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Offline 38flattie

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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #2505 on: May 05, 2013, 07:38:55 PM »
Quote from: SPARKY on May 05, 2013, 02:42:06 PM
put me down for $ 10.00 per Hp over 93 hp

Put me down the same as Sparky!

I'm still betting on the 'way over'! :-D

Is  Pewaukee, WI near you? I'm going to be there for training the 13-15th......
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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #2506 on: May 05, 2013, 08:42:23 PM »
I'm pleased with everyone's confidence in my ability to build horsepower - it's certainly an unproven commodity at this point.

Or is it that you're all a little tight fisted and don't think it's going to happen?   :roll:  :-D

Buddy - PM sent.  :cheers:

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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #2507 on: May 05, 2013, 09:52:35 PM »
Pewaukee to MM is about 18 miles at the closest point, but Pewaukee covers a lot of area. I'm about 6 miles away.
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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #2508 on: May 05, 2013, 10:09:39 PM »
Quote from: wisdonm on May 05, 2013, 09:52:35 PM
Pewaukee to MM is about 18 miles at the closest point, but Pewaukee covers a lot of area. I'm about 6 miles away.

That explains everything.
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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #2509 on: May 06, 2013, 06:39:22 AM »
Ah, yes.  Pewaukee, WI. . . . . . .

Almost moved there when Mrs. Fordboy was working for Johnson Controls back in 2007.     The moving expenses were quashed by a tight fisted (and tight-walleted) Vice President.

Oh, then there was the fear of continued existance in the southern nexus of Packerland.   (Sorry Don.   Probably not going to go over to the green team. . . . .    Chalk it up to a family history of insanity. . . . . . .)   Wasn't offset by the great fishing in Pewaukee Lake and other piscatorial resources.

Might have worked out though, I was up for a gig at Harley-Davidson R&D.   Too bad I had more racing engine experience than the Director. . . . . .Caveat Illini. . . . . . . . .

Lack of Midget knowledge/Beerhaven existance was certainly a factor.    Hindsight, etc, etc,
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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #2510 on: May 06, 2013, 12:06:19 PM »
I'll pitch a buck a pony! Can't wait to see what this little "Grenade" has got!
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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #2511 on: May 06, 2013, 03:31:05 PM »
We now have to get a pool together on the hp figure and SSSlim needs to have  trophy or put the winners name on the Salt talks T with the HP and the amt raised or something like that  I am betting on ( 106.78)
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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #2512 on: May 06, 2013, 04:25:13 PM »
Yeah, good idea, Sparky.  But where could we get a trophy made? :roll:

I like the idea.  Might do both the trophy and the winning hp amount.  I dunno about the $$, though. . .
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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #2513 on: May 08, 2013, 08:23:56 AM »
It’s looking promising, guys!  So far, we’re up to 16 pledges to the site, and I’d like to acknowledge -   
Sparky – (US) (I think he’s got a pool going)
Lsrjunkie – (US)
Dr. Goggles – (AUS)
38 Flattie –(US)
Dean Los Angeles – (hmmm . . . I suppose that’s about as US as Milwaukee, so we’ll put you down on the US team) :wink:

So we’re at 16 as of this morning – dyno day is tomorrow.  If everything goes perfect, four more might get us to the $2,000.00 goal I’ve set for this, but I want to pad it a bit.

And you don’t have to match the high rollers – consider 4 bits a pony – Jon will certainly be pleased with any and all contributions to the site.
 
So we have no Canadian contributors, or Kiwis?  No French contributors?  NO BRIT CONTRIBUTORS?!?!?! 

Let’s see if we can get 6 or 7 more pledges to Landracing.com by 8:00 AM Central Daylight Time on May  9, 2013.

Thanks to ALL!

Chris

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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #2514 on: May 08, 2013, 09:34:40 AM »
Quote from: Graham in Aus on April 17, 2013, 09:02:43 AM
Good luck today guys!

101 @ 7800 !  :-P


I think I missed the 8.0 am curfew, but I'll rehash my prediction..........

Go Midget!!  :-D :-D :-D  :evil:


EDIT! I might be day early! Ooops! :oops: Anyway my prediction stands.......  8-)
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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #2515 on: May 08, 2013, 10:22:00 AM »
I'll go for a buck a hp.  In some other post they were talking about binary.   My guess 101.01 :-D

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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #2516 on: May 08, 2013, 10:19:10 PM »
I can't hang with you high rollers, I'll take the 4-bits-per-horsepower action.  :-D

Thanks for the entertaining and informative build diary!  :cheers:

Best of luck,

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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #2517 on: May 09, 2013, 07:14:42 AM »
Midget,

Ground control to major Tom
Ground control to major Tom
Take your protein pills and put your helmet on
(Ten) Ground control (Nine) to major Tom (Eight)
(Seven, six) Commencing countdown (Five), engines on (Four)
(Three, two) Check ignition (One) and may the electric gods (Blastoff) be with you. . . . . . .  :-o   (sic)

We'll see if you make the grade in a few hours. . . . . . . :roll:

T minus 3:47 and counting. . . . . . . :-D

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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #2518 on: May 09, 2013, 07:45:19 AM »
GREAT post Astroboy!

Best to all you guys today!

T-minus 3:15 and counting. . . . .  :-D

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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #2519 on: May 09, 2013, 12:59:20 PM »
IT'S ALIVE!!!!

IT has survived the cam run-in, and is apparently hungry. . . . . .

IT tried to eat a valve keeper during the valve spring change over. . . . but we wrested the keeper from ITS' maw. . . . .

Still have all the smoke in the electrics. . . . . .

MORE after lunch. . . . . .    Stay tuned. . . .

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