Paul,
Bill Smith the owner of Speedway Motors in Lincoln Nebraska is the guy we
are talking about here. He partnered with Garlits that year. They just
happened to be pitting next to us at Speedweek and I got to talk with Don
about their effort.
Howard
----- Original Message -----
From: <ARDUNDOUG@aol.com>
To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2001 2:02 PM
Subject: Re: spirit of the salt & Don Garlits
> In a message dated 3/31/2001 10:38:12 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> paul.blandavon@btinternet.com writes:
>
>
> > it says Don Garlits is a "twoclub"
> > member I didn't know this (forgive my ignorance) can someone tell me
when
> > "big" did this and in what,
> > Paul.
> >
>
> Paul,
> Garlits was a sponsor and co-driver of the Swamp Rat XX/BGS liner
out
> of Lincoln, NE in (I believe) 1988. It was powered by our own "Hayseed"
Dave
> Thomsson's (hope I got the spelling right Dave) Ardun converted Flatty.
Dave
> can tell us the exact speed they made, running several XF & XX (now XXF)
> engine classes.
> Hayseed is still a regular record setter at Speed Week. We traded
> classes in 2000 and he upped one of his STR
records.....................Ardun
> Doug King
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