Milwaukee Midget

[salt27]

Chris, thanks for sharing your pit, I enjoyed the visit.

My honey and I are currently meading. 

Don

[Dr Goggles]

Vacation time?  I quit more than one job to go to Bonneville.    Wayno

Ha!....I did that last year, and due to the peculiarities of my contract I clock up time in lieu faster than i can use it, I still have all my annual leave as well....now, just how to work getting there next year.

Hey Chris, you did really well, really well.It's almost there.

[gkabbt]

Yee Ha!.....200 pages and counting!     

Gregg

[Milwaukee Midget]

Hey Chris, you did really well, really well.  It's almost there.

Not bad for a brick, eh?   

Don, Gus, you are ALWAYS WELCOME in Midgetdom.

[wheelrdealer]

Chris:

Now you will find salt for the next year in the Midget. It will be in places you never thought it would be. 

It sounds like you are within "tweaking" distance of your record. That in and of itself is a huge accomplishment. I can say that because my best speed was about 25 mph off the record!. My record is more than a tweak... I will need a "tweaking miracle" to get close to the D record. Anyway I digress, glad you had a good experience. 

I am sure there are a few more MPH in the 996 and you have about 358 days to figure it out.

BR   

Hey Chris, you did really well, really well.  It's almost there.

Not bad for a brick, eh?   

Don, Gus, you are ALWAYS WELCOME in Midgetdom.

[Milwaukee Midget]

Wisdonm -

I did get your text - just was busy.

No, we did not bring the 3.90 rear end - we ran the 4:22.  I doubt if the engine would have pulled the 3.90.  I was able to spool it up to ~9100, but the car hit the wall at 7,500 -7,600 in 4th - shy of our peak at 8,000.

I'm thinking I'd have had to turn 9,000 in third with the 3.90 to approach the 121 figure, which would have been off of the power band.

[fordboy628]

Yee Ha!.....200 pages and counting!     

Gregg

Midget,

200 pages and most of it is race car-centric or saline-specific . . . . . . . .

You need to get back to the important stuff . . . . . . .  BEER!!

imho, of course . . . . . . . .
 
Beerboy

P.S. Nice job on the 200 page milestone . . . . .  (or izzit 'millstone' . . . . . . .)

[Milwaukee Midget]

P.S. Nice job on the 200 page milestone . . . . .  (or izzit 'millstone' . . . . . . .)

A bit of both.

I'll be down tonight.  Warm up an Old Speckled Hen in the Lucas Fridge . . .

[fordboy628]

P.S. Nice job on the 200 page milestone . . . . .  (or izzit 'millstone' . . . . . . .)

A bit of both.

I'll be down tonight.  Warm up an Old Speckled Hen in the Lucas Fridge . . .

Done.   Check your PM's.    Need to start your new checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . .   

'cause the Monty Python Friars say "NO RESPITE" for Christian Pommey car owners . . . . . . . . .

and besides . . . . .    ya wanna be worth your 'salt' don't ya?      (I wonder how that stuff would work for pickling onions or eggs . . . . . . .)
 
Salinesolutionboy

[Duck-Stew]

Chris,

Was good meeting you!  Sorry you didn't bring home the goal, but hey...  There's always next year!

All the best in your quest,
--Stuart

[Graham in Aus]

Hi Chris, finally I'm back in the land of the living, left SLC on Saturday, back home by Monday, not sure where Sunday went! 

Great to finally meet you and Mrs Midget (does she mind being called that!  ) Nick too, he's a smart young guy and certainly kept you in check!

The car was awesome, the first time you revved it to 'clear it out' also dewaxed my ears. It was funny to watch folks wince if they were on the wrong end of the pipe!

118 in a midget is plenty fast, I once had a Mini up to an indicated 105 and scared the cr*p outta myself. You will find those 3mph!

The wash-up sort of suggests aero and or a bit more power is what you need, but "wow"" what an acheivement....

Well done! 

Security at SLC did a great job with the valve springs in my hand luggage, there were a bit concerned, but I thanked them for doing a great job in checking that stuff out!

As for Speed Week and Bonneville?

I WILL be back !! 

Thank you so much for adding to my experience on the salt!

[Jack Gifford]

Slightly off-topic: origin of the term "pommey"? [aka 'pommy']

[Milwaukee Midget]

Slightly off-topic: origin of the term "pommey"? [aka 'pommy']

A few possibilities:

Short for Pomegranate, which is the color most Brits turn when they encounter the sun down under - "mad dogs and Englishmen" .

"Prisoner of her Majesty" was another.

And where did they wind up?

"Port of Melbourne".

I'm sure there are darker, less flattering explanations, but those are the ones I'm aware of.

[fordboy628]

P.S. Nice job on the 200 page milestone . . . . .  (or izzit 'millstone' . . . . . . .)

A bit of both.

I'll be down tonight.  Warm up an Old Speckled Hen in the Lucas Fridge . . .

Midget,

Thanks for the visit & the suds.   Can't wait to try them out!   (Well OK, 5pm . . . . . .)   Still have Speckled Hen available, let me know if I need to change ales.    I'm committed to an ale allegiance that supports any sponsorship you may find.

Pleasant conversation, and btw, your plan for going forward is a sound one.    Let me know the hot leakdown test results.    Engine plan may need to change based on the outcome . . . . . .

If your buddy can use the 2 rolls of .009" diameter copper, I would appreciate an honorarium, say 12 of something cold, fermented, eminently drinkable, dark, etc, say oh, Sammie Adams Oktoberfest or darker . . . . . . . .

Stopped using the Lucas fridge in '75.     Traded it in for a "Kenmore" Kegenstein.   Larger cooling capacity to meet the "flow through demand".   
 
Fordboy

[fordboy628]

Slightly off-topic: origin of the term "pommey"? [aka 'pommy']

Probably not to be considered off topic when one races a "Pommey car"!!      (And a competitive "Pommey car" at that!!)

So then:

pom·my or pom·mie  (pm)
n. pl. pom·mies Australian & New Zealand Offensive Slang
Used as a disparaging term for a British person, especially a recent immigrant.

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[Shortening and alteration of pomegranate, Pummy Grant, alterations of Jimmy Grant, probably rhyming alteration of immigrant.]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

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pommy [ˈpɒmɪ]
n pl -mies
 (sometimes capital) Slang a mildly offensive word used by Australians and New Zealanders for an English person Sometimes shortened to pom
[of uncertain origin. Among a number of explanations are: (1) based on a blend of immigrant and pomegranate (alluding to the red cheeks of English immigrants); (2) from the abbreviation POME, Prisoner of Mother England (referring to convicts)]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003

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pom•my or pom•mie  (ˈpɒm i)  also pom,

n.,  pl.  pom•mies also poms.
usage: This term is usually used with disparaging intent, but sometimes it is merely a term of affectionate abuse. The context will usually show the intent, because the word may be used with various adjectives or in set phrases.
—n.
(often cap.) Usually Disparaging. (a term used in Australia and New Zealand to refer to a Briton, esp. one who is a recent immigrant.)

[1910–15; orig. obscure]

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Hmmmmmm . . . . . . . . . . .

The explanation I always got from the Aussie/Kiwi mechanics I knew, was the Prisoner of Mother England version.     I dunno, you pick the usage you like best.
 
Fordboy