Jim what records are you going to recapture ?? :-)
Rick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Bickford" <jbickford@volcano.net>
To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, November 24, 2000 7:59 AM
Subject: Occupation
> Jim Bickford, born 12/29/48 in Sacramento, California. Now living in
> Jackson, CA., which is in the Mother Lode Gold country of the Sierra
> foothills 50 miles east of Sacramento. Married to my lovely wife Susan 31
> years with one son Gary 30 years old. After 4 years of service in the Air
> Force have been working 28 years for Pacific Gas & Electric Company
> presently supervising 7 fleet repair garages in the Central Valley from
> Stockton to Merced.
>
> Been involved in racing since the age of 8, from go karts, motorcycles,
> midgets and sprint cars. Started racing motorcycles at Bonneville in 1978
> as builder/tuner with partners Ted Gansberger and Les Ranger. Won the 1984
> El Mirage season championship. In 1992 began construction of a H/BFS which
I
> raced until August 1998 when I blew it over in the middle mile at 280 mph.
> Thanks to tech inspectors Rich Manchen, Mike Cook and Fred Dannenfelzer's
> attention to detail, I am still here today.
>
> This year to keep idle hands busy, Les and I ran the motorcycle again at
> Bonneville. Next year we plan to run the full season with the bike. We
have
> a few records to recapture and then another streamliner.
>
> Jim Bickford
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