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Re: Time to stop lurking :-)

To: Ken Bond <kmb2@humboldt.edu>
Subject: Re: Time to stop lurking :-)
From: Glen Barrett <speedtimer@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 16:48:29 -0700
Ken
welcome aboard, but watch out for Keith he's strange & makes fake rocks. Enjoy
the group.
 Myself I do the timing at the lakes and Salt.
Glen

Ken Bond wrote:

> HI,  My name is Ken Bond... I have been reading for about a month now and
> figure since I sent out a quick e-mail yesterday about scatter shields, I
> better say hello.  (side note... consensus on the scatter shield question
> is NO, it would not pass tech)
>
> I'm a mid-50's university prof who comes from a Chev background.
>
> A friend and myself are trying to set a record over 200 in D/GT.  We have
> an 85 Corvette ALL apart and are just getting started on roll cages, etc.
> We will be building a SB 302 engine to power the car as time passes and
> parts can be found/bought.
>
> Our current biggest ‘car' issues are Roll Cage and how to put a non-quick
> change read-end under the back of the car in place of the independent rear
> suspension.  Any ideas/suggestions are always welcome.  (Thanks to Ed for
> some comments already in private e-mails)
>
> Our current biggest ‘engine' issue is to ramp up the learning curve of "D"
> Chev. engines in general.  (Thanks to Keith for a wonderful phone call
> yesterday).  ANY comments/suggestions/ or engine building
> experiences/advice one might like to sent along would also be most
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks for all the ‘welcomes.'  Looking forward to putting faces to the
> names on the salt.
>
> KEN
>
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