Tom;
Ah yes I remember it well. That record, Hot Rod Magazine and hanging
out with the Paisano brothers and Nick Arias at the drags is what got me
pumped up about going to Bonneville. In 1962 my brother Mike bought a Dodge
Dart 440 2 door hard top with the 410 horsepower Ramcharger option. This was
the 413 wedge, 2-4brl, cross ram engine. It was stock except for 8.20x15
Goodyear Blue Streak tires and a 2.91 gear ratio. The entry name on #148 was
Dincau Brothers and Logan. We ran 152, faster than the old record but Norm
Thacher had already bumped it up to 164. We got our picture in Popular
Hotrodding and had a great time. Indeed we were hooked
----- Original Message -----
From: Thomas E. Bryant <saltracer@awwwsome.com>
To: Jim Dincau <jdincau@qnet.com>
Cc: Land Speed <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, December 03, 1999 10:32 AM
Subject: Sounds of Bonneville Record
> Jim,
> It has been a long time since I heard that record. It was on the
> Riverside Label, I believe.
>
> The cars of the day were Mickey Thompson (A/S), Ermie Immerso (A/S),
> Herda & Hartelt (B&C/S), Vesco-Dinkins (D/S), Shadoff Special (C/S),
> Brissette Bros. & Eichenholfer (A/L), Tom Beaty (B/L), Markley Bros. &
> Flynn (C/L), Larsen & Cummings (A/MR), Bob Summers (B/MR), Don Allen
> (C/MR), Warren Biggs Chevrolet-Joe Pisano (C/GC), L.W. "Knotts"
> Farrington (AS/R), The Brute (motorcycle), also WESTERN POTTER (C/GC),
> BRYANT, YATES, & GRAHAM (C/GR). I went to my 1959 Bonneville Program to
> get these entries.
>
> Just a little history of BNI, Those on the BNI board of directors in
> 1959 were: Carroll Thompson, William Davis, George Hill, Paul Stratton,
> J. Otto Crocker, Bob Higbee, John Cramer, Dean Batchelor, and Jim
> Frostrom.
> Over the years the control of the Bonneville Nationals drifted away from
> the founding SCTA. There was an attempt by the existing board to get
> some kind of a partnership between BNI and FIA (I don't remember the
> details) BNI also made an attempt to organize a paid membership
> situation, similar to what we have now, but the timing was wrong, I
> guess, so they failed.
>
> In 1961, during my tenure as president (1961 & '62), the BNI Board came
> to the SCTA Board, in debt, and gave the debt and control back to the
> SCTA. We set up the BNI Board in such a way so the SCTA would retain
> control in the future. The 1961 board consisted of: Bob Higbee, Tom
> Bryant, Jim Lindsley, Harry Woerner, Bill Graham, Emil Grisotti, Jerry
> Eisert, Eugene Ohly, Bruce Giesler, Fred Wilert, Glen Deeds, and Tom
> Finn.
>
> By the way, I have been getting my Bonneville memorabilia together and
> have found that I need the following issues: 1960, 1969, & 1983 (flooded
> out). I have extra copies of 1961, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1984, &
> 1991. If anyone has any or all of the needed copies, or if someone needs
> the years that I have the extra copies, please let me know.
>
> Tom, Redding CA 10:30 AM PST
>
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