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1. Re: 6 Speed woes Solved (score: 1)
Author: Wester S Potter <wspotter@jps.net>
Date: Thu, 03 May 2001 14:03:45 -0700
High profile vehicles prohibited on I-15 north of Salt Lake today because of 70 + mph winds. Does that qualify as more than rocks needed? Wes /// /// land-speed@autox.team.net mailing list /// To uns
/html/land-speed/2001-05/msg00054.html (8,433 bytes)

2. Re: Larsen front mounted blower (score: 1)
Author: Wester S Potter <wspotter@jps.net>
Date: Thu, 03 May 2001 22:22:55 -0700
But how big is that blower Fred uses? Is it a 6-71 or a 4-71? I don't think he is running a huge amount of boost. He is running on methanol. Is that front engine nostalgia dragster he built for Moon
/html/land-speed/2001-05/msg00064.html (7,040 bytes)

3. Re: Fred Larsens Blower (score: 1)
Author: Wester S Potter <wspotter@jps.net>
Date: Fri, 04 May 2001 13:09:13 -0700
Was he running the same ratio on the engine when it was in the V-8 183 c.i. configuration? He ran the 313 mph speed with that setup. Wes /// /// land-speed@autox.team.net mailing list /// To unsubscr
/html/land-speed/2001-05/msg00093.html (7,367 bytes)

4. latest Bonneville Racing News (score: 1)
Author: Wester S Potter <wspotter@jps.net>
Date: Fri, 04 May 2001 23:38:02 -0700
This latest BRN could be the termed the land-speed list edition. Nice article on Doug Odom and the Australia trip, "Dave the Hayseed" is pictured, Cris Shearer had a nice spread of photos from the Au
/html/land-speed/2001-05/msg00106.html (6,760 bytes)

5. Re: Fred Larsens Blower (score: 1)
Author: Wester S Potter <wspotter@jps.net>
Date: Fri, 04 May 2001 23:46:39 -0700
I was told the 183 CI motor was a 1958 Chev industrial 265 block, sleeved to 3 liters for that FIA class break. I thought he switched to the 4 Cyl. configuration after that 313 mph run. The headers t
/html/land-speed/2001-05/msg00107.html (8,290 bytes)

6. Re: Lew Kirkman (score: 1)
Author: Wester S Potter <wspotter@jps.net>
Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 08:47:37 -0700
Lew was not only a good friend of the racers, he was a rare thinking person in the BLM system. Instead of sending the performance bond money to the Denver office where they took a 20% bite for storag
/html/land-speed/2001-05/msg00374.html (7,531 bytes)

7. Re: car trailers/open road race (score: 1)
Author: Wester S Potter <wspotter@jps.net>
Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 06:28:26 -0700
We'll see you in Ely on Saturday. Mile marker 4.1 of the race on Sunday. If I get the connections on the new digital camera and computer working properly I'll have pictures of you for the list on Mo
/html/land-speed/2001-05/msg00426.html (7,218 bytes)

8. 'Live and Learn or Crash and Burn' (score: 1)
Author: Wester S Potter <wspotter@jps.net>
Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 17:55:13 -0700
We get some strange calls from time to time from people who want to set world records in different vehicles. In today's Salt Lake Tribune there's an article and picture of one such person and his ex
/html/land-speed/2001-05/msg00452.html (6,999 bytes)

9. Watching a race with Rich Fox. (score: 1)
Author: Wester S Potter <wspotter@jps.net>
Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 07:03:59 -0700
We had a great time at the Nevada Open Road Challenge race. The post we were assigned the last two years has always left us with the car on the road side of the gate. An overly zealous "County Mounti
/html/land-speed/2001-05/msg00523.html (9,155 bytes)

10. Re: GEARHEAD Mag. Message #2 (score: 1)
Author: Wester S Potter <wspotter@jps.net>
Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 07:15:53 -0700
That crew had as much fun as anyone at World of Speed. They had to put a thousand miles on their rental car running around on the salt. They saw everyone and asked questions and listened to answers.
/html/land-speed/2001-05/msg00525.html (8,026 bytes)

11. Nevada Race (score: 1)
Author: Wester S Potter <wspotter@jps.net>
Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 21:47:58 -0700
Just pulled up the results of the Nevada race on the internet ... Congratulations to Jim Marz who finished first in the 125 mph class with an error of .00020. and average speed of 125.00020. That's p
/html/land-speed/2001-05/msg00542.html (7,684 bytes)

12. Re: Nevada Race (score: 1)
Author: Wester S Potter <wspotter@jps.net>
Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 13:01:48 -0700
They have target speeds from 95 to 150 in 5 mile increments. Above 150 it jumps to 10 mile breaks to 180 ... then unlimited. Your entry price varies depending on target speed. Ed could give you the i
/html/land-speed/2001-05/msg00584.html (8,159 bytes)

13. Re: Ford OHV 6's (score: 1)
Author: Wester S Potter <wspotter@jps.net>
Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 21:01:30 -0700
The Wee Wee Eel was in dry, spider infested, storage in Torrance with the other Eelco car ( now at the Speedway Museum in Lincoln, NE.) for many years. Eels Lohn raced it with a British Ford engine.
/html/land-speed/2001-05/msg00620.html (9,514 bytes)

14. Re: Ford OHV 6's (score: 1)
Author: Wester S Potter <wspotter@jps.net>
Date: Sat, 26 May 2001 20:05:05 -0700
What was the tiny streamliner that was destroyed in a fire at Speed Week about fourteen years ago? I remember now that Bill Burke was talking to Steve and describing the car that was restored by Trav
/html/land-speed/2001-05/msg00634.html (11,859 bytes)

15. Re: Ford OHV 6's/ Pumpkin Seed (score: 1)
Author: Wester S Potter <wspotter@jps.net>
Date: Sun, 27 May 2001 06:32:44 -0700
Guess I'm going to have to dig out pictures. Only thing I remember is that they were pitted near Burt Munroe and his Indian bike. I paid special attention because an old teacher/friend of mine, Glen
/html/land-speed/2001-05/msg00640.html (9,026 bytes)

16. Re: EGT/ NEW MOTTO? (score: 1)
Author: Wester S Potter <wspotter@jps.net>
Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2001 07:15:15 -0700
New ECTA motto? SHIFT, STEER AND SHUT DOWN! Now if we could adapt that to the salt, something like: Get on it ... Get off it ... Get off the course! I'm sure it would make life easier for Glen and fo
/html/land-speed/2001-04/msg00060.html (7,407 bytes)

17. Re: Bob Daunerheim -and ducks (score: 1)
Author: Wester S Potter <wspotter@jps.net>
Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2001 22:37:58 -0700
Can't believe someone as cultured and civilized as Keith offering an insult to a fellow racer. Self defense possibly . . . Wes /// /// land-speed@autox.team.net mailing list ///
/html/land-speed/2001-04/msg00072.html (7,435 bytes)

18. Nitromethane & Bean Bandits (score: 1)
Author: Wester S Potter <wspotter@jps.net>
Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2001 22:19:21 -0700
The Bean Bandits were about the first to use nitro as a fuel in drag racing. They won something like 137 straight races as top eliminator if I remember correctly. This would have been in the mid '50'
/html/land-speed/2001-04/msg00091.html (8,046 bytes)

19. Re: Ed Roth (score: 1)
Author: Wester S Potter <wspotter@jps.net>
Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2001 08:37:07 -0700
Cris Shearer asked me about it last night at the USFRA meeitng. I've checked local obituaries but nothing as yet. He has lived in Manti, UT for about twenty years, around 100 miles south of here. If
/html/land-speed/2001-04/msg00102.html (7,210 bytes)

20. Joaquin Arnett (score: 1)
Author: Wester S Potter <wspotter@jps.net>
Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2001 08:44:34 -0700
I could listen to Joaquin tell jokes all day. Just the twinkle in his eyes is worth the experience. His favorite? It was "About God" and the way he told it was superb. The Bean Bandits used to have a
/html/land-speed/2001-04/msg00103.html (6,762 bytes)


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