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Re: WAAAAY BACK WHEN

To: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>, <FastmetalBDF@aol.com>, <lsr_man@yahoo.com>,
Subject: Re: WAAAAY BACK WHEN
From: Wester S Potter <wspotter@jps.net>
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 07:55:44 -0800
Wish we could get Dick or Bob to tell the story of the flap that car created
when it first hit the dry lakes.  There was a huge battle over open vs.
closed cars at the time and who could run where.  I have heard just enough
about it to have my interest piqued.

Wes


on 1/22/01 7:16 PM, Keith Turk at kturk@ala.net wrote:

> The car was always just Right.... hard to go wrong with something done that
> correctly ... 
> 
> Here is where I always hasten to add that the Men behind the car have
> really made it what it is.... Dick and Bob... and TOM... and eventually
> Bruce... As Tom has said in the Past it really wasn't much of a race car by
> today's standards.... but it got him in the Two club after a bazillion
> years of trying....  Pretty fancy stuff...
> 
> it truly represents Hot Rodding at it's finest.... it wasn't about Money it
> was pure mechanical expertise and a FINE reading of the Rules.... Very Cool
> 
> Keith

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