Springfield Flyer.

[manta22]

Mike;

That shiny new helmet is a work of art. One suggestion, though-- the sun at Bonneville is really bright so any reflection off the edges of the eye opening might be distracting. You might consider adding a flat black edge around the opening.

Regards, Neil  Tucson, AZ

[tauruck]

Neil, I like the way you advise me about the sun at Bonneville.

It's as though I'm on my way in a week or so.

The helmet is only base coated at present so other colors will be added but I'll heed the advice.

Just more motivation right there.

Thanks Trent. Monday will be boring. The tour finishes this weekend.

[Tman]

Neil, I like the way you advise me about the sun at Bonneville.

It's as though I'm on my way in a week or so.

The helmet is only base coated at present so other colors will be added but I'll heed the advice.

Just more motivation right there.

Thanks Trent. Monday will be boring. The tour finishes this weekend.

Next week we have the pro race in Colorado televised here!

[tauruck]

Trent, I don't think we'll get that Colorado race here but if we do I'll watch it.

Deon from Festo came around today.
He brought the controller for my pneumatic jacks. It can extend and retract all four jacks and it's a nice piece.
It is fairly large with the handle being around 6" long and the problem is finding the right place to mount it.
Thanks Festo.

[tauruck]

Things are tight here.
Cash flow, actually the lack of it.

I'm working hard on a remedy but things take time.
You have this dream and the passion far outweighs logical thinking.
So many things to do and every minute counts.

In this situation I can do little bits here and there but I like to get one section done at a time and that's not happening.
Prayer!!! "The breakfast of champions".

There's this dumb strike on here but I'm still trying to find material so I call a company not to far away looking for 1" tubing I can use for making up my steering shaft and tandem components.
The stuff I had was junk. Trying to turn the 25,4mm "round" had the cutter only taking material away from an area 180* telling me the round tube was actually oval.

The guy I spoke to said he had some very nice heavy wall 1" that he imports from Germany. Peter asked what my application was, how much I needed and suggested a particular grade.
He did ask that I wait for the strike to be over before visiting due to the strikers' violent behavior and took my number.
I get a call yesterday and its Peter. He says the strike is over and wants my address as he's in the area.
He pulls into the yard in a Land Rover Discovery and on the roof rack are lengths of tubing.
He says he's got tons of material and the 20ft is a gift. He checked out the liner and saw the 38mm tubing. He says "you don't buy material anymore, we'll supply what you need to finish the project".
I thanked him and offered to put company decals on the car when finished. I asked why he'd done this?. He says he just had a feeling I needed help.

Mike Banks from Krause & Naimer also arrived yesterday with the fancy switching system for the kill switches. He gave me the technical run down on how it all works and agreed that when the time came he'd wire the system. He brought a bunch of momentary switches in all colors too and they're pretty big at 22mm, maybe too big but said I could keep them until he brought more smaller on/off and momentary versions. All made in Austria and top quality. No Peoples Republic iffy stuff.
By the time I'm done I should have a fair idea on how electrics work.

[Finallygotit]

Holy cow Mike, that's fantastic!!  How do you do it with all of these sponsorships? 

[tauruck]

I'm 59 and the sponsor count is 40.
At 27 I could only find 1.

When I figure it out I'll let you know.

Seriously, I think it has to do with LSR being a new form of racing over here.

I'm talking with two guys that run the SA branch of a very big freight company.
If this deal gets done, I'll write a book.

Sometimes I think that the project is punishment for my past indiscretions (on BAD days).
This is THE test. In the military they used to give us salt tablets. Maybe this is a side effect.

[wobblywalrus]

That is why the car is so long.  Lots of room for sponsor stickers.

[tauruck]

This is the list of Sponsors.
My success is related to my location and the fact that LSR is a new branch of motorsport in South Africa.
I prayed and asked for guidance before I sent out the first email. I'm blessed.

3M. Adhesives and tapes. Local manager pulled the support after I’d received the products.
Makita Power Tools.
NCS Resins. Polyester gel coat, resin, acetone and glassfiber.
NGK Spark plugs.
Exide Batteries.
Guth Stainless Steel. Exhaust material.
Strongman Tools. Tube Notcher and pipe bender.
Sprayon Paints. High Temp coatings.
Statelec powder coaters.
Starrett. Hole saws and Hacksaw blades.
Somta Machine Tools.
HellermannTyton. Cable ties, wiring accessories and testing equipment.
Safe Quip. Fire suppression system.
BASF coatings.
Norton Abrasives. Cutting, grinding discs.
GrindTech. Metal burrs.
Wika. Measuring equipment, thermocouples.
SA Bolt. Fasteners.
SA Ladder. Caster wheels, storage bins.
Digital Watermelon web developers. Site under construction.
Rivco. Rivnuts, rivets.
King Tony Tools.
Gates. Belts and hoses.
Eaton. Aeroquip hoses and fittings.
Saertex. Carbon Fiber.
Willdotek. Welding and plasma equipment. (Guido).
CHC Resources. Lexan.
Alert Steel. Discount structure.


US based.
ARP. Chris Raschke.
UEM Pistons. Icon Premium forged. Glen Schierholt.
ATI. Damper. Mary Sue Rooney.
Crower. Con Rods. Susie Teague.
Royal Purple? Pending. Randy Fisher.

There are others I'm waiting on. I may have left someone out but I need to check.

Added to the list.
Delta Rubber.
Krause & Naimer.
Aquajet profiles.
NUI plastics.
BSPE steel.
National Braid.
Gelvenor.
Navworld GPS.

[manta22]

Wow, that is quite a list, Mike! Congratulations on being able to get such a group of sponsors. 

Regards, Neil  Tucson, AZ

[Captthundarr]

Mike,  you're going to have to add 3 more feet to the car for the new sponsors stickers.  Keep it up.

[wobblywalrus]

Most amazing, Mike, is that the car is not close to being finished and there is no history of success.  A lot of us are afraid to ask for help at this early stage.  We should be more bold.   

[tauruck]

Thanks guys. I'm shocked every day by what's been happening.
There is a burden that comes with it and the belief is that you're only given what you can handle.
Who came up with that?.

I'll finish the car and it will run, make no mistake.
Even if I have to do a deal with a famous freight company and the air force to fly the liner to the Pan in a C130 for publicity!.


Historically July has always been a bad month for my family and myself but it's gone and it ain't coming back.

The naysayers over here are my biggest motivation.
Rumours of my demise.............

Thanks to all of them.

[Buickguy3]

  "The Little Engine that Could".
    Doug 

[Finallygotit]

The naysayers over here are my biggest motivation.
Rumours of my demise.............

Thanks to all of them.

I hear ya!  Don't tell me I can't do it.

Cheers!