Cris,
Just don't get that salt dust in your eyes.
(just found a chunk in my driveway off the truck ... and I have been under
it thre times to wash out those pesky litle bits.)
Wes
on 12/22/00 7:55 AM, Cris Shearer at cshearer@tacisp.com wrote:
> I'll add a personal thought to what Keith wrote. Unless a person has been to
> the salt flats and experience an early morning sunrise, one can only imagine
> the
> feeling of peace and tranquility that overcomes us. As we stand alone and
> look
> into the sky, we immediately feel an inner peace within us as if we are
> surrounded by a protective magetic shield - surrounded by friends. The love
> that everyone feels, the lasting friendships, just several times a year pack
> so
> much camaraderie into this short time, it becomes a life long memory. There
> isn't a day that goes by that something triggers our memory of being on the
> salt. From a smell of a storm blowing in, or the wind whispering in our ear,
> to the sound of an engine roaring down the street. I'm sure without
> Bonneville,
> your life joys would be much more shallow than they are now. Those of us who
> have salt in our blood understand how precious this place means to us as
> individuals. And if you have never been to the salt flats, always keep that
> dream of some day visiting. Cris, who was just for a moment sprinkled by
> salt
> dust.
>
> Keith Turk wrote:
>
>> Tough question bud.... I will ask MJB about the total number again.... last
>> I checked we had 145 folks on the list.... I think it's up from that today.
>>
>> Personally I think it is fair to say that we represent the Mainstream land
>> speed racer though.... I think we have about all the classes covered.... up
>> to and including the BAR STOOL....( knew you would love that )
>>
>> We also have something Bonneville doesn't... which is lots of folks who have
>> NEVER BEEN TO THE SALT... I know that doesn't sound impressive but it is to
>> me. Each and everyone of us has had this as a dream at one point... a
>> focus.. something that we wanted to accomplish in our life.... after that we
>> have all designed our own goals... these folks speak for the Future of LSR
>> and Personally I welcome them to the community... without new folks the
>> hobby would go away...
>>
>> Keith ( now there was an answer to a question not asked)
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Dave Dahlgren" <ddahlgren@snet.net>
>> To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Friday, December 22, 2000 6:24 AM
>> Subject: representation..
>>
>>> Does anyone know how many cars and bikes the members of this
>>> list represent?? i guess what i asking is are we the
>>> mainstream so to speak or just a few out of the many that
>>> race at all the LSR meets??
>>> How many people are on this list??
>>> And how many cars and bikes does this account for??
>>> Dave Dahlgren
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