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Re: Race Anything?

To: Jim Webb <jimwebb@nutsracing.com>
Subject: Re: Race Anything?
From: Joe Amo <jkamo@rap.midco.net>
Date: Sun, 06 Apr 2003 19:36:10 -0600
In America we race "beer" floats

Joe (whos only decent American made stuff
is the wife and kids,  and some stuff is startin to
fall off the wife)  Amo

ps it only took us two tow bills,  one rescue by Jon,
and one rent a car to get to Denver last week
I am Proud of our Oldsmobile

Jim Webb wrote:

>Malcolm,
>
>I don't know how to break this to you, but doorstep milk delivery has been
>gone in the U.S. (at least in my experience) since about 1965, so we have a
>real shortage of delivery vehicles. I guess this record could remain in
>British hands for some time!
>
>Why do they call them 'floats'? To qualify for a record must the vehicle
>have actually deliered milk, or are there general construction requirements?
>Is thrust power allowed?
>
>Jim Webb
>jimwebb@nutsracing.com
>Chock Full o' Nuts
>#527 A/PP 193.402 2002
>     B/PP 190.967 2002
>     A/PP 172.695 2001
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-land-speed@autox.team.net
>[mailto:owner-land-speed@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Malcolm Pittwood
>Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2003 4:10 PM
>To: LSR List
>Subject: Race Anything?
>
>
>The latest idea in the UK is to set a World Record for Milk Floats!  Does
>the USA and Australia have such vehicles or is this just a British thing?
>Electric urban commercial vehicles for doorstep milk bottle delivery...
>
>Malcolm Pittwood, Derby, England

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