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Re: New Folks and Archives

To: "Tom Birch" <dntbirch@foothill.net>, "To:" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: New Folks and Archives
From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 1999 10:26:19 -0800
Hey Tom welcome..... So I guess we now have a Front end guy?

Same folks are there by the way.... neat place the salt.... Keith

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> From: Tom Birch <dntbirch@foothill.net>
> To: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>; To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: New Folks and Archives
> Date: Sunday, November 14, 1999 8:25 AM
> 
> I confess to have been lurking for a few months, but have not had a
reason
> or the time to respond and become more envolved.
>   I ran an EG roadster at b'ville back in 1966. Wanted to see if a poor
high
> school auto shop teacher could do any good. Got the car on the salt for
> about $300 and got within 4 mph of the record. Was all enthused about
going
> faster, but family and other problems got in the way.
>   Finished my teaching carrier at Yuba College, a Community College,
wrote a
> few college-level automotive textbooks (Suspension & Steering, Brakes,
> Manual Drivetrains, A/C), and found enough time to look at this list.
Have
> built a '48 Plymouth sreet rod, 360 Dodge Magnum engine with a 5-speed.
>     I really like what I saw at B'ville, the comradery with competitors
> helping each other and the quest to go fast with whatever strikes your
> fancy, as long as it fits a class. And, this list is very interecting.
> Tom Birch
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>
> Sent: Sunday, November 14, 1999 4:45 AM
> Subject: New Folks and Archives
> 
> 
> > Well Guys and Gals as the case maybe.... Welcome to our little list...
I
> > used to write everyone individually and welcome them....  This time I
> think
> > I will just catch it all in one fail swoop....
> >
> > If your new here take a sec and tell us bout what your doing.... how
you
> > came to this sport when all the rest of racing is at your back
door.....
> > Tell us what you are running.... would like to run.... would like to
> > know...
> >
> > The folks on this list are real people just like you and I..  always
> > remember that this is a Place to kick back and bench race... and Mostly
to
> > have fun... and to
> > learn about different topics that interest us....
> >
> > if your curious about what has been said on a topic in the Past Go to
> > www.listquest.com and then to hobbies/auto/landspeed racing.... and
type
> in
> > a subject and it will show you every e-mail on that topic ever on the
> > list...
> >
> > The one thing that amazes me is the quality of folks associated with
this
> > sport and the collective knowledge of the people that are on this
list....
> > couple of these guys have been racing since the early days...  Cool
place
> > to hang out and once again welcome....
> >
> > Total Members of the LSR list 107....
> >
> > Keith Turk
> > Austin Healey 100  /  Bugeye / Box Sprite / Bonneville Land Speed Racer
> > Camaro ( D Gas Altered )
> >
> 

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