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Re: JCB oilburner story on Pistonheads (con't)

To: Wester Potter <wester6935@comcast.net>,
Subject: Re: JCB oilburner story on Pistonheads (con't)
From: Higginbotham Land Speed Racing <saltrat@lubricationdynamics.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 13:42:14 -0700
I just hope that Banks can make the car sound like it has that 
wonderful DeSoto in it. Ever since the early days, when that engine 
fired, everybody knew who it was. Remarkable!!!!! Makes the hair 
stand up on the back of my neck when I just think about it.
Skip



At 01:10 PM 8/23/2006, Wester Potter wrote:
>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:
>>
>>>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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