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Bonneville Salt Flats Discussion => Bonneville General Chat => Topic started by: Stainless1 on June 19, 2019, 12:01:29 AM
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https://www.hotrod.com/articles/al-teagues-409-mph-speed-record-capped-decades-long-racing-career/?wc_mid=4035:16929&wc_rid=4035:706120&_wcsid=04D02550951AEEBF294B4AE2ACD9F97E2B43C58500D8AEFC
With any luck that gets you to a great article about one of my Bonneville heroes
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He's one of mine, too. Al is an awesome possum, for sure!
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Great read, well done.
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Wow, excellent article, thanks for posting. :cheers:
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Here's the best photo I ever took (well, I'm no photographer). It's probably 1972 at El Mirage. I gave Al an 8x10 the next month. And some crew members wanted some, so I had them printed. It's shown up in various publications, including Rodders Journal 2-page spread, from whom I don't know. I used it on the cover of the 2016 SpeedWeek Program as there was no SpeedWeek the previous year (got some shitt for that). If anyone wants a good copy of this, p.m. me and I'll send you one.
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Nice picture, Stan. What was going on when you took that photo?
Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
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Approaching the start line after taking the warm up loop option at El Mirage
Sorry my net people skills are a little lacking, I should have waited for Stan to buzz in.
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I've seen that picture in several different places. Well done Stan. :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
Pete
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Jim's right. Years back, it was difficult to start a supercharged fuel engine off the starter. The dragsters (if I remember correctly) all were push started ? which to me, added to the show. And the Sadd, Teague & Bentley fuel roadster didn't need much to add to the show ? they were the show.
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We were still push starting Betsy (liner) up until 1990 when somebody donated a chain drive blower-starter, we felt we were way uptown then! Before that it was take it off the stands, push it out of the pits, clutch it, check it & time it, back to the pit to jack it up again to put the body panels on then get it back down to push it to the line. & the oldies will remember how long those one course lines used to be. :x By the time we'd get to run the engine was stone cold & we even banged the blower a couple of times.
Some times back then. Sid.
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Mike (or anyone else) ? send me a P.M. with your email address and I'll send you a large digital file of the picture.
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We were still push starting Betsy (liner) up until 1990 when somebody donated a chain drive blower-starter, we felt we were way uptown then! Before that it was take it off the stands, push it out of the pits, clutch it, check it & time it, back to the pit to jack it up again to put the body panels on then get it back down to push it to the line. & the oldies will remember how long those one course lines used to be. :x By the time we'd get to run the engine was stone cold & we even banged the blower a couple of times.
Some times back then. Sid.
I remember when that blower starters hot terminal fiber washer failed and shorted things out.
My 35mm film cannester lid got a hole punched in it and became it's replacement. :cheers:
Don
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LOL, I remember that woops moment Mate! :-o
Sid.