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Re: Why this car?

To: <kturk@ala.net>
Subject: Re: Why this car?
From: "Paul Bland" <paul.blandavon@btinternet.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 17:15:22 -0000
OK, so maybe owning up to the Lambretta racing wasn't a smart move, but I
did manage to wring 114 mph out of the damned thing at Donnington Park,
which made getting to the next corner "entertaining", and getting my knee
down was quite often followed by getting my elbow down, my backside down, my
legs down,  you get the picture, ah the foolishness of youth!
As for the BMR coupe, I'm sure you're right about the handling, but if I had
to pick a favorite LSR car (which would be very difficult) that would be it.
Regards all, Paul.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
To: "Paul Bland" <paul.blandavon@btinternet.com>; "Scott Cowle"
<scowle@mentorcollege.edu>
Cc: "lsr" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 3:29 PM
Subject: Re: Why this car?


> See Scott it was a Great question.
>
> Now to add to Pauls Joy .... DUDE... the BMR coupe is a HAND FULL TO DRIVE
> the current Driver is my Buddy Will Handzel... great guy.... but that car
> is a True BRICK.... your going to be MUCH happier with a Liner then that
> thing....
>
> Now as for racing Lambretta's?   You are a Sick puppy....
>
> Keith
>
> ----------
> > From: Paul Bland <paul.blandavon@btinternet.com>
> > To: Scott Cowle <scowle@mentorcollege.edu>
> > Cc: lsr <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > Subject: Re:
> > Date: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 9:33 AM
> >
> > OK so I race a dragster and not an LSR car, but at least I'm going in
the
> > right direction, and I will build a liner eventually (I promise) So why
> did
> > I pick my car? well my wife would say it was another bout of insanity,
> I'd
> > say it was natural progression, I've been involved in motor sports all
my
> > life, first with my late fathers power boats and then racing bikes
myself
> > since school days, I raced anything I could afford (which usually wasn't
> > much) and even spent two years racing Lambretta's (never thought I'd own
> up
> > to that) but my facination since childhood has allways been with
> Dragracing
> > and record breaking, I spent many cold miserable days in the British
lake
> > district with my dad, mesmerised by Donald Campbell, unfortunately the
> > memories of what was a 4 year old child have faded somewhat, but
> facinated I
> > still am. In my teenage years when my mates hero's were pop stars or
> soccer
> > players, my hero was a certain Don Vesco and his motor cycle stream
> liners
> > (TZ 350 ?) I'd search every where for American magazines with any
mention
> of
> > record breaking. And back to your original question, well I was at a
drag
> > meeting and there was an 8 second altered for sale, so I borrowed the
> cash
> > off my good lady and bought it, although I'd raced lots of bikes the
> fastest
> > car I'd owned was a VW, boy did I get a shock!!! the first time I drove
> it I
> > threw up before putting my helmet on, well better than after I suppose,
> and
> > to be honest I don't regret a second of it. Now we're looking at putting
> 90%
> > through Chryslers finest and I can't wait, and along with several other
> > projects I'm slowly getting around to building my liner, quite how that
> > happened I don't really know, I wanted a Roadster (to be truthfull I
> wanted
> > the BMR coupe) but decided on a liner instead, perhaps my wife was right
> in
> > the first place!
> > I don't suppose you really wanted half my life story, but you seem to of
> got
> > it. Regards, Paul.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Scott Cowle" <scowle@mentorcollege.edu>
> > To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 1:14 PM
> >
> >
> > >   Ok so maybe my question was stupid since most of you probably
> fabricate
> > > your cars from scratch rather than buy them from kindly old
neighbours.
> > Spo
> > > I'll try one more time then I'll stick my head in a snow bank until
> spring
> > > arrives. Why did you all chose the race cars you chose. Gimme a break,
> its
> > > February and its two weeks to Daytona and my wife says she is already
> sick
> > > of hearing me make engine sounds cause I'm going through my annual
> winter
> > > hotrod withdrawal.                                   Scott

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