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Re: Building / Buying a car

To: "Chuck Rothfuss" <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>, <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Building / Buying a car
From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 21:57:03 -0700
You know sitting here thinking about it... I enjoy all of it... the
Building as well as the driving... but most of all I enjoy the smile and
frowns that the car gives me...

Of course I want to build my own car... and I trust my own work without
question

But to be honest I enjoy the thinking Most.... taking a system apart and
thinking about what would make it faster better or simpler....   I know my
Car doesn't represent the most simple approach... but it is simple compared
to were I might want it to be...  Brad keeps me well grounded when I get to
far astray... but just the mental exercises involved in this whole Hobby is
a pure joy...

Keith

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> From: Chuck Rothfuss <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>
> To: land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Building / Buying a car
> Date: Wednesday, June 23, 1999 7:47 PM
> 
> Keith, Doug, 
> 
>   You guys are making me feel weird.  Driving is just something that I do
to
> test what I've built or modified.  Wrenching and making changes to
achieve a
> goal is what this is all about for me.  I'd happily put in the long hours
in
> the shop and let someone else drive as long as they were paying the
bills.
> My satisfaction comes from seeing the machine perform, driving just gives
me
> a better view.
> 
> Chuck "Just don't take away my tools" Rothfuss
> 
> 
> 
> At 03:56 PM 6/23/99 -0500, Keith Turk wrote:
> >Seems to me that I followed your logic to a Tee there Doug.... 
> >
> >and on the end of the day it Cost me a ton less. ... in just pure
time...I
> >went from a Rolling chassis to racing in 4 weeks....Legally... the car
had
> >passed Tech at both Maxton and Bonneville before I bought it....After I
> >started racing it.. I put my own thoughts in it.. over the winter....
and
> >we all know how that has turned out....
> >
> >Sage advice..... Keith
> 

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