Okay I gotta set the Record Straight here.... The Plum Fire suit is
PURPLE... and YELLOW... ( okay heavy on the Purple... with a Splash of
yellow ) and it's the Latest in fashion Statements... complete with the
Ivory Leather Trimmed Black Gloves and matching Ivory ( read White )
Helmet....
This ensemble is the Absolute latest in Fall Fashion.... What with the
changing of colors here on the East Coast this Truly Brings out the Best in
you.....
Keith ( Yeah I gotta a Killer Deal on the Dirt Cheap Purple Fire Suit from
Ed Moss at TCI who might be the only guy who thinks it's Cool )
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> From: Joe Amo <jkamo@rapidnet.com>
> To: Joe Timney <joetimney@dol.net>
> Cc: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>; land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Walter Mitty Goes to the WOS
> Date: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 1:15 PM
>
> To bad the fine dude (blue hair) didnt ask of an upper east coaster like
Mr.
> Timney, "can I sing for you", I can clearly see the reply from Timney:
"yooooos
> tawkin to me!!", it seems Keith was much more abliging, blue hair was
likely drawn
> to Keith for good reason, plum colored driving suit and matching plum
seat
> upholstery.
> Joe :)
>
> Joe Timney wrote:
>
> > I think Keith should tell us MORE about 'old blue hair' and the
serinade!!!
> >
> > Keith Turk wrote:
> >
> > > I don't know if I have actually done this or not... so I will Pick up
my
> > > adventures after Speedweek...
> > >
> > > Went 218 at Speedweek and burnt a small hole in #2 piston.... on the
4th
> > > run.... So called Ross and ordered New Pistons with More meat in the
Dome..
> > > and put the motor on a Stand and started concentrating on what I
really
> > > wanted to run... the Rodeck Based D Motor... a 4.125 bore 2.8 stroke
Pure
> > > Nitrous Motor with 18degree Nascar Short Track Heads... Sorted
Through all
> > > the issues of sticking the motor together and finally Got the Thing
Home the
> > > Week before WOS.... Monday it went together with all the custom made
Parts
> > > on a Stand and got it in the car Tuesday... Tried to Start it on Wed
and ran
> > > into the Oil Restrictors being Un Drilled.... finally got good oil
flow to
> > > the Heads and Made a litte Noise on Wed.... Thrusday I am warming it
up and
> > > the Trash goes through the Crank Bearings.... Loses Oil Pressure...
FRIDAY I
> > > oil Down Miss Kathy....( significant Event in my life.... Still
wondering
> > > JUST how much That Oil is going to cost me in Emotional Grief )
Finally
> > > give up on the Motor on Friday afternoon and Cancel all my plans...
worked
> > > to damn hard to this point and it's honestly a Relief to think I am
not
> > > going to have to make the Trip....
> > > So I go up to the House.... Start cleaning up....and it dawns on
Me... Geez
> > > wonder if Ross Sent those Pistons and if they got there .... Call the
> > > office.... Yep Big Black Box with Ross on the side.... WAY COOL...
Off I
> > > go... took the Pistons home and called the Motor builder... Saturday
> > > Thrash.... They Rebalance the crank fit the Rings... and assemble the
> > > motor... mean while I am at Home installing the New Cabinets in the
Bread
> > > Box and sorting out some of the little stuff I need to take... Get
the Motor
> > > Late Saturday evening.... Stuff it in the Car... and crank it Sunday
Morning
> > > as soon as it was Respectable...
> > >
> > > Get a Call From Ole Blue Hair... Tell him to be ready 1pm the next
day....
> > > and he is a 1000 miles from me in Oklahoma... Brad Drops by and helps
me
> > > Fire up the Motor Run out of Gas... but it runs... stick it in the
Trailer
> > > and OFF I go....
> > >
> > > Picked UP Blue Hair.... Quick Lesson in how to drive a Truck with a
> > > Trailer... and I am off to NAP land.... absolutely exhausted... I let
him
> > > Drive and I slept the Better part of Monday.... until the 2am
serinade....
> > > Get to Salt Lake Tuesday Morning at 8am.... run around taking him to
the
> > > Harley Dealer... and working with Competion design on some of the
Last Min
> > > Nitrous fittings... Pick up a Mother Bottle of Nitrous at Praxair....
and
> > > then go over and Nap at the Airport waiting for Dave... Got no Clue
what
> > > flight... but I have an arrival time... Get on the Salt around 6pm
> > > Tuesday...
> > >
> > > Sneak through Tech.... Hmmm and Dave explains to a Fella that
Nitrogen is
> > > NOT an Oxidizer... Wow very different Tech then anything I had ever
been
> > > through... but we pass.... Get all the Little adjustments to the New
Fuel
> > > system done and make our Two Passes on Wed... both turn outs... no
> > > Nitrous...
> > >
> > > Thursday we make another 4 passes always finding something wrong...
and
> > > Still no Nitrous.... Dave Hangs the Nick Name.... " No Nitrous Turk "
on
> > > me.... and asks Permission to Cut the Wires in a Very Formal way....
Yeah
> > > Right.... Cut the car in Half... just make the Nitrous come on...
Meanwhile
> > > I got Ed Van Scoy Holding Jets and adjusting Motor Chains.... and
Mayf doing
> > > my Tool Sorting and working .... Dave decides he don't like the Look
of the
> > > Nitrous bottle Mount... ( a three day event to make back home ) so
Mayf and
> > > I took out the Box and rebuilt the Mounts redrilled it and
reinstalled it...
> > > Joe Amo and Jon are over and Help with the Ballast Shifting and
Beating into
> > > Place....
> > >
> > > Dave set about a very Methodical Test Procedure on his New Wiring
Harness
> > > for the N2O.... and we go to bed Thrusday Night saying if it don't
come on
> > > this time we are going to BURN the Car..... It's gotta be right...
> > >
> > > First Pass Friday... we Got Nitrous and LOTS of it.... Car hits
really hard
> > > and runs like stink to the 4 and then can't go any faster on the Hp
> > > avalible.... a 226 pass.... OKAY FINALLY have something to Tune
on.... Dave
> > > ups the Nitrous to 200hp and off we go.... car runs better then Ever
and
> > > Pulls Hard to the 3 1/2 and I start seeing water on the
windshield.... NOT
> > > GOOD... finally let up before the 4 and go through at 228.304 on a
230
> > > record....
> > >
> > > Friday afternoon we snatched the Head thinking it might just be a
Head
> > > Gasket.... ahhhh NOPE.... got a Valve seat and Mayf and I stick it
all back
> > > together... nothing fancy just set the Bolts in Place... and then do
the
> > > Picture thing with Adrenilin TV .... Take Three Days to get home and
arrive
> > > on Tuesday.... Leave Friday for Maxton.... and the Rest is
History....
> > > Except Dan Wright Was Kind enough to figure out where I got the
Mother
> > > Bottle and return it to them....
> > >
> > > Great Time... Great Friends.... What can I say.. I Tried... NEXT YEAR
i know
> > > what my car needs to set the record... but you still gotta make it
> > > happen.... and as we all know there are no Given's in this Sport....
> > >
> > > Keith ( oh did I mention Breaking the Trailer Axle on the way into
the State
> > > of Alabama... Got cut off in a Narrow lane and hit a curb.... Wow..)
>
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