Keith, watch out and get ready. I can see it
coming! This is about to become another "Keith
Roaster"!
Dick J
--- Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net> wrote:
> 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 )
> ----------
> > 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....
>
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