I've always thought the altitude (msl) was 4500" but according to a couple of websites, it apparently averages 4320" msl (give or take a few inches of scraped salt or surface water) Mark C 42 feet be
I've sent you a novella on the subject, which is near and dear to my heart.... I didn't mention that I'm running TrickFlow Twisted Wedge heads and ARP Pro Series studs. Mark C What head gaskets are
I agree that had the car simply swapped ends, even after backing off the throttle, with the brake handle hauled tight at speed, the leading shoes would be on the wrong side of the drums to be effecti
That red-inked "Cherry Picker's Heaven" comment was backed up by Go Daddy hisself, but even if the bike was set up and ready for a monkey to bust the record, all it takes is one more knot of wind to
I'm with you on not pickin' on Jo. I was just speculating on what might have happened. At a buck-anything, things happen fast and even three seconds on the brakes might seem like an eternity. About T
If Don is not on the BBS, and someone can get an email to him, please tell him fellow racer Bill Crowley (Formula Fords in late 70's) would like to get in touch to say hi! He can send me an email and
May be a redux: If Don Biglow is on the BBS or anyone has his email address, please ask him to drop me a line. An old racing acquaintence of his from the 70's would like to hear from him. Mark C at t
I remember that this guy was a featured guest at an ISDT event in northern California in 73 or 74 and I watched him leave all us young bucks with hung jaws - he made a borrowed bike do stuff that in
Still in the shop at midnight:03 putting the finishing touches on "Killer a'La Karte" - 45hp/6 speed 4 stroke Honda powered, live axle Yerf Dog-style chassis with (so far) a 10hp shot of Nitrous in t
Wow - that was a tough test. Any kid right out of high school who can pass it ought to be doing something with his/her life beyond turning wrenches. I missed one electrical, and one pulley question,
David wrote Who is the patron saint of loose wimmins? What's really scary is that I knew that one right off the top of my head: Ol' Saint Nicholas - patron saint of pawnbrokers, sailors and girls of
Ok, so this isn't a land speeder but it's still worth a hard wince... I was on the flightline in Danang in the middle of a howling monsoon. The bad guys had been sniping on and off and the day before
My Case loader has temporarily bit the dirt, or should I say the dirt has bit-back.... I'm having a fit trying to locate a piece of thick wall 3/4" OD round stock, 1-1/2" to 3" long with at least on
I was flipping channels today on my shop tv today when I came across mid-scene of a yellow 'liner (alt least that's what it sort of looked like, all inverted and backwards in the middle of a salt clo
My neighbor is a cosmetologist but she's out there in her own little universe, and her husband is a proctologist who graduated at the ass end of his class. I took a half dozen astronomy and related
If you live near a military base and have the opportunity next Thanksgiving (or anytime during the year) , think about inviting a service man or woman into your home to show them that they are truly
Joe and Donna, Congratulations, and best wishes for a wonderful life together. So, are you two registered at Summit or Jegs? Mark C at the edge of the Great Dismal Swamp I got down on my knees and >
I really liked the HR Deluxe issue (which I read cover to cover while my wife was shopping for something that she didn't want me to see, then felt guilty for stealing intellectual property so I bough
Speaking of juvenile memories - I was reminiscing with an old high school buddy when the subject came around to a girl we grew up with - she was as drop dead gorgeous as any female on the planet. I
At first I thought - cool - now I have a reason to sell off the horses, parcel out the ranch, and move up to the frozen tundra to live my dream of being a shipping clerk job in Caledonia, Michigan...