Hello All,
I have been absolutely infatuated with internal combustion piston engines (and other stuff) since I was about 12 and that was a very long time ago. The study of engines and mechanisms made it an imperative to go to engineering school when I got old enough as a natural course of events and I thought that would give me some kind of advantage.
All that it did was gave me lots more questions than answers!
I also learned how to push on doors that are plainly marked "pull".
Go-karts, drag racing, boats, airplanes and even some circle track experiences. When I first went to Bonneville was long after growing up around various machinery and and even a stint at wiping tires (and hanging out) on the infamous Chaparral race cars of Jim Hall and Hap Sharp.
The salt bug must bite pretty deep because in helping some efforts out at Bonneville I even got to do my best to slow down the efforts of the apple farmers (Danny Boy) Thomason and Tradup. They even let me hang out and eat apples for no charge!
Fun guys!
Currently I am working whenever I have the time on a Monza (yeah another one) and hope to make it the vehicle that both my sons and myself will get legal in. In order for that to happen, they will have to meet me on the salt from each coast of the country. Have had some setbacks on my projects and it probably won't happen this calender year, but maybe next.
My first book
Dyno Testing and Tuning is just now on the book shelves and I continue on another one on airflow through engines. Nothing monumental, but fun anyway.
Been married for 35 years come May and have three wonderful kids as a result of my wife's efforts. All of them have been at Bonneville at one time or another and although my wife calls Wendover "Bendover" she has been supportive of my hobbies all these many years.
It has been a great time to be a gearhead.
And that is all I have to say about that......(apologies to Forrest Gump)
Regards to All,
HB2