If I remember correctly, my time was not that great, but I did take first in my
class - drivers on Demerol.
Kate
Larry Macy wrote:
> Wow - wgat a great way to keep noisy neighbors away!! ;-)
>
> That is pretty cool that he helped you like that. So what was your time
> and did you win??
>
> Larry
>
> >>>>On 3/11/00 12:54 PM so and so (kate & gary) said. (And I quote:)
>
> >I had mine off and was ready to install the new one. As soon as he
> >finished his
> >run, he drove the Sprite onto his trailer and got the slave off. From the
> >time we
> >started working on the Midget until I got in line for my second run was
> >not much
> >more than 10 minutes. The only injury was the wrist I had broken about 4
> >days
> >earlier when I fell off the truck while loading hay. It was not bleeding,
> >but my
> >nextdoor neighbors ears probably still were - I was removing the transmission
> >from my other car the night before and it dropped on the wrong wrist. I
> >had not
> >lived in the house very long, and it was several months before she would
> >talk to
> >me.
> >Kate
> >
> >Larry Macy wrote:
> >
> >> Wow Kate, THat is pretty cool. But how in the he-double-hockeysticks did
> >> you do a slave cylinder swap in 10 min. Did that include bleeding??
> >>
> >> Larry
> >>
> >> >>>>On 3/10/00 8:54 PM so and so (kate & gary) said. (And I quote:)
> >>
> >> >Hi,
> >> >It has been my experience that this is typical of almost all the Spridget
> >> >owners that I have met. As an example, a few years ago I was autocrossing
> >> >my Midget when the slave cylinder failed. An aquaintance who was there
> with
> >> >a Sprite saw my problem and said I could borrow his after he made his
> second
> >> >run. As soon as he was off the course, he yarded the slave out of his car
> >> >and in about 10 minutes my Midget was up and running. The TV news crew
>was
> >> >on the scene and the reporter could not believe what he was seeing! It
> >> >really is too bad that the world is not populated with more Spridget
> people.
> >> >
> >> >Kate
> >> >
> >> >Mike Maclean wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Listers,
> >> >> Yesterday Bob and Annice Kitterer came over to my house for, as Bob
> >> >> put it, a Sprite Day. Bob and Annice had suggested and volunteered to
> >> >> come over my place for a day and help with the restoration work on my
> >> >> Bugeye. These are nice people! Bob worked hard all day with me on the
> >> >> brake piping and did a tremendous job. He also helped me finish up the
> >> >> windshield wiper installation which required even more bending and
> >> >> tweaking of pipes. Thgere's just something about being able to get help
> >> >> from an original Bugeye owner that has restored his car twice!
> >> >> I met the Kitterers on this list and accepted an invitation to a
> >> >> meet in San Diego last year to meet them in person. When I told them I
> >> >> was coming, they sent me discount coupons for the big attractions in San
> >> >> Diego. I sure hope these people typify the other people on this list.
> >> >> This was just plain hard work that the kitterer's gave their time
> >> >> for yesterday and I hope they know how much it was really appreciated.
> >> >> Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
> >>
> >> Larry Macy
> >> 78 Midget
> >>
> >> Keep your top down and your chin up.
> >>
> >> Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
> >> macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu
> >> System Manager/Administrator
> >> Neuropsychiatry Section
> >> Department of Psychiatry
> >> University of Pennsylvania
> >> 3400 Spruce St. - 10 Gates
> >> Philadelphia, PA 19104
> >>
> >> Ask a question and you're a fool for three minutes; do not ask a
> >> question and you're a fool for the rest of your life.
>
> Larry Macy
> 78 Midget
>
> Keep your top down and your chin up.
>
> Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
> macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu
> System Manager/Administrator
> Neuropsychiatry Section
> Department of Psychiatry
> University of Pennsylvania
> 3400 Spruce St. - 10 Gates
> Philadelphia, PA 19104
>
> Ask a question and you're a fool for three minutes; do not ask a
> question and you're a fool for the rest of your life.
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