GARY
THANKS FOR THE UPDATE,SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD TIME BY ALL.
GLEN
----- Original Message -----
From: "gary baker" <lsr350@hotmail.com>
To: "list" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2002 5:22 PM
Subject: Im back
> G'day maties
> Just back from Lake Gairdner, salt was excellent so hard infact there were
> zero rooster tails and almost zero salt pickup ,it was our biggest meet to
> date 45 vehicles ran many were first timers , fastest run was Lynch;s
A/BFL
> belly tank with a 289.something, infact almost everyone beat there speeds
from
> last year Rod Hadfields AA/FALT posted a 249 before the clutch let go
,Chuck
> Sharpe from the states ran his V4/GMR with a 125.050 any one on the list
know
> Chuck ? Stuart Lappin upped his world record for the 650 P-P with a 169
this
> bikes a freak and a 189 on the Bussa which came out of the wreckers only 2
> weeks ago I ran some licencing passes on this bike up to 175 ( the zx12
was a
> no show) the talk at least among the bike guys was a 1929 four valve head
> Indian which ran an astounding 160 mph in the 1350 M/VG class its actual
> capacity was 1200cc blew the Vincents into the weeds . Lots of
streamliners
> under construction and things are lookin good .
> I was thrown in the deep end and became assistant scrutineer this year as
the
> scrutineer could not make it and will be the motorcycle scrutineer at next
> years meet, all the down under racers send a BIG G,DAY to all of our
friends
> in states.
> I've ploughed through all of the postings backlog , a bloke ( Pilot ) at
the
> meet wanted to know if I was interested in buying a small wind tunnel
world
> war two vintage which used a DC3 motor and prop as the motive force he
brought
> it for the said motor.
> Finally Mayf mate desperatly in need of info on ground effect and flat
> bottomed streamliners
> Gary all fired up again with a big silly grin on his dial Get more from
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