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Re: Introduce Yourself
« Reply #2175 on: March 27, 2012, 01:42:37 AM »
Hey Superleg.............

Here's a vintage Duck.

Cook Neilson and Paul Smart.

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Re: Introduce Yourself
« Reply #2176 on: March 28, 2012, 08:24:09 PM »
Hi,

My name is Jeremy and I'm the founder of the North American Scooter Racing Association (NASRA). I've seen a link on the Motorscooter land speed federation website and clicked it and made an account. Now when I click the link from their site it says that board don't exist or is not visible to me. How can I access that board and learn more about land speed scooter racing?

Thanks!

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« Reply #2177 on: March 28, 2012, 08:38:03 PM »
Jeremy, I'm sorry to have to tell you this -- the Scooter group received so much hasslin' from some of the folks on this Forum that I removed the thread.  It was causing quite a problem with the regular doings of our Forum.  Alan Spears has been kind enough to send information about the scooter folks and events since then, even with the ignominity of being "kicked off" the Forum.  If that's the answer to your query -- I'm sorry to report that you can't access more about the scooters from here. 

I'll be glad to put the Scooter folks back on this Forum if the other members don't object.  Let's see what they say.  I will grant this comment -- you are attempting to run your vehicles for top speed - which is pretty much the definition of land speed racing.  By the same token, though -- we don't have a direct topic for the 36Hp Volkswagen Bugs, either.

Whatever the reason for you being here -- please accept my welcome and best wishes that you'll succeed in your quest for speed.

Regards -

Jon (owner, landracing.com, and head handlebar holder of the Forum)
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Re: Introduce Yourself
« Reply #2178 on: March 28, 2012, 08:45:53 PM »
Slim --- Fine with me


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Re: Introduce Yourself
« Reply #2179 on: March 28, 2012, 09:53:46 PM »
I see.

Hold off on creating anything for us as of yet.  We are in the very early stages and only want to learn as much as we can right now before we decide if we can pull it off. Some technical issues plaque our development the biggie being that there aren't any tires in our size range that go past 120kmh.

Thanks for the warm welcome.

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« Reply #2180 on: March 29, 2012, 11:39:50 AM »
May I suggest you go directly to the other group's website. Jon can provide the address from the archieves I would think.

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Re: Introduce Yourself
« Reply #2181 on: March 30, 2012, 04:34:41 AM »
Hello there

Another newby to the Forum from the Land of Oz. Pete Healy from Brisbane Queensland. Been a Revhead most of my life, I am 55 now and I got to admit the Land Speed thing is what I have been looking for and didn't know it.

I remember the Bluebird and I knew about Bonneville and a lot of the Famous Streamliners as a boy, but had no idea that we had a place to run over here until I discovered the DLRA around 2007/2008.

I ran my near stock Suzuki RGV 250cc (V twin 2 stroke 62 rwhp) at Lake Gairdner  in (2010) MG - 250 class, ran118mph GPS pass and had a plug foul on Timed pass and ran 99.042mph on an Open Record. Had a great time.



My Brother Gary (The Bearded one)  provided the Tow Car and was pit crew.

We were hooked.

Went back to try and push the Record along a bit, I made these changes



but the Rain came, so we had a few beers next to the water in the Lake instead, until the Road reopened.

I'm in the process of modifying the RGV to run APS - G - 250. I was close to finishing it when we got the Cancelled Call this year. So I am doing the finishing touches at a bit slower pace. :-)

I'll post a Build Diary with a few pics.

Hope to get over there one day, but I just want to get back to Lake G again.

Stay Cool
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« Reply #2182 on: March 30, 2012, 08:29:11 AM »
Let's think of the rains at Lake Gairdner in this way -- a good thing 'cause so many of the folks from the DLRA are showing up here on our Forum.  Well, okay, now it's their Forum, too.  Welcome to the website of goofy folks and strange vehicles, Pete.  It appears you'll fit in here pretty well.
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« Reply #2183 on: March 30, 2012, 01:38:34 PM »
My real name is Mark Kanzler.

I live on the border of Fed Way & Tacoma (county line
cuts through our house!)

My wife, Son, Daughter and I race Slot Cars on Friday nights in Edgewood, WA.

I've always had this crazy notion in the back of my mind that someday I'd
like to contest for a Land Speed Record in some obscure class that has
never been run before so that I could set a record, at least for a short
time in history.

Someday I hope to go to Bonneville Speed Week (or is it weeks?).

I ran into this forum when I was looking for info about Bonneville speed week...
I'm trying to see if I can get my family to do a reunion out there.

One of my Nephews was part of Jesse James team which set a record
for hydrogen power. I'm an Aerospace Engineer with a lot of hands
on shop experience. My brother teaches machine shop at a junior college,
and everyone in my family is pretty much a do it yourselfer who grew
up spending many hours out in the shop in all sorts of hobbies...
so we have a lot of the skills needed to at least have a good time
making a go of it.

But talk is cheap  :cheers:

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« Reply #2184 on: March 30, 2012, 03:20:08 PM »
Hello, Mark.  First of all -- welcome to the Forum.  It's a fine thing to get new members here, and we'll appreciate some of what you should be able to bring to this group.

I have to admit, though, that when I saw the notice that you had joined (as the owner I get notified when someone signs up) and that you had something about NASCAR slot cars in your profile -- I was just about ready to nuke you out of here as a spammer.  As you might learn soon enough, Nascar racing isn't really a favorite of lots of the folks here.  But now that I see your introductory post -- hey, no problemo, buddy, and thanks for being here.

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Re: Introduce Yourself
« Reply #2185 on: March 30, 2012, 04:11:11 PM »
Jon,

He's a genuine rocket scientist!
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I'm an Aerospace Engineer with a lot of hands
on shop experience. My brother teaches machine shop at a junior college,
With support from a blood relative!  :cheers:

We need more of his kind.  Welcome Mark!  :-)

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« Reply #2186 on: March 30, 2012, 04:44:54 PM »
We lived in Huntsville Alabama when I worked on Space Station...

On the day of the Daytona 500, our church (after the service) rearranged
the chairs... they left the first two rows for the more hardcore fans who
wanted to watch the race, and behind those rows they put round tables
with chairs around them for the potluck. They put the race up on the
big multimedia screen, and everyone rooted for his/her driver.

That's how my wife became a fan. I have always been a fan of everything
that goes fast. I enjoy all kinds of racing. It is unfortunate that NASCAR
does so much to prohibit innovation, but I guess part of the innovation
is figuring out how to innovate w/o getting penalized. I can see why it's
not for everyone, but as I've aged, I've realized that it's okay that people
like some things that I just don't get. Like... Opera. Can't stand it. But
some people love it, and I recognize that it takes talent and commitment
to be good at it (though it almost all sounds bad to me).

We also raced Autocross and Rallycross in Alabama (the first rallycross
the local SCCA held was in the pasture on our property!)
I still have that old MR2, though it is pretty bad looking now.

I did some drag racing in the late 1970's & early 80's... like I said,
I like to go fast.

Slot cars are a blast. I first did them back in the late 1960's, and was
pretty happy to see that there are a number of tracks in our area ('prolly
because of the crappy weather).  The real reason we do the NASCAR series
at the slot car track is because it's the most inexpensive class, and it
doesn't require a Saturday, Sunday, or staying up late on a work night to do it.
Some of them (not NASCAR) are pretty fast too.
I wonder how much it would cost to build 2 scale miles of slot car track
and transport it to Bonneville for a timed run... let's see... 440 ft of plywood
and metal braid...

Jon, He's a genuine rocket scientist!
Rocket science isn't as hard as people think it is.
Have y'all seen Rocket City Rednecks?
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« Reply #2187 on: March 30, 2012, 05:43:56 PM »
I am thinking I like Mark 42.

Can you imagine an engineer with grease under his finger nails !!!!!

Beats the H E L L  out of and engineer wearing a vest and a tie as he theorizes regarding "air under the car."

Add to Mark's racing enthusiasm experience dirt racing in their field.

This fellow is our kinda guy.

There appears to be another realistic newcomer in SUPERLEGGRA. He's bringing his racing experiences from many

different arenas and will apply his knowledge to "whipping" the salt. He's starting off with a good piece: A Ducati 999.

Welcome to both of you.

Did you notice.......they are both from Washington State and they included where they live in their intro info.

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« Reply #2188 on: March 30, 2012, 09:21:17 PM »
That's 'cause people from Washington are easily lost and need all the help they can get.  (Show us that condo picture again.)
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« Reply #2189 on: March 30, 2012, 09:35:03 PM »
I think being lost may be the only reason people stay in Washington.



Superleggera is almost a neighbor. The track we race slot cars at
is really close to where he lives. I was just about to leave to go race,
but now my son, who was the only one who isn't sick, said he wants
to stay home because he's starting to feel stuffy now.  :|

So, I guess I'll have a look at some forum threads.
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