I know exaclty the the feeling you are talking about. have
experienced it many times not as many as you but for a good
number of years..
Dave Dahlgren
Cris Shearer wrote:
>
> I'll add a personal thought to what Keith wrote. Unless a person has been to
> the salt flats and experience an early morning sunrise, one can only imagine
>the
> feeling of peace and tranquility that overcomes us. As we stand alone and
>look
> into the sky, we immediately feel an inner peace within us as if we are
> surrounded by a protective magetic shield - surrounded by friends. The love
> that everyone feels, the lasting friendships, just several times a year pack
>so
> much camaraderie into this short time, it becomes a life long memory. There
> isn't a day that goes by that something triggers our memory of being on the
> salt. From a smell of a storm blowing in, or the wind whispering in our ear,
> to the sound of an engine roaring down the street. I'm sure without
>Bonneville,
> your life joys would be much more shallow than they are now. Those of us who
> have salt in our blood understand how precious this place means to us as
> individuals. And if you have never been to the salt flats, always keep that
> dream of some day visiting. Cris, who was just for a moment sprinkled by
>salt
> dust.
>
> Keith Turk wrote:
>
> > Tough question bud.... I will ask MJB about the total number again.... last
> > I checked we had 145 folks on the list.... I think it's up from that today.
> >
> > Personally I think it is fair to say that we represent the Mainstream land
> > speed racer though.... I think we have about all the classes covered.... up
> > to and including the BAR STOOL....( knew you would love that )
> >
> > We also have something Bonneville doesn't... which is lots of folks who have
> > NEVER BEEN TO THE SALT... I know that doesn't sound impressive but it is to
> > me. Each and everyone of us has had this as a dream at one point... a
> > focus.. something that we wanted to accomplish in our life.... after that we
> > have all designed our own goals... these folks speak for the Future of LSR
> > and Personally I welcome them to the community... without new folks the
> > hobby would go away...
> >
> > Keith ( now there was an answer to a question not asked)
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Dave Dahlgren" <ddahlgren@snet.net>
> > To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Friday, December 22, 2000 6:24 AM
> > Subject: representation..
> >
> > > Does anyone know how many cars and bikes the members of this
> > > list represent?? i guess what i asking is are we the
> > > mainstream so to speak or just a few out of the many that
> > > race at all the LSR meets??
> > > How many people are on this list??
> > > And how many cars and bikes does this account for??
> > > Dave Dahlgren
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