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Offline Stainless1

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Re: Harvest Event Info
« Reply #15 on: September 06, 2020, 12:35:39 AM »
Way to go Jack.... sounds like you are having a successful outing.   :cheers:
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Re: Harvest Event Info
« Reply #16 on: September 07, 2020, 07:38:01 AM »
https://upnorthmotorsports.bangordailynews.com/?p=5316#.X1XBdAuxY94.facebook

Jack must have gone at least 150 to get the hat Marcia presented to him.  I'll post a link to the run logs when Tim puts it up.
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Re: Harvest Event Info
« Reply #17 on: September 07, 2020, 12:52:00 PM »
 Our team had a great time at Loring The Rons Hobby Shop special roadster records set at the event are the fastest roadster records to date at Loring.  The records set on Wednesday with my son driving 206.768 at the mile and 229.088 at the mile and a half. Thursday my run with a high cross wind 204.194 at the mile and 224.680 at the mile and a half. Friday the winds continued to be high with cross wind speeds of 20 plus however even in the wind team driver Jeff Arnett was able to run over 200 MPH to gain entry into the LTA 200 MPH club setting another record all told Jeff set four records in the car.
 Total records set by the team 8 in three days not bad for a small less than 300 cube old 1950 Ford Flathead block with a supercharged overhead valve head conversion burning gasoline. 
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Working in the shop I use the 'F' word a lot. No not that word these words Focus and Finish go Fast and Flathead Ford!
 ECTA  XF/BGRMR Record 179.8561
 LTA    XF/BGRMR  Record 200.921 First  Ever Ford Flathead Roadster to hit 200 MPH burning gasoline July 2018
 SCTA  XF/BGRMR Record 205.744  First gas burning Ford flathead powered roadster to top 200 MPH at Bonneville August 7, 2021 top speed 219.717
 SCTA  XXF/BGRMR Record 216.131 plus a Red Hat
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Re: Harvest Event Info
« Reply #18 on: September 07, 2020, 01:02:04 PM »
Ronnie, your car looked and sounded great at the mile.  Congratulations on a great event.
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Re: Harvest Event Info
« Reply #19 on: September 07, 2020, 01:12:38 PM »
RRoadster said:  "... a small less than 300 cube old 1950 Ford Flathead block with a supercharged overhead valve head conversion burning gasoline."

Sounds like a class that Stan Back would endorse.   lol8
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Re: Harvest Event Info
« Reply #20 on: September 07, 2020, 04:40:54 PM »
RonnieRoadster, please tell us that you'll be posting videos online.   :cheers: :clap

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Re: Harvest Event Info
« Reply #21 on: September 07, 2020, 08:55:19 PM »
RonnieRoadster, please tell us that you'll be posting videos online.   :cheers: :clap

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  We have a few in car videos and a few shots leaving the line when Laura get them on YouTube I will post them here.
Working in the shop I use the 'F' word a lot. No not that word these words Focus and Finish go Fast and Flathead Ford!
 ECTA  XF/BGRMR Record 179.8561
 LTA    XF/BGRMR  Record 200.921 First  Ever Ford Flathead Roadster to hit 200 MPH burning gasoline July 2018
 SCTA  XF/BGRMR Record 205.744  First gas burning Ford flathead powered roadster to top 200 MPH at Bonneville August 7, 2021 top speed 219.717
 SCTA  XXF/BGRMR Record 216.131 plus a Red Hat
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Re: Harvest Event Info
« Reply #22 on: September 17, 2020, 01:59:29 PM »
Ronnie and his crew spent a day with Jack Gilford getting this belly tank sorted out and crewed it for him for the day.  I doubt he could have made a pass without their help. 

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Re: Harvest Event Info
« Reply #23 on: September 17, 2020, 07:40:30 PM »
Jack's a great guy! I saw a lot of people helping. Here's Kirk Asslyn towing him in.
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Re: Harvest Event Info
« Reply #24 on: September 18, 2020, 02:42:02 AM »
Between racers and LTA officials I had MUCH help at Loring, without which I'd have gotten nowhere. A huge THANK YOU to all those who helped!
I'll certainly do my best to bring some crew members to future events.
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Re: Harvest Event Info
« Reply #25 on: September 18, 2020, 08:59:45 AM »
It's good to know you can show up at the track, short handed and get the help you need.
Besides all the usual volunteers, Jorden Hanson teching cars when he really wanted to be racing.
My personal favorites, Bob Gobiel and Frank Walka encouraging me to get in Bob's fantastic car. And Joe Dalys words "You came down the middle like a freight train, pulled the chute... perfect!"
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Re: Harvest Event Info
« Reply #26 on: September 28, 2020, 11:54:59 PM »
Does anyone know who the photographers were who were taking pictures at the event? Especially interested in top end pictures.

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Re: Harvest Event Info
« Reply #27 on: September 29, 2020, 01:40:14 AM »
One photographer I spoke with has a publication (North Country Race News?). I think if you look on facebook you'll find his info and some pictures from this year's LTA Harvest Event.
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Re: Harvest Event Info
« Reply #28 on: September 29, 2020, 07:42:12 AM »
That would probably be Tom Hale https://upnorthmotorsports.bdnblogs.com/   He's also on FB.  The other photographer there this year was Stephen Rappaport who posts his work to the Loring Timing Association FB page.  He spent a day at the timing trailer (which is at the 1-mile timing lights).
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Re: Harvest Event Info
« Reply #29 on: September 29, 2020, 11:32:45 AM »
Thanks, Saw the Tom Hale photos on the LTA Facebook previously but couldn't find any of the others. I'm really looking for a shot of my car with the chute deployed. May have to request it next year.