>> What is everyone else up to?
>>
>> Keith
>
Part two
> Oh, yeah -- when I holed that piston I scored a cylinder wall a
> little, nothing that a .5mm clean-up bore wouldn't fix. Then I took a
> quick look at the what Dale Martin measured in impound last August,
> and he said we were at 249.4 cc, in a 250-cc class. The rulebook says
> a .508mm overbore is allowed -- damn, that'd put us awfully close
> ("Honey, go get the dry ice before Dale gets here to measure the
> motor!") So I guess we'll be finding a new top end for the bike, just
> to be on the safe side.
>
> Don't be surprised if we show up with new fiberglass on the little
> bike, too -- the stock stuff is showing the ravages of a few years of
> racing and cutting to fit the turbo system. One of the nice things
> about racing the little EX250 is that you can buy the whole damn bike
> for a few hundred bucks on eBay. Makes getting spare stock parts
> simple -- just buy a few and keep 'em around as donors.
>
> Other than that, just sitting here, enjoying the wait 'til it finally
> starts snowing. I've got the big Oshkosh truck all ready to go, the
> snowblower is full of fresh gas, and we'll start putting the
> replacement rear end in the regular plow truck as soon as the weather
> turns snotty and uncomfortable (Hey, who ever does things when it's
> nice and dry and warm?)
>
> Thanksgiving regards from both of us.
Jon Wennerberg
Seldom Seen Slim Land Speed Racing
Marquette, Michigan
(that's 'way up north)
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