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Re: More Speedweek 2000

To: Joe Amo <jkamo@rapidnet.com>
Subject: Re: More Speedweek 2000
From: Wester Potter <wspotter@jps.net>
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 07:55:31 -0700
List,

You can contact the Utah Motorsports Foundation at www.nishmotorsports.com
or call Terry Nish at 801-328-0629.  His office is at 764 West South Temple,
Salt lake City, UT 84104.  It's not often that all sectors of the racing
community come together for something like this but Terry has raced in and
supported most of them and has been able to call in all the resources.
Also, the foundation doesn't take administrative fees out so all of the
donations go to the purpose intended.

Wes Potter  Secretary, USFRA


on 9/10/00 7:31 PM, Joe Amo at jkamo@rapidnet.com wrote:

> Wes, could you zap us the location/address of Utah Motorsports
> Foundation,  thanks a bunch.        Joe :)
> 
> wspotter@jps.net wrote:
> 
>> List,
>> 
>> As an update on Kevin Murphy, the Utah Motorsports Foundation
>> announced that they had made a cash donation to Kevin to help
>> in his recovery.
>> Terry Nish is the founder of this charity organization and in
>> the last two years their fund raisers on the Sunday before Labor
>> Day have raised close to $100,000 which goes to help racers who
>> through no fault of their own have cash needs.  Last year the
>> first racer who was helped had a fire in his home ... the foundation
>> not only helped with cash but found construction people and volunteers
>> to help repair the house.  Terry has done the whole racing community
>> a service without a big splash so if you are thinking of making
>> donations, keep the Utah Motorsports Foundation in mind.
>> Wes
>> 
>> --- Original Message ---
>> Glen Barrett <speedtimer@earthlink.net> Wrote on
>> Sat, 26 Aug 2000 14:45:19 -0700
>> ------------------
>> The rider was Kevin Murphy from Nevada and to update everyone
>> he did have
>> some broken,cracked ribs, a broken thumb and I heard later a
>> dislocated
>> shoulder. Sorry about the first indication on the salt that there
>> were no
>> broken bones. He is very sore as he should be with that kind
>> of get off at
>> speed.A speedy recovery to Kevin.
>> Glen
>> 
>> Joe Amo wrote:
>> 
>>> Is the name of the rider a tightly held secret??  Joe :):)
>>> 
>>> "LandSpeed" Louise Ann Noeth wrote:
>>> 
>>>> UPDATE
>>>> 
>>>> The bike rider that went down was x-rayed in Salt Lake and
>> DID NOT
>>>> break any bones, but Who ya baby is he going to be sore for
>> a while. .
>>>> .
>>>> 
>>>> Speedy Regards,
>>>> 
>>>> "LandSpeed" Louise Ann Noeth
>>>> 
>>>> LandSpeed Productions
>>>> Telling stories with words and pictures
>>>> ------------------------o0o--------------------------
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: <DrMayf@aol.com>
>>>> To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2000 7:43 AM
>>>> Subject: More Speedweek 2000
>>>> 
>>>>> Some other items popped up in my head. Two older racers
>> who had
>>>> passed away
>>>>> were given one last run down the salt. Both had been cremated.
>> One's
>>>> ashes
>>>>> were to be taken into the hills later and scattered. The
>> other had
>>>> his ashes
>>>>> within the drag chute and were scattered on the salt. At
>> least this
>>>> is how I
>>>>> remember it. Glen gave them the final "God Speed...." One
>> of the
>>>> racers had
>>>>> his MSD ignition go flaky on him. Was looking for help
>> and stumbled
>>>> into the
>>>>> Al Teague camp. Asked if anyone knew anything about MSD
>> and Teague
>>>> had his
>>>>> chief mechanic stop what he was doing and go help the racer.
>> The
>>>> NBIII motor
>>>>> that was replaced in the Motel ^ parking lot looked to
>> be the same
>>>> as what
>>>>> was removed. The teething problems next day were turbo
>> and carb
>>>> related. I'm
>>>>> sure it was sorted out ok. And this was an even stronger
>> motor, so
>>>> maybe they
>>>>> did good. I saw the absolute bitchinest Crosley ever built.
>> That
>>>> puppy could
>>>>> win show contests and prolly has. Tried really hard to
>> get the
>>>> record for its
>>>>> class, 80 something but just not quite there. But much
>> fun anyway.
>>>> Talked to
>>>>> the # 77 lakster people at the gas station in Las Vegas;
>> I think I
>>>> saw it
>>>>> make a 277mph run. They were in impound then. Only one
>> ambulance
>>>> run: a bike
>>>>> driver lost it in the first half mile. Broke his collar
>> bone, 3 ribs
>>>> and
>>>>> something else. Went to the hospital, the med flighted
>> to Salt LAke
>>>> City for
>>>>> additional observations. I recognized the need to be a
>> really smart
>>>> motor
>>>>> guy. In the few days I was there the density altitude bounced
>> around
>>>> from
>>>>> 4000 feet or so to 6000 ft. This requies that you know
>> your engine
>>>> really
>>>>> well and have lots of data saying what jets are needed
>> for both the
>>>> fuel and
>>>>> for any nitrous. I need to explore this more in depth.
>> One day, the
>>>> corection
>>>>> factor for HP was 1.26. If I read this right this is a
>> loss of 21%
>>>> of the
>>>>> horsepower! Yipes.
>>>>> 
>>>>> more later as I remember...
>>>>> 
>>>>> mayf
>>>>> 
>> 
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