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Offline Freud

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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #4335 on: September 08, 2014, 08:54:50 AM »
Success backed up with total modesty.

A team effort for sure but this success will just lead to

onward and upward. We'll see then again.

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Offline lsrjunkie

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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #4336 on: September 08, 2014, 09:30:52 AM »
Congrats Chris! Very happy for you and everyone else involved!  :cheers:
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Offline Stan Back

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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #4337 on: September 08, 2014, 06:09:24 PM »
I am so happy and pleased!

Too bad James couldn't have been a part of it.

Waiting for you full report on landracing,
I'm proud to know you and am sharing your delight in your well-earned accomplishment.

Stan
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Offline Freud

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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #4338 on: September 08, 2014, 06:17:21 PM »
Stan Bac
k, the dick head didn't let his wife come.

Records are one thing but I wanted to see Katy.

He denied her this trip.

Now  Goggles, that's a different deal.

He would likely have been talking to someone and

have missed the tailwind.

He chose guitars over Hot Rod records.

He possibly have been homesick.

FREUD

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Offline desotoman

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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #4339 on: September 08, 2014, 10:06:09 PM »
Congratulations Chris and crew. Job well done.

Tom G.
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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #4340 on: September 08, 2014, 10:35:34 PM »
Congrats Chris, hard won battle. Btw that #1 spark plug wire double as your torque limiter. Looks banjo string tight. :-D :cheers:
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Offline Koncretekid

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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #4341 on: September 09, 2014, 12:03:53 AM »
Congratulations, Chris!  You deserved it!
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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #4342 on: September 09, 2014, 12:44:20 AM »
Thank you - everyone.

Bugged out before getting to talk with everyone.  Limited sleep, minimal pit and a disorganized, way-too-small tow vehicle led to the decision to grab and go.


Mark and I just got to Kearny, Nebraska - will push home tomorrow.

It still hasn't sunk in.

Let me put together a recap when I get to Beerhaven.


Wayno pointed out, "It's Family".

You folks are the finest family of non relatives I've ever been associated with.

Thank you for seeing us through the ups, downs, brilliance, bullshite, beer, banter and baloney.

It's only started - Mark and I have been discussing the new engine for about 300 miles.
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Offline wobblywalrus

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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #4343 on: September 09, 2014, 12:49:40 AM »
Nice job.  That was a big increase in speed from the last time out.  That detailed work is paying off.
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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #4344 on: September 09, 2014, 05:49:28 AM »
Quote from: Freud on September 08, 2014, 06:17:21 PM
Stan Back,
the dick head didn't let his wife come.

Records are one thing but I wanted to see Katy.

He denied her this trip.

Now  Goggles, that's a different deal.

He would likely have been talking to someone and

have missed the tailwind.

He chose guitars over Hot Rod records.

He possibly have been homesick.

FREUD.......

That Oregon rain has gotten into your ears and shorted out yer thinkin circuits.........

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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #4345 on: September 09, 2014, 06:39:56 AM »
Terry and I saw Rob and crew at their two sites yesterday  will return visit today     :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: wish we could have seen it!!!
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Offline lsrjunkie

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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #4346 on: September 09, 2014, 09:43:45 AM »
 :cheers: Congratulations Chris!  :cheers:

Way to close out your season in the best possible way ever! Can't wait to see what you have up your sleeve for the Midget in the next couple of years.
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Offline Dean Los Angeles

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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #4347 on: September 09, 2014, 11:46:06 AM »
This project started in 2008 if you can believe we wasted that much time on this poor bastard.  :evil:

Chris started with more than the average guy when he started this build. In other words, about 5% of what he needed.

The net result was 22 MPH.

Stir in Mark and thousands of posts of advice from this gnarly crowd and BAZINGA!

Next time a newby chimes in we need to direct him here and tell him to come back after he has read the whole thing, redesigned his entire program because of it, and has gained a whole lot of respect for the Grenade.

Tell me YOU didn't learn something from all of this. I sure as hell did.

Chris! You da man!
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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #4348 on: September 09, 2014, 12:58:59 PM »
Dean +2...

What a great adventure it has been.   

Congratulations Chris!!

we need a like button here too!
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Offline 4-barrel Mike

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Re: Milwaukee Midget
« Reply #4349 on: September 09, 2014, 01:18:00 PM »
landracing.com "like" button --->  :cheers:

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