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Offline Glen

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Turbinator-II
« on: July 29, 2013, 11:24:03 PM »
Today was a great day, after many long years like 12 the Turbinator II, came to life today, what a great feeling after months of hard labor and making it happen, the body painting should be done on Wednesday, we are going racing. :cheers:A sweet sound to hear it spool up and run. :-D
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« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2013, 11:32:30 PM »
will it run at speed week?
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« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2013, 11:49:51 PM »
to the crew who made it POSSIBLE!!!!!!!!!!! ---- hip hip hooray :cheers: hip hip hooray  :cheers: 
 HIP HIP HOORAY!!!!!!!!!!!!  :cheers:
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« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2013, 12:09:40 AM »
See you on the salt Mate. :cheers:
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« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2013, 01:59:54 AM »
Great news Glen!!!  Congratulations to Team Vesco!!! :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

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« Reply #5 on: July 30, 2013, 02:42:58 AM »
Excellant, :cheers:, will it be at WOS :?,,
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« Reply #6 on: July 30, 2013, 07:26:03 AM »
Wow, all I can say is wow. 

Fingers crossed I get to see it breaking records in just over 10 days time.
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« Reply #7 on: July 30, 2013, 11:14:56 AM »
Great news! :cheers:
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« Reply #8 on: July 30, 2013, 11:52:50 AM »
Woohoo :)


"In January 2013 Rick Vesco announced that the Turbinator will return to racing in August at the 65th annual Bonneville speed Week."

http://www.teamvesco.com/
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Offline Jonny Hotnuts

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« Reply #9 on: August 01, 2013, 02:59:14 AM »
A video of the start up??!!!!

 :-D

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« Reply #10 on: August 01, 2013, 08:59:29 AM »
Quote from: Jonny Hotnuts on August 01, 2013, 02:59:14 AM
A video of the start up??!!!!

 :-D

~JH

Yeah I was gunna say.... no pics? No vids?
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« Reply #11 on: August 01, 2013, 11:02:54 AM »
Quote from: NathanStewart on August 01, 2013, 08:59:29 AM
Quote from: Jonny Hotnuts on August 01, 2013, 02:59:14 AM
A video of the start up??!!!!

 :-D

~JH

Yeah I was gunna say.... no pics? No vids?

No time maybe!
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« Reply #12 on: August 01, 2013, 11:37:22 AM »
For this time when it runs, Don won't have any grease under his fingernails.

Great job, Rick and crew.

FREUD
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« Reply #13 on: August 02, 2013, 10:49:29 AM »
Quote from: Freud on August 01, 2013, 11:37:22 AM
For this time when it runs, Don won't have any grease under his fingernails.

Great job, Rick and crew.

FREUD
Touching. A really great guy we miss. :cry:
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Re: Turbinator-II - Don Vesco rides again!
« Reply #14 on: August 08, 2013, 12:01:54 AM »
The "forever racer" Don Vesco WILL be at SpeedWeek and any record set will be his first. Confused parties are asked to view the nose of the streamliner.

That is all for now. . .

LandSpeed Louise
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