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Re: The Ultimate Hot Rod!

To: John Beckett <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
Subject: Re: The Ultimate Hot Rod!
From: Joe Amo <jkamo@rapidnet.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2000 22:56:35 -0600
""John (I'd settle for a ride in Al Teague's liner) Beckett""

Right on, a window seat, right in the nose of the thing        Joe :)



John Beckett wrote:

> Maybe Jon can run a contest on his web site with a ride on the Ultimate Hot
> Rod as the prize. I think they give hats, and a jump suit  to those who are
> fortunate enough to get a ride.
>
> John (I'd settle for a ride in Al Teague's liner) Beckett
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
> To: "Joe Timney" <joetimney@dol.net>; "Land-speed List"
> <land-speed@autox.team.net>; "Barbara Hendricks" <dannbarb@dol.net>;
> "chemtech" <chemtech@magpage.com>; "David Culgan"
> <David.Culgan.B@us.agfa.com>; "Gary Timney" <homertimne@aol.com>; "Jerry
> Truitt" <truittjs@delanet.com>; "Jim Shilling" <jimmy@dol.net>; "John
> Harshman" <John.Harshman.B@us.agfa.com>; "Mike Lohinetz"
> <mlohinetz@aol.com>; "Robert Timney" <rmtimney@aol>; "Roy Jarrel"
> <royflstf@aol.com>; "W Allen West" <W-Allen.West@usa.dupont.com>
> Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2000 1:49 PM
> Subject: Re: The Ultimate Hot Rod!
>
> > Went on a Field Trip when I was in our Warrant Officer advance course to
> the
> > 3 launch....   Damn thing sounds like it's missing.... Like I did the Tune
> > up on it!!!  and it's very Loud from the Air Force Press area... VERY LOUD
> >
> > Joe I totally agree it's one of the most amazing things in the world...
> >
> > Keith ( I don't care if I get a Hat on that one... Just give me the
> RIDE..)
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Joe Timney" <joetimney@dol.net>
> > To: "Land-speed List" <land-speed@autox.team.net>; "Barbara Hendricks"
> > <dannbarb@dol.net>; "chemtech" <chemtech@magpage.com>; "David Culgan"
> > <David.Culgan.B@us.agfa.com>; "Gary Timney" <homertimne@aol.com>; "Jerry
> > Truitt" <truittjs@delanet.com>; "Jim Shilling" <jimmy@dol.net>; "John
> > Harshman" <John.Harshman.B@us.agfa.com>; "Mike Lohinetz"
> > <mlohinetz@aol.com>; "Robert Timney" <rmtimney@aol>; "Roy Jarrel"
> > <royflstf@aol.com>; "W Allen West" <W-Allen.West@usa.dupont.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2000 5:41 AM
> > Subject: The Ultimate Hot Rod!
> >
> >
> > > Everybody,
> > >
> > > I just returned from a trip to Stuart, Florida. I promised my best
> > > friend that when I got back from Bonneville (twice) and Maxton, that I
> > > would haul his enclosed trailer holding all of his worldly possessions
> > > to his new home down south. Now being the motor heads that we are (Ted
> > > used to drive the Jade Grenade T/F digger), we were talking about the
> > > Space Shuttle lunch being delayed and the possibly of seeing it go off
> > > as we crossed the Florida state line. It was getting dark and I was
> > > trying to figure out how far it was to Cape Canaveral, when the CB radio
> > > went nuts with people screaming incoherently. That's when we saw the
> > > baddest hotrod of all time!!! The Shuttle was hauling ass with the most
> > > magnificent flame coming out of its tail! I still can't believe we could
> > > see it that plain as we had to be at least 150 miles from the Cape. We
> > > were able to see the flame change color just before it dropped the two
> > > pods and continued to watch the Shuttle cross the full moon and
> > > disappear in the night. I have no idea how high it goes or how fast as
> > > it dropped the booster rockets but it was really moving across the sky!
> > > Maybe one of you know some facts about the shuttle?
> > >
> > > Now the problem is that I want a RIDE!!!  I wonder what color hats they
> > > have?
> > >
> > > If you ever get a chance to see this thing launch, don't pass it up!!!
> > > To me , it is one of the great accomplishments that my tax dollars pay
> > > for!!!
> > >
> > > joe ( I did get to catch some Dolphin, one over 40 lbs.)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >




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