Great Group of folks here Gary
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> From: Gary LaRonge <laronge@myhome.net>
> To: John Beckett <johnbeck@blueridge.cc.nc.us>; Dave Mead
<meadd@ihug.co.nz>; LSR Group <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: New member
> Date: Monday, June 21, 1999 6:20 PM
>
> Good Evenin' John, Dave and Group
> I just got on here and the list seems like a real good thing. Lots of
racers
> around and what a great way to get together since we can't do it face to
> face. This also gives me an opportunity to publicly thank you for the
help
> you have given me in the past, starting in about '93.
> Gary LaRonge
> Napavine, WA
> #552 Camaro (the yellow one)
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: John Beckett <johnbeck@blueridge.cc.nc.us>
> To: Dave Mead <meadd@ihug.co.nz>; LSR Group <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, June 21, 1999 11:00 AM
> Subject: Re: New member
>
>
> > Dave
> >
> > Great to have you on board. Please keep us posted as to happinings in
your
> > part of the hemisphere.
> >
> > I met Chris and Richard when they were here for Speed Week '98. Great
> group
> > of enthusastic racers (got to be to make that trip). Looking forward to
a
> > time when I can make the Chalenge and visit Lake Gairdner with a ride
of
> my
> > own.
> >
> > John Beckett
> >
> > At 11:37 AM 6/21/99 +1200, Dave Mead wrote:
> > >Hi folks,
> > >
> > >This is Dave Mead coming at ya from Down Under in New Zealand.
> > >
> > >I have been a follower of land-speed racing since my HotRod influenced
> > >childhood. 1984 was the first year that I first crossed the water to
> visit
> > >the USA, and attended my first event at Bonneville. Since then I am
proud
> > >to have crewed with Chris Harris's C/STR at Bonneville in 1988, and
have
> > >been heavily involved with Richard Hollywood's '65 Falcon coupe which
we
> > >first raced at Lake Gairdner in Australia in May 1995.
> > >
> > >Thanks to the generosity of Richard, I hold a "B"-class license and
ran
> his
> > >C/FALT to 188.4mph on the short-course (2-mile) at the inaugural
ISC-DLRA
> > >event.
> > >
> > >Unfortunately a new job prevented me from joining Richard, Chris and
the
> > >other Kiwi's at the 50th Bonneville last August, but I was able to
> > >contribute to the car & was most definitely there in spirit!!
> > >
> > >An especially big Hello to my friends that I believe frequent this
group,
> > >and I am pleased to meet the rest of you <grin>.
> > >
> > >Cheers, Dave Mead (DLRA #129)
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
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