Tom
Have seen the movie 3 times and the DVD 1 time. Just ordered the book that
Tom Bryant told us about. Great stuff. A real hot rodder in my book. That's
what LSR is all about. If it was easy it wouldn't be fun.
Glen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Shannon" <saltfevr@mail.sisna.com>
To: "LandSpeed Digest" <land-speed@autox.team.net>; "Gary C. Hensley"
<gary@arrowracing.org>
Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 1:02 PM
Subject: Re: An Offering to the God of Speed
> All right you old salts that were there during the '71 Documentary,or
> thereabouts.I was intrigued watching the motorcycle riders holding on to a
> truck or car door handle as they started. When did this MO begin and when
> was it outlawed?
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> PS. Only watched documentary once so far,Burt was one tough guy!
> Also loved his quotes repeated by Hopkins in WFI. Bravo Roger Donaldson!
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> Tom Shannon
> Magna, Utah
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> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: "Gary C. Hensley" <gary@arrowracing.org>
> Reply-To: "Gary C. Hensley" <gary@arrowracing.org>
> Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 14:32:34 -0400
>
>>Tom,
>>
>>Near the end of the documentary is a shot of me on my black Detroit Honda
>>Sales drag bike being pull started by pickup truck and the big guy pushing
>>and loading the Burt's bike is my old racing partner Glen Lafollette.
>>
>>Gary C Hensley
>>Phone: 248-670-0883
>>Team Arrow Racing #1150B World Record Holder
>>210.728 MPH August 21, 2004 Bonneville Salt Flats
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