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Re: Some More Everyday Racing History Stuff

To: Henry Deaton <hdeaton@verio.com>, <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Some More Everyday Racing History Stuff
From: Skip Higginbotham <saltrat@pro-blend.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 10:10:46 -0600
Henry,
I remember a "Bud" at the salt in '59 and '60 (I think) that was Bub Hare.
Could this be the person to whom you refer?
Skip H

At 07:30 PM 1/30/01 , you wrote:
>I went up to Chico, CA today to visit my long-time racing motorcycle mentor 
>Craig Hanson, (Hanson Racing Technology) mainly to get some ideas on how to 
>proceed with the design for my bike's frame, and also to explore some ideas 
>for streamlining. So, while I'm there this old guy, "Bud", in his seventies 
>comes in and they're talking a little bit about little honda motorcycle 
>stuff, then the guy picks up some parts and leaves. Craig later tells me 
>that Bud ran a Crocker speedway bike at Muroc in 1939, and has seen a 
>picture of him there. Anyway, I missed a chance to talk to someone that was 
>there way back when. Bud lives up in the area and does some kind of machine 
>work for my friend, but most of his life he lived in Santa Barbara. Next 
>time I'm up that way I'll have to see if I can drop by Bud's shop and maybe 
>get a look at that picture, or maybe hear a little bit about running bikes 
>at Muroc before the war.
>
>Henry Deaton

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