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Re: Early El Mirage Notes

To: "Mike D MEIERLE" <mike.d.meierle@alcatel.com>,
Subject: Re: Early El Mirage Notes
From: "glen barrett" <speedtimer@charter.net>
Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 19:05:35 -0700
Mike
Spring for a real CB. The hand helds don't have the range and battery life
is poor. Most of them we can't hear in the tower and it's worse on the salt.
for a $100 bill a good CB and antenna will make the difference if we need to
contact you regarding your vehicle.
Glen

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike D MEIERLE" <mike.d.meierle@alcatel.com>
To: "Land Speed" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 9:43 AM
Subject: Early El Mirage Notes


> List,
> Sunday at El Mirage was a beautiful day with lots of racing, a loose
> track, a good smattering of new cars.
> Pitted next to "Avanti Dave" Boomberg with the Barbee Boys on the other
> side back at El Mirage with a new '27 B/STR.
> Winds were calm but the track was reported to be very loose, more so at
> the 3/4 point, keeping the numbers low all the way around, a few records
> were set, and there was an exceptional tribute for Tom Eiden thanking
> him for his life's work in Land Speed Racing.
> #300 D/STR only got one run in at 139 MPH, We were at the Line for a
> second run, Ed strapped in, motor running, Were in the push truck,
> Starter holds us!!!!!!! The Emergency Crew had just left responding to
> an accident just off the Lake bed...... Racing ended for the day....
>
> Revising the check list for June 10th now ( 8 FRESH AA batteries for CB
> Radio).
>
> --
> Michael Meierle
> Alcatel Carrier Internetworking Division
> http://www.alcatel.com/
> Newport Beach, CA.
> 949/629-3656

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