Sorry to hear the 'bird is down... Yes, I saw the grizzley
remains of the motor last year, Darrell was not real happy &
didn't have much to say. I think he was still in shock. Been
there, done that...... I'll look forward to seeing you there
next year!
Ed
---- Original message ----
>Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 20:40:02 EDT
>From: <FastmetalBDF@aol.com>
>Subject: Re: a Bit More Wisdom to You, Bryan ......
>To: ed@vetteracing.com
>Cc: basavage@earthlink.net, land-speed@autox.team.net
>
> Hello Ed ...... No, Doug and Darrell are not
campaigning the Black
>Radon Firebird at Speedweek this year . You probably got to
see the
>engine after Darrell grenaded it last year at the three mile
mark on 20 %
>nitro ...... about all that could be saved was one of those
great looking
>Dart aluminum heads, the blower and injectors, and a few
small pieces
>........ the block and everything that rotated were really
trashed .
> The worst part was it was on the very first run, and I
think the speed
>at that three marker was 203 .........
> Darrell had hoped to run at or near 270 last year, so
it was a huge,
>and very costly, disappointment to him . One of racing's
tough lessons !
> I had hoped he might run at El Mirage this year,
even with a gas
>or port injected engine, but he elected to concentrate on a
major upgrade
>of his garage, and many home and landscaping improvements .
> Doug is off in Hawaii doing some very specialized
work at the
>Pearl Harbor Naval Base, and I am back here in Connecticut
this week, so
>none of us got to this Speedweek . I will soon be in the Bay
Area with
>Darrell, and I believe he will be refocusing his main efforts
on the Firebird
>shortly ........ I certainly do miss being a regular visitor
to Speedweek !
> On our first visit there in 1987 I got the salt bug
for sure,
>especially
>since I had wanted to go there from my high school days in
1950 .......
>like many of us early-day Hot Rod Magazine readers !!!
> Hopefully next year ...... and I hope your Vette
will be there and
>making its' presence known in a big way !!! Good Luck in all
your racing
>endeavors at the Salt, the lakes, the drags, and that very
fast lonely
>road there in Nevada ...... THAT looks like an ultimate speed
blast !!!
> Bruce Ferguson
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