From: "Thomas E. Bryant" <saltracer@awwwsome.com>
Reply-To: saltracer@awwwsome.com
To: Doug Anderson <boogiewoogie12@hotmail.com>
CC: land-speed@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Jack Mendenhall & Gas ups, Bill Burke
Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2002 18:25:46 -0700
Doug,
Yes, Bill Burke was at Speedweek. I spent about thirty minutes talking to
him on the starting line. He is in good health and has a very positive
attitude about life. It was the first time that I had talked to Bill at
length. A truly great guy and a legend in his own time.
Tom, Redding CA - #216 D/GCC
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Thank you Tom -thats great news. Yes I too admire Bill and his outlook on
life. I've been honored to have had dinner with him twice; once in 1990 and
again in 1998 when I hung around his and son Steve's pit helpin' out a lil'
bit. Whilst we were dining in '98, Al Teague slid in next to me to chat
with Bill. Al was bummmed about his new record in B/streamliner -set that
day, while breaking an old Markley Bros. record, was not by a very large
margin.... Bill,-and I both told Al that a record is a record and that he
should be proud of his achievement. Of course being the quintesential
racer,that did'nt change his point of view one bit... Al's a super guy in
my book as well. And I don''t think I'll get an argument on that one. Bill
also fixed me up with a 200 MPH club dinner ticket in '89 as well. A super
guy. A gentleman. One of my heroes. And I don't have many.
Well,maybe I do; I do "pay attention" in life and "keep score" of the GOOD
guys. Unfortunately though, they're far outnumbered by the -well let's just
say they're outnumbered and leave it at that...
Cheers,
"Dirt Track Doug" Anderson ,in exile, in NeuYaWK
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"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety"
-Benjamin Franklin
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