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Re: One Good Run

To: "Tom Bryant" <saltracer@awwwsome.com>,
Subject: Re: One Good Run
From: "Glen Barrett" <speedtimer@charter.net>
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 10:11:04 -0600
Tom
Thanks, what is the ISBN for the book, I need to order it. Hope the vacation 
was relaxing.
Glen
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Bryant" <saltracer@awwwsome.com>
To: "Landspeed" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 10:04 AM
Subject: One Good Run


> List,
>
> I just got back from a working vacation in Jamaica. I finished reading the
> book, "One
> Good Run" on the way down Friday night, June 16th. A great book! Really a
> "must
> have" to go along with the movie. From the movie you get the idea that 
> this
> was his first trip to the salt. Actually his first trip was in 1957, the
> same
> year that I was first on the salt. 1962 was his first time to come there
> with the bike.
>
> I also got my DVD just before we left for Jamaica. I looked at one of the
> extras, "An Offering to the God of Speed" last night. When you look at 
> this
> section, note the chartreuse pickup behind the pink roadster where Burt is
> putting on his leathers. That is my '58 Chevy Cameo and gas roadster. On 
> the
> run where Burt is being pushed off, Jeff, my eldest son is on the rear 
> left
> and his friend Dave is on the rear right. Jeff still has his tee shirt 
> that
> Burt gave him from that event.  Kind of neat to see all this in the movie.
> It brings back memories of good days.
>
>
> Tom, Redding CA - #216 D/FCC




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