When the Hoffman/Markley liner was new and in bare aluminum I got a
shot of Wally Parks leaning over the car and inspecting the interior.
He turned to me and said "This is potentially the fastest car n the
salt". They proved it with that little 5 liter DeSoto Hemi engine
turning in a time over 380 on a last Banzai run. I think their FIA
record was in the 367 range.
Bones is gone and I treasure the 8X10 color photo he sent of the car
but even more I treasure the letter he sent with it.
When Harry took it down out or the rafters in their shop and sold it to
Gale Banks I was excited to see what would happen ... still waiting to
be excited again. Hope it isn't too long.
Wester Potter
Media Relations
Utah Salt Flats Racing Association
On Aug 23, 2006, at 11:21 AM, drmayf wrote:
> Wes, when I was iin line waiting to get on the salt friday mrning, I
> had a chat with the JCB folk. They said it was 11,000,000 dollars.
> Quite a chunk of change. I do not know which is the Hoffman Markey
> liner, but if Banks want to put a diesel in it I woul dhelp, just to
> quash the supeior British engineering coments.
>
> mayf
> Wester Potter wrote:
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>> Banks bought the Hoffman-Markley liner. I wouldn't be surprised to
>> see that back on the salt VERY soon running as a diesel. Did they
>> spend $12 million to do this or 12 million pounds?
>>
>> Wes
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>> On Aug 23, 2006, at 10:04 AM, Doug Odom wrote:
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>>> Mayf, If I thought for a minute that I could not call 3 or 4 people
>>> to help me and for one tenth of the money JCB spent not go out and
>>> beat their speed I would burn down my shop and go fishing. I'm sure
>>> Gale Banks or someone like that will soon do that very thing.
>>> Doug Odom in big ditch
>>>
>>> drmayf wrote:
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Wester Potter
Media Relations
Utah Salt Flats Racing Association
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