What an excellent weekend. I had a great time, enjoyed the friendly atmosphere of your race meetings, and the great hospitality of the Team Thicko fraternity. The track looked like a really fun track
Oh, and I gotta say that John Deikis' car was the prettiest little thing out there. The fact it is almost identical in looks and setup to my rally midget, and the fact it went really well in the race
Ahhh....gee, Mike....I dunno from no thee-ah-saurus.....maybe you got some obsessive-compulsive rumination there. If I wanted to insult you, I would have just called you a shit! /// unsubscribe/chang
The weather was perfect, and only got perfecter for this year's vintage race at Michigan's Grattan Raceway. Along with a number of Spridgeteers in attendance, cyber-names from the list came to life a
I must say.... John drove wonderfully, and was remarkably consistent. My first time at Grattan.. nice venue, family enjoyed it. Great weather. Mike G. and I left after John's drive, and after folding
<< The Thicko hospitality was great as ever. >> Has there been a reward posted for that missing Team Thicko banner? Just wondering David Oliner 59,60 Bugeyes 67 TR4A /// unsubscribe/change address re
Just in from playing with my racecar some more (Side - what's up with pistons being so proud of the block? Sprite no like fancy shaved head out of spares stock...). John Deikis was an absolute blast
Ahhh Spridgeteers & Thickos, One must always remember the Team THicko motto (well... one of them....) "Better to be here and broke rather than not be here at all..." Now...does that mean "broke" as i
WST, sorry it didnt turn out better. but it will next time! and your right. theres nowhere else we would've rather of been! The fires of june have kept pulling at our pocketbook, and we couldnt bring
hard to get initial oil pressure it seems) WST, Try putting petroleum jelly(vaseline) in the pump before assembly. Been doing this for several decades now. You'll get pressure almost instantly upon
We primed the pump in Lubriplate engine assembley moly (always has worked before). We filled the filter. We filled oil lines in and out of the block to the cooler. We filled the galley to the oil pre
WST and others.. WE run an accusump and turn it on before EACH startup. we also use it on Initial (new engine) startup by filling and pressuring it up. matter of fact, with the oil pressure switch ho
I usually pour STP down the oil pump priming hole on the block before initial startup and spin the engine with the key off and get good pressure immediately that way. My .02 cents Mike MacLean-60 Spr
Come to think of it... who does have the Thicko banner? (Can't blame Speckman, can we?) Grenade? Elmo? We need it for ELVF... /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or tr
<< who does have the Thicko banner? >> Well, Black Bart and parts is in "temporary" storage in a certain garage in Upstate New York. I may I have been anointed "Keeper of the Cloth." Although I heard
Come to think of it... who does have the Thicko banner? (Can't blame Speckman, can we?) Grenade? Elmo? We need it for ELVF... /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or tr
<< would you like your Team Thicko stickers one letter at a time? >> Hey that works for me. what does it say in the Old Testament "a T for a T?" David Oliner 59,60 Bugeyes 67 TR4A /// unsubscribe/cha
David was nice enough to offer me some space in his new garage to store the Bugeye after I lost my garage recently. He not only took "Black Bart" but all the spares and other "junk" we haul to all th
Have fun with the horsehead you're gonna find in your bed (my next call is to Donato...) the to camera /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or try /// http://www.team.n