "journal" and came up with some interesting statistics.
>
> It took me five years to reach my goal.
> It cost $31,000 in car parts.
> It took eleven trips to the races.
> I didn't keep records on the cost of the trips to the races, but I'm sure
> it's
> over $10,000.
> I bought a truck and trailer, but since they see other service, I didn't
> even
> figure them into the cost of the quest.
> The fever started at 115, then progressed through 149, 151, 157, 158, 171,
> 178, 194, 195, 199 and finally reached 200.
>
> Was it worth it? Well, let me put it this way, every time I glance over
> at my
> 200 hat hanging on the wall, a smile speads across my face that takes
> about an
> hour to go away. I will never forget the course workers jumping up and
> down,
> giving me the thumbs up, and holding up the magic two fingers. I will
> never
> forget my wife jumping out of the tow truck at the finish line with a
> giant
> smile and a 200 time slip. Was it worth it? Absolutely!
>
> DickJ
> In East Texas
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