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East Coast Timing Association => ECTA General Chat => Topic started by: racer x on January 14, 2009, 06:17:34 PM
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Hello all.
I just got home and found a big manila envelope in the mail. Like the kid in the Christmas movie . I ran upstairs and carefully opened it. To my delight I found my official record from the ECTA. My first ever land speed record.
What a great feeling to see it like that. I hope to set more next year but this one is special.
Thank you to all the volunteers and everyone that helped me out. :cheers:
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They're all special, but that first one is a real validation. Thanx for remembering all the volunteers!
Stan
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Congrats Eric, now that you have the bug, hang on to your wallet and enjoy the racing :-D
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Congrats Eric, now that you have the bug, hang on to your wallet and enjoy the racing :-D
About that BUG.
When I left the track in October I was done . Exhausted mentally physically and financially. Before I got to Hickman road . I had retired from racing.For a whole week ,I did not give Maxton a second thought. Then I found myself ordering custom made pistons and Rods . Then redoing my ignition system.
I started working on my seating position and making check lists for April.
So much for retiring. Like a drug addict I just keep going ..Ain't it great?
Thank you Mr Guthrie Coming from you That means a whole lot .Thanks
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Eric,
Congratulations, it was great seeing you do such a good job in October... I was pulling for you and YOU DID IT....
I got an envelope too... now I have 3 records.... (3 meets in 2008 and 3 records) as a rookie in 2008, I kinda feel Ok with the results,, I had high expectations, did not reach them all but met most of them for a new guy on the LSR scene,,,
But to be honest, I came to the sport because of the people and the camaraderie.. the way I was treated just as a spectator with many questions helped make up mind that this was a group I wanted to be in...yeah yeah I wanted to "try for a record" yeah I thought I could,,yeah I am competitive, yeah I wanna go fast, yeah I wanted to have a cool retro themed ride, yeah I am sometimes full of crap,,, but no certificate could ever replace the way the folks welcomed and encouraged me.. Class acts they all are,,,the racers, the fans, the folks in the trailer and the tower, to all the volunteers that help the events run so smooth (even when faced with the unexpected, they do an awesome job,, the race goes on because of them) The ECTA folks and all the LSR folks I have met or chatted with are great....
Let's all hope for a fast and safe 2009 Season...
Hope to see you in April..
Charles
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Congratulations, Eric.
That first one will always be special - - kinda like "the first time". My first record was at a screaming 102 MPH, to which I've added just about a hundred more MPH and a "few dollars more", but that first one is still special! Be ready to enjoy the best addiction in the world! Ahh, and then wait until you experience "salt fever". DickJ
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Dick,,
100 more MPH for just a few hundred bucks ?? (hmm maybe a few hunderd bucks for each MPH increase)
I wish I knew the real formula for $ needed for each increase in MPH ??
Charles
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Congrats Eric! Super job! Now go out & get a picture frame then pick out which wall will house the treasures that you will acquire as your racing progresses.
As for Eric's hat some day... if momma lets him ride a big bike you may have to fight me for those honors! Eric is one of my favorite rookie 2 wheel racers from Maxton. His kind of enthusiasm and spirit are a big part of what makes it great for some of us! :wink:
:cheers:
Debbie
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Eric,
Congratulations. This is no small achievement. To quote (misquote maybe) Joe Timney, "Everyone talks about doing it and you actually did it."
Joe
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Scott had an experience with the Yosh team that he remembers very well.
He remembers it so well that he still practices it today.
He gave me that opportunity YEARS ago.
FREUD
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You people are the best.
Thank you Charles for expressing it so well. I don't have the words. I came to Maxton to see how fast my bike would go. I never expected to meet such wonderful people. I cant tell you how proud I am to be counted amongst you.
Hey Debb. She asked if I wanted to get into the 2 club. So she is not opposed to it.
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SWEET!!! You need to bring her out to the track! Once she sees how it runs she'll feel better! ;)
You should bring her to the banquet this year. It's a lot of fun & a lot of laughs!
We look forward to watching your progress!
Oh & in reference to what Scott & Freud wrote, Steve Knecum gave me the same courtesy as well when I was trying to get my 2 club record. He had the ability to block my attempt but was very gracious in discussing with me his plan and assuring me he'd leave me room. I might have been able to top his speed but I surely would have run out of time during that meet. You can bet I'll pass on the favor if I'm ever in the postion. ;) Succeeding is wonderful but watching others achieve their own goals is really awesome!
Debbie
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She actually dose not have any problem with me going 200mph. In fact I want to go that fast .And she would love it. The problem is I want to do it with a 250 cc bike :-P. Just shoot me.
I want to bring her to the banquet for sure . I cant wait for you to meet her.
The most enduring memory's for me are seeing the lady at the front gate standing in the rain . Just so we all can play .
And I did not catch his name . But there was an honored guest at the October meet . A veteran racer from Bonneville. Everyone gave him a big hand at the drivers meeting.
Anyhow ,I was sitting on the starting line and it was wet . He came over and offered to wipe my face shield.
Wow.
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Congrats.
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Great to hear Eric... and you're the reason the volunteers are there to do what they do. They may turn the oven on, but you're the one that bakes the cake. Congratulations on the icing.
Todd
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Thanks for the kind wordsTodd. I look forward to seeing you guys soon. :cheers:
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Dang Todd,,, did not know you was a cake baker too !!!!! LOL
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Shake & bake brother---Shake & bake! Thanks for fixing my watch too.
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And I did not catch his name . But there was an honored guest at the October meet . A veteran racer from Bonneville. Everyone gave him a big hand at the drivers meeting.
Anyhow ,I was sitting on the starting line and it was wet . He came over and offered to wipe my face shield.
Wow.
I think that was Dan Warner. He is one of the best of the best.
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Thanks for the stroke Mike. Fogie and I were at Maxon for the April meet so it must have been some one else.
DW
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I knew you were there some time last year. :oops:
As for the rest.......... :-P
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Shake & bake brother---Shake & bake! Thanks for fixing my watch too.
:-D :cheers:
And I did not catch his name . But there was an honored guest at the October meet . A veteran racer from Bonneville. Everyone gave him a big hand at the drivers meeting.
Anyhow ,I was sitting on the starting line and it was wet . He came over and offered to wipe my face shield.
Wow.
You had your shield wiped by one of the best (and one of fastest of early 70's salt) Eric, that was Warner Riley. As a matter of fact he's almost as fast as he is humble (and that ECTA meet he attended was his 45th anniversary to the day of first setting foot on the salt as well as his 5th anniversary of first running with us at Maxton). Warner still holds records today with us from 2003 when he ran the late Dennis Stemp's street bike built and tuned by Carl Morrow (another name well worth looking up if you don't know it). Look at the (very suprising to me) pics Freud posted recently on page 12 of the "Old Bonneville Pictures" thread, and you'll see some shots of Warner's bike (and one with him in it even) that went 212mph and captured a 202mph record. At anyrate... he (and all the others running at the time) are well worth studying up on (and even better to listen and learn from first hand of course). By the way there's more to learn from in those 4 photos (and don't forget that very rare one of Scott Guthrie just above it as well), and taking time to read about or talk to some of these guys... then there are in many passes down the concrete (and just as much if not more fun depending on your interest in LSR history).
I think that was Dan Warner.
Fogie and I were at Maxon for the April meet so it must have been some one else.
DW
Dan, one thing that will never be mistaken is anyone else on this planet for you or Alan. You two are as hmmmm,,, how do I say this... as rare as they come - and I mean that in the absolute best of ways (unless of course you're reading this and ever on the recieving end of one of these guys practical jokes).
Spending time with you two was up there on the unforgetable list of ECTA meets, and we've been to a good 40 or more of them I'm sure.
:cheers:
The poor rental car begging to be returned:
(http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o244/narider/Maxton%20April%202008/DanAlan.jpg)
The poor... well I'm really not sure which is worse off in this pic now that I think of it:
(http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o244/narider/Maxton%20April%202008/AlanDeb.jpg)
Can't wait for any of your returns (sure wish we could get Freud out here next)... we love you celebrity types being on site as it makes some us regular's mistakes go much less noticed by the newbies. :wink:
Todd
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Thanks Todd I hope to meet Mt Riley again someday. Maybe on the salt.
What is the name of the unsung hero that stands at the gate seining everyone in and putting on arm bands.
She should get a trophy for the most thankless job of all. She cant even see the cars go down the track.
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Eric, congratulations !!
.. I hope to get my first one this year.
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