Mid- Engine Modified Sports

[tauruck]

Good point, guys-- I'll replace them with rivets.

Regards, Neil  Tucson, AZ

Would those be peel rivets Neil?.

[Rex Schimmer]

This calls for my favorite "sheet metal screw" story! (Neil, sorry to hyjack your build) In 1982 while working for Interscope racing Fred (Ted Field, team owner, driver and a multi-multi millionaire) bought a Kremer Brothers K-4 935 Porsche, aluminum tube frame (welded together by someone that knew nothing about welding!) and it had "ground effect" tunnels that were made from about 20 ga. aluminum sheet and a million sheet metal screws! The first time we were ever going to run it was in testing at Road Atlanta. DO (Danny Ongais) took one look at all of the sheet metal screws, called the truck driver over and told him to go to town and get several hundred 10-32 screws and nylock nuts. He said he would go out and make a couple of laps to shake the sheet metal screws out and then we could go about making the fix. He was exactly right, 2-3 laps and when he came back in most of the screws were gone! We spent the next few hours drilling out the screw holes and installing the 10-32s and lock nuts. And that is just one of the many sorted stories of the K-4, never raced it, what a POS!!!

Rex

[fordboy628]

This calls for my favorite "sheet metal screw" story! (Neil, sorry to hyjack your build) In 1982 while working for Interscope racing Fred (Ted Field, team owner, driver and a multi-multi millionaire) bought a Kremer Brothers K-4 935 Porsche, aluminum tube frame (welded together by someone that knew nothing about welding!) and it had "ground effect" tunnels that were made from about 20 ga. aluminum sheet and a million sheet metal screws! The first time we were ever going to run it was in testing at Road Atlanta. DO (Danny Ongais) took one look at all of the sheet metal screws, called the truck driver over and told him to go to town and get several hundred 10-32 screws and nylock nuts. He said he would go out and make a couple of laps to shake the sheet metal screws out and then we could go about making the fix. He was exactly right, 2-3 laps and when he came back in most of the screws were gone! We spent the next few hours drilling out the screw holes and installing the 10-32s and lock nuts. And that is just one of the many sorted stories of the K-4, never raced it, what a POS!!!

Rex

Rex,

In '82 I was at Cooke's.   Heard a lot of stories about Ted's 935 K-4.    I had not heard that one.

ROTFLMAO

Sometime, in person, I'll trade you Ralph stories for Ted stories.   I'll bet I can make you buy . . . . . .

Neil,

Mea culpa, mea maxima culpa

 
Fordboy

[Rex Schimmer]

Fordboy said "Sometime, in person, I'll trade you Ralph stories for Ted stories.   I'll bet I can make you buy . . . ."

That is a DEAL!!!! Better yet I will bring a bottle of tequila, ice and some mix and a bunch of Red Solo cups over to the Midget''s pit at the next Bonneville race and we can drink it up and tell all of the great stories!!

Rex

[salt27]

Fordboy said "Sometime, in person, I'll trade you Ralph stories for Ted stories.   I'll bet I can make you buy . . . ."

That is a DEAL!!!! Better yet I will bring a bottle of tequila, ice and some mix and a bunch of Red Solo cups over to the Midget''s pit at the next Bonneville race and we can drink it up and tell all of the great stories!!

Rex

I'll bring chips and salsa if I can eavesdrop.   

[Glen]

I have a few stories as well after 20 years in the timing stand, both lakes and on the salt.

[DND]

For the life of me I don't know why one of the trick automotive writers has not done a series of books on the ' Greatest Racing Story's '

As there is a never ending supply of them !!!

Just seems like a natural to me as we all have our favorite ones

DND

[tauruck]

I got lost at Tequila!!!. Now I'm done for the day

[wobblywalrus]

Mike, tequila is a clear vodka like booze made from fermented cactus.  In the old days there was a grub worm in the bottom of the bottle.  Of course, after you drank all of the bottle it was no big deal to swallow the worm.   

[tauruck]

I know worms called Jose, Xavier, Pedro et al. I am without doubt the tequila champion on this forum.
I even had a Moslem guy bring me a bottle from Mexico City.

[fordboy628]

Fordboy said "Sometime, in person, I'll trade you Ralph stories for Ted stories.   I'll bet I can make you buy . . . ."

That is a DEAL!!!! Better yet I will bring a bottle of tequila, ice and some mix and a bunch of Red Solo cups over to the Midget''s pit at the next Bonneville race and we can drink it up and tell all of the great stories!!

Rex

Rex!!

This is so ON!!!    This is on my "bucket list".     I love the way tequila "helps" my memory.

I'll bring chips and salsa if I can eavesdrop.   

Any and all will be welcome.   Who is in for the guacamole?

 
Fordboy

[Seldom Seen Slim]

FB said:   "...Who is in for the guacamole?"

I didn't know we could talk about stuff like that on this forum.  If you wanna -- go ahead, I'll just make sure the filters know what to expect.

[Rex Schimmer]

It's starting to sound like a party at the Midget pits. We'll do it right after the Midget goes 135!!! (Or not)

Rex

[tauruck]

You guys are kiillling me.

[Kiwi Paul]

Hey Mike...Don`t worry, when the `Salt Story Summit` gets a formal schedule, I`ll just swing by and pick you up.......