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SOCIETY OF LAND SPEED RACING HISTORIANS
NEWSLETTER 69 - July 23, 2008
Editor: Richard Parks [email protected]
President's Corner: By Jim Miller (1-818-846-5139)

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President's Corner: By Jim Miller (1-818-846-5139)
Richard (Parks) sent me an e-mail about how cool the Roadrunners site is with a listing of some of the old and new member names, plus a little info on what they knew about each fellow if any. He then suggested would it be cool if we could do that about everybody with pictures and suggested in particular the early founders of the S.C.T.A. One name in particular was Art Tilton's.

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I thought this was a slam-dunk as everybody knows about Art. Boy was I wrong. If you look at the cover of the June '41 SCTA Racing News there is a head shot of Art. The only other pix of him I've seen of him is one in Al Drake's book, and he is in a swimming hole without any clothes on. Help! How am I going to find out anything about him. The caption for Art's cover shot reads - "In case you're not familiar with the young man whose picture appears on the cover, he is none other than Art Tilton who has been the secretary of the S.C.T.A. since it's founding in 1937. Our association is very fortunate in having so capable a person to take care of this difficult job. 

Some of his duties are to handle all correspondance, keep the S.C.T.A. minutes and business in order, take care of all entry blanks and business connected with the actual races, keep membership list up to date and issue all membership cards, and to generally promote the best interest of the association. However we understand that Art may be leaving us soon to transfer activities into military training. His ability in making our orginization run smoothly would be hard to replace and we should all regret very much to see him leave. In behalf of the members of the S.C.T.A. we take this opportunity to express our sincere thanks and appreciation to our Super Secretary Art Tilton for the fine job he has been doing. Southern California Timing Association Inc."
   Totally lost, I looked through everything I have in the early years. Art's mentioned as an assistant starter at the first S.C.T.A. race on May 15, 1938 and then it's blank until the cover. Help! After the war there was the Art Tilton Memorial Sportsmanship Award. That lasted until it was restored and changed to the Pete Dean Memorial Sportsmanship Trophy after Pete died at El Mirage. What about the original contest board consisting of Ed Adams, Francis Luehm, Duke Hallock, George Wilson, Johnny Junkins, Dick Cannon and Harry Hess. We know almost nothing of these men besides their names. The same with most of the competitors. If you know anything about these boys or our current runners let us know and get it down on paper so our next generation of speed addicts won't forget how we got here. If you've got a pix caption the back. The special shot for today is of two speed kings that will probably go unrecognized by you. I won't tell you at this time who they are but here are some hints. One of the gentleman's son went on to follow in his pops footsteps and also become a land speed racer. One set some speed records at Muroc before there was an S.C.T.A. One of them won the Indy 500. One of them held the mile speed record seven times. Have fun guessing.

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Editorial: Often, when I am talking, writing or phoning someone, they tell me that they don't have anything important to say and that they don't know any stories or facts. Of course I know this is not true. Everyone has something to say, and tales and stories to relate, but people really believe that they don't have much to add to our history. The key to unlocking their memories is patience, more patience and finally double the dose of patience. Continue to talk to people, bring up new subjects, talk about what you are doing, and what they are doing. Eventually you will mention a key word, which we call a CODE WORD, something that jogs a memory and loosens the grips of time. Then the person you are interviewing will literally explode with stories and information that may prove quite important and interesting. All of us store and index things in our minds in such a way that we can recall it when we need it and we use code words that trigger those memories. It could be a name, like Parnelli Jones, or Hammerin' Hank. It could be a noun like car racing, war or farm. It could be a verb like run, jump, drive, or fly. It could be a date like December 7, 1941. So move your topics around as you carry on a conversation. Sometimes people simply don't like to write or speak in public and are embarassed by their diction, grammar or syntax. Sometimes people simply don't want to speak about the past because they live in the present. At other times, they may feel that what they have to say is negative and they don't want people to think of them as complainers. History isn't always positive. Sometimes history can be ugly, low-down, nasty and mean. You never quite know just what kind of a story you are going to get when you ask questions. But you HAVE to ask questions, for if you don't, you will never find out any answers. If you feel self-conscious then write your history or record it in a positive way and where the story is not so nice, write in a sympathetic or understanding way and don't hold back the truth. When the story is messy, leave out the opinions and simply go with the facts. "Jesse James robbed banks and killed some people in the shootouts," is correct. You don't have to add, "...the dirty son-of-a-gun," even if your interviewee said exactly that. Lately I have been going to more and more websites. I'm not really a website reader, because I've been told horrible things are waiting there to highjack one's computer. As more and more of you send me websites, I try and review them to let you know if the site is worth bothering with. Some of the blogs, where people respond can be interesting. After all, I encourage all of you to write in and tell what you saw and remember. But some of the blogs and websites are just horrible. Here's one comment that I read; "Boo hoo, my wife won't let me go to the car show, what am I going to do?" Then another person answered and said, "Oh, Oh, Oh, my wife won't let me go either." You are NOT going to get that in the Society of Land Speed Racing Historians Newsletter. We do FACTS. Not that I won't let you add your opinions, such as, "I knew Veda Orr in the 1940's and she was a real lady and a true racer." Mixed in with the facts is your opinion and I'm going to allow it. But what Jim Miller and I want to achieve is fact, fact, fact, photo, fact, photo, fact and more facts. We want to unveil and find out the history of land speed racing and hot rodding and that's it. Here's another thing you may have noticed. We do talk about how the guys fought and argued back in the 1940's, but we don't encourage it today. Why is that, you say? The reason is that the guys are mostly gone from that era and there are few left so that the old feuds aren't likely to reignite. But, do we want to bring up modern disagreements between club #1 and club #2 today? No, but ask us in 40 years and we'll write about their fights and arguments then.

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I lost a great friend and racing partner earlier this week to cancer. I know that many of you know Gerry Musil from El Mirage and Bonneville. I encourage you to send your condolences to his wife Cam and to attend the services and the wake after the services to give Gerry a racer’s send off. I know that this is short notice but rarely are they not. Please let those from the landspeed family who are not computer literate know of Gerry’s passing and the services by other means if you can and if you can also distribute this to your racing e-mail lists.
“Gerry Musil succumbed to his battle with cancer today (July 15th). Gerry was a lifelong mechanic for Ford and a lifelong racer as well. He was a member of the El Mirage and Muroc 200MPH Clubs and is also a member of the Sidewinders car club. Gerry was part of the KKM racing team which includes Lee Kennedy and Terry Kilbourne who set many records at El Mirage and were high point’s champions for the Sidewinders several times. Gerry is survived by his wife Camille and adult children. The services will be held this Saturday July 19th at 3pm at the Rose Family Funeral Home in Simi Valley located at 4444 Cochran Street with a wake to follow at the Musil’s residence located at 3037 Granville Avenue also in Simi Valley.”
Thank you for your support of the family at this time. Lee Kennedy, Technical Chairman SCTA-BNI, WWW.AVMetrics.net
Lee: The newsletter goes out every Wednesday, so I won't be able to help with the turnout and the website operator, landspeedracing.com is another 4 or 5 days behind my schedule. But I will run this in the newsletter and would ask you to provide me with a bio on Gerry. We have been doing biographies of about 1500 words on 30 people so far, mostly land speed racers, and we would like to have one on him. It can be any length, but if you could add dates, names, places and some interesting stories and things that he did in his life, that would be great. I'm very sorry to hear of his passing. We are losing far too many of our friends, but I can assure you that we won't ever forget our fellow racers.

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Pat O'Brian introduced me to the Road Runners and I joined in 1951. Raced the May meet using a '32 Roadster loaned to me by Bob McLure who was running a D class belly tank at the time. My '32 was hit by another roadster at Saugus while leaving during a snowstorm. The 296 incher went into Bob's car and ran 5 mph faster than he had ever run. 133 mph. Had to put a concealed roll bar in it which was the first time mandated. Made 4 runs. 125. 128. 133 and finally 132 while spinning through the lights. The course was moved right after that. Bill Burke was the starter. I was so nervous on the last run I forgot to connect the seat belt and spun the car without it. Bill used to bring us the latest edition of Hot Rod Magazine long before it hit the newstands or subscribers at the Road Runner meetings. Sold him a split wishbone dagoed front axle. Loaned Ak Miller some alki for his runs. Rented a 1936 Dodge sedan from a fellow worker to tow the roadster to El Mirage. Drivers side window would not roll up. Damn near froze to death. Need more proof? I still have the program results from that meet. Dropped out of the club due to Korean conflict active duty recall by the Navy. Later. Vic Enyart
   Vic: We don't need any proof of your background, but we do need your biography. Below is a guideline to use to complete your bio and send it to me to add to our archives. We are looking forward to reading it. Also, caption all your photos.

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Please add Chuck Fawcett to the list of Land Speed Historians. Chuck has an extensive background in SoCal auto racing. Many of his writings are published in The Alternate. His E-mail address is: [email protected]. Thanks, Bob Falcon
Bob: The Society of Land Speed Racing Historians sounds more formal than what it really is and Chuck doesn't have to be recommended or nominated for membership. All he has to do is go to www.landspeedracing.com and sign in and the website owner will see that he gets the weekly newsletter as an email. For those who hate being on lists, for fear of being inundated with spam ads, all they have to do is go to the website and read it, they don't have to sign in. Mary Ann Lawford told me at one time that she uses no adware or spiders or whatever the heck computers geeks call it that sends you spam if you read the newsletter. To be a member, all one has to do is go to the computer, type in www.landspeedracing.com and read it. Also, don't forget to go to www.hotrodhotline.com, Guest Columnist, and read Roger Rohrdanz's and my articles in the Gone Racin' section. We must have about 400-500 articles there and if you can't find something of interest there, then contact us and tell us where your event is going to be held and maybe we can cover it. Tell Chuck that we're proud and honored to have him sign up to get the newsletter and we hope that he will send us some of his articles concerning LSR to add to our Newsletter. We have given Phyllis Devine, editor and owner of The Alternate, the right to reproduce any and all articles in the newsletter or at Gone Racin' for her fine historical racing magazine.

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17th annual California Hot Rod Reunion, presented by the Automobile Club of Southern California. The event will be held October 10-12, 2008 at Auto Club Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, California. Bill Groak, PCGCambell, 310-224-4940, [email protected]

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I was left off of the list of inductees to the Dry Lakes Racing Hall of Fame. I was inducted in 2000. E. Rick Rickman
Rick and the Readers: The list that I used came from the website and if your name wasn't listed, we offer you our apologies. I have no control over what is listed on websites and when I go to these sites I SELECT ALL, COPY and PASTE what I find there onto the emailed newsletter which is then sent to www.landspeedracing.com. If the original website makes an error, then I will unknowingly copy it. My policy is to apologize when that happens and offer a retraction. One way that errors can be overcome is to have our readers write in like you did and offer additional information which clarifies the issue. Erich "Rick" Rickman was honored by the Dry Lakes Racing Hall of Fame for his lifetime work in photojournalism. He was also honored by the Boat Racers Reunion with their Honorary Awards Program, while I was in charge of that group. Erich has been honored by many other organizations for his contributions in the field of Media and was a long-time friend and co-worker with my father at Hot Rod Magazine and other Petersen Magazine publications. He has covered just about every aspect of motorsports, including boat racing in a long and successful career. He was one of the original members of the NHRA Safety Safari. We owe him a sincere debt of gratitude for his accomplishments and what those actions meant for our sports.

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Thank you very much for the nice write-up and focus on the Road Runners in Newsletter #68.  Jerry Cornelison
   Jerry: Your research and lists are quite thorough and comprehensive and when my brother and I finish the book that my father wanted to do on the early SCTA minutes, you will find more information to add to it. The interesting thing about the early Timing Associations was how capable and talented these early young hot rodders were. Using what knowledge they gleaned from Roberts Rules of Order and their own high school classes, they forged many an association that did great things and in the case of the Southern California Timing Association, still does great things. Many of those old time members went on to create their own businesses. Ed Iskenderian has a huge cam grinding plant. Vic Edelbrock Sr and Jr created a large business. Roy Richter was the first president of SEMA. One could name hundreds of people and still there would be more who made great contributions to racing and to automotive ventures. As we begin to do more and more biographies, there stories will give us new knowledge and even more questions.

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I was inducted into the Dry lakes hall of fame in September of 06 and there was a brief bio in the program. Let me know if that works. Jim Dunn
   Jim: The biographies in the program probably contain around 300 to 500 words and aren't long enough to adequately describe a person's life. Here's an outline guide to use and we hope to get around 1500 to 2500 words to portray what you have accomplished. Don't worry, because we will help edit and offer suggestions and even do rewrites where you want them done.
a) Where did your family come from; your parents and grandparents and what did they do for a living?
b) Where were you born and where did you grow up? What elementary, junior high and high school did you attend?
c) Did you take any shop classes, while you were in school? Name your friends, especially those interested in racing.
d) Did you join any car clubs or work on or own a car, or a race car, or work as a crewman on a race car while in school?
e) What kind of jobs did you have as a young person while growing up? What kinds of hobbies and interests did you have?
f) What did you do after graduation? Did you join the military? Were you drafted? Did you fight in the war?
g) What kind of racing did you get involved in? Did you own a racecar, drive a racecar or work as a crewman? 
h) Who were some of your friends that were involved in racing with you? Name and describe them.
i) Tell us about your family, your wife and children. Were they involved in racing?
j) What kind of work did you find after you left school? Was it racing related employment?
k) Are you retired from racing? What are you doing today?

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2008 Legends of Ascot Reunion Special Guest Parnelli Jones. Honorees: Chuck Hulse, Carl Alleman, Ned Spath, Billy Boat, Louie Senter, Don Basile, Brad Noffsinger, and the Lifetime Achievement Award - The Gardner Family. USAC/CRA Sprint Car Racing. Admission to the USAC/CRA Sprint Car Races at the PAS on Event Day are included with your Legends of Ascot Event Ticket. October 18, 2008 at Perris Auto Speedway. The Vintage Racecar Registration included with your Event admission includes a Special Gift. Vintage Racecar Display. $50 per person before September 1, 2008, $60 per person after that date. Gift Bag includes Event Program, Lapel Pin, Raffle Tickets, Decals and more! Tickets will be available at the Registration Desk on Event Day and WILL NOT be mailed. Please reserve your Tickets early! PLEASE NOTE: Paid Attendance to the Event entitles you to display your vintage midget, sprint, or champ racecar racecar.  Don Weaver

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I marvel at all the work you do.  E.Rick
   Dear Rick and the Readers: Thank you, Rick, for the compliment. Coming from you, that is high praise. Readers, Erich "Rick" Rickman is one of the most celebrated motorsports photographers. He has been active since the 1940's and he was instrumental in putting many racers and racing leagues on the map with his coverage, photographs, captions and stories. He covered LSR, early drag racing, boat racing and anything with a motor in it. He was there at Bonneville and the dry lakes. He was one of the historic Safety Safari crew members that went from town to town teaching young men and women how to set up their own timing organization for early drag racing. I want every member in our group to write in with their "Erich 'Rick' Rickman" story and to encourage the dean of car racing photographers to tell his story and the stories he has seen and photographed over the years. He has been honored by many groups and we want to know all that he went through and all those great old stories of the past.

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Jim Miller mentioned that there were several clubs in the SCTA with websites. Here is one of them, the Rod Riders and their website is quite interesting. You can see and learn more about this club at http://www.rodridersracing.com/.  Here is a list of the Rod Rider's Member List as of March 12, 2008, right from their website; Joe Anderson, Dennis Baker, Garry Banta, Robert Barmore, Tony Baron, David Basham, Jerry Bates, Mark Bates, Theresa Bates, Ken Bell, Jim Billingsley, Pat Blevins, Bob Brady, Jere Brown, Erick Burfield, Frank Bussell, Rick Carpenter, Bill Charette, Pete Christeson, Mike Cook, Gary Cope, Jerime Cope, Joann Cope, John (JD) Davis, Karen Davis, Vince Davis, Gil Delapena, Bill Deming, Jamie Duncanson, John E. Duncanson, Randy Ferguson, Don Ferguson III, Don Ferguson Jr, Chris Field, Tamera Field, Herb Fischer, Alan Fogliadini, Rich Fox, Bruce Geisler, Joe Gialich, Bill Goldman, David Graczyk, Rick Grant, John Hagan, Ken Hagan, John Hagan Sr, Erik Hansson, Brent Heathcoat, Chuck Hebestreit, Ron Hope, Steve Hope, John Hunt, Chick Huntimer, Tony Huntimer, Bud Jones, Chuck Kalbach, Dan W Kalbach, Don Kearney, Ken Kelley, Harry Kelso, David Kirsch, Doug Kruse, Dave Lukkari, Jim Lyon, Hugh MacDonald, Doug Macmillan, Miriam Macmillan, Russell McNeill, Tom Medlock, Ted Mehlbraudt, Bob Nakonieczny, Frank Oddo, Monte Osborn, Paul Paul, Don Pentington, Tony Perera, Nathan Phillips, Wayn Phillips, Ken Pike, Tony Piner, Van Prothero, Curtis Richards, Kenneth Rickard, Wil Sakowski, Thomas Sauter, Jack Scaduto, Cheryl Schumacher, Don Shores, Bob Solesbee, Muffler Tom Steinbrecher, Ed Stuck, Al Teague, Tim Tenold, Rick Thayer, Dennis Thornton, Jim Travis, Randall Travis, Keven Vaughan, Thomas Vaughan, David Willis. As you can see, some of the most renowned land speed racers belong to the Rod Riders, but I could not find any history of the club, except for a list of their officers and award winners. Perhaps they will elect a Historian for their club and do some research on the origins of the club.

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Another club in the SCTA that has a website newsletter is the Sidewinders and they claim to have been in existence since 1935 and an original member of the SCTA. See http://mmeierle.com/sidewinders/Meeting%20Minutes/Sidewinders%20Newsletter%202008%20June.htm

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The Gear Grinders in the SCTA have a website at http://mmeierle.com/geargrinders/.

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The Gold Coast Roadster and Racing Club has a section on the website of Evelyn Roth's www.oilstick.com. Oilstick also is the official site for the Mendenhall Gas Pump Museum, Gas-Up Party and Dry Lakes Hall of Fame.

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My name is Justin Long with Orange Coast magazine. We are doing a piece on Chuck Daigh in our "Drive" department for our September issue. It speaks of his legacy in racing and as a true pioneering craftsman of his time. I am trying to track down some images for the story and noticed on www.Hotrodonline.com there were some fabulous images of Chuck. I was wondering if we could obtain those images or any contacts you could supply? Anything you could do to assist me would be a great help. Please feel free to contact me. Thanks so much. Justin Patrick Long, Associate Art Director, 3701 Birch Street, Suite 100, Newport Beach CA 92660, telephone 949-862-1133 extension 107, fax 949-862-0133, website www.orangecoastmagazine.com, email [email protected].
Justin: I will post this to the racing websites and hopefully you will be receiving some calls or emails with information that you need. Also, in a separate issue, I will send you contacts that might be able to help you with past and present information and photographs. Chuck Daigh was an original and a man that was admired by all. In motor racing sports, he spanned several genres and left his stamp on us all. Daigh was a talented man, who could make, build, design, test, adapt and drive cars. He was the type of man that you called to work on your team or project, because he made everybody around him better at what they were doing. We wish you the best in your project and look forward to reading about Chuck.

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Dick Dean has passed away and he will be greatly missed. He was truly a legend in our industry and his talent was amazing. He crafted wonderful cars beginning back in the days when only the most basic of tools were available and his famous “chops” became legendary. Dean’s influence on so many areas of our hobby was huge, from those awesome Mercs to the cars he did for the movies and television. He was more than a genius at building cars, he was our friend. We last saw him with his boys at the Grand National Roadster Show and he was just so happy to be there with his kids, amongst all of those great cars. He was truly in hog heaven and could hardly get the grin off of his face. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Jeanne and the whole family. We will let you all know of any plans. We have done many stories about him over the years. The Dick Dean's Story, Dick's Mercs and then in 2005 we went to Dick's Retirement party. Check out all of them at www.hotrodhotline.com. Farewell friend...RIP. Jack and Mary Ann Lawford

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September 27, (9am - 5pm), Buellton, California, 16th Annual Dry Lakes Racing Hall Of Fame and “Gas-Up Party.” The event begins at 9 am, includes a Santa Maria-style Barbeque lunch followed by the Dry Lakes Racing Hall of Fame induction ceremony and concludes with raffle prizes until 5 pm. Space has always been limited and veteran attendees know that pre-registration (beginning in May) is highly recommended. Tickets purchased early average $42 - $45. A limited number will be available at the door for $52 - $55. For additional information or to put your name on the mailing list for a registration packet which includes a map and listings of local hotels, mailed in May, please call the Gold Coast Roadster & Racing Club 805-245-8519. WEB SITE: www.oilstick.com. Evelyn Roth

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Latest info status on the lakebed. There is still a bit of standing water on the lakebed near the windsock. Otherwise, lakebed is dry and hard. Currently, the air temp is hot, humidity low and the wind is blowing, continuing to dry out the lakebed. Tomorrow morning (Friday) SCTA Officials will survey the course and make a final determination if the meet will held this weekend. Right now, the meet is still on. Be sure to check the SCTA website at http://www.scta-bni.org/. A status update will be posted then. I will also post info on the "News" page of the Road Runners website as soon as available. The only official information regarding the status of the meet will come from the SCTA. Any other information is speculation and rumor. Jerry Cornelison

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Check Your Tires This is important! See http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=4826897.

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I just got back from a PUTT down the south side near the dunny bushes. There is still STANDING water from the west windsock (Sailors Bay) clear past the east windsock (Liberty point). The water is over a mile long by 3/8 to 1/2 mile wide. From seeing this much standing water & only a few days remaining to dry out, I have my doubts! George Callaway

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The meet is definitely CANCELLED with no plans for another one before Bonneville. Jim Knapp

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Here is the official word from SCTA: 07/18/08 8am: Due to the mud and standing water on the lakebed from recent thunderstorms, the July 2008 SCTA El Mirage Time Trials have been cancelled. There will be no Racing News published for July. SCTA-BNI website: http://www.scta-bni.org/. Next race date at El Mirage is September 14th. In case you don't have it, here is the BLM information number for El Mirage. The recording gives El Mirage info and lakebed conditions: 1-760- 388-4411. Jerry Cornelison

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Honorees have been chosen for the 17th annual California Hot Rod Reunion, presented by the Automobile Club of Southern California. The 3-day festival of speed and rods takes place at Auto Club Famoso Raceway near Bakersfield, October 10-12, 2008.

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The Honorees are Grand Marshal Junior Thompson, Steve Davis, John Edmunds, Georgia Seipel, Walt Rhoades and Butch Maas. The Justice Brothers' Reunion Spotlight will shine on Gas Ronda. "This year's Honorees are a highly eclectic group of deserving individuals who have dedicated their lives to hot rodding and drag racing," said Greg Sharp, curator of the nonprofit Wally Parks NHRA motorsports Museum, which produces the Reunion. "I'm glad we can honor folks like this who have meant so much to the sport."  Junior Thompson (Grand Marshal): The gasser great is celebrating the 50th Anniversary of his Little Eliminator victory (the first ever contested) at the third NHRA Nationals held in Oklahoma City. From a '40 Ford convertible in the early '50s to a Corvette alcohol funny car, Thompson enjoyed a 30-year drag racing career as a driver and is still actively involved as an engine builder for nostalgia vehicles. 

Steve Davis: An incredible craftsman who restored the legendary Greer, Black and Prudhomme fuel dragster, as well as Art Chrisman's famed #25 dragster. He honed his craft while working with the legendary Tom Hannah and Li'l John Buttera. He drove Junior Fueler dragsters, owned a CRA Championship winning sprint car and is the lucky driver that gets to be in the seat of the Greer, Black and Prudhomme car during Cacklefests. John Edmunds: Hails from Fresno, California and raced throughout the 1960's as "The Black Knight." During one period, he drove his 240 mph Bonneville Studebaker, Tony Waters' Top Fuel dragster and a Blown Fuel Hydro drag boat all at the same time. Georgia Seipel: Has been the drag strip manager at Infineon Raceway in northern California for many years. Her life revolves around drag racing, and the entire Seipel family has been heavily involved in Super Gas racing since the category began. Walt Rhoades: A journeyman southern California dragster driver of the'60's and '70's who drove such legendary entries as the Gas House Gang, John Peters' "Freight Train" (in which he won Top Gas at the '71 Gatornationals and set low e.t. on gas at '71 Indy), as well as the Buehl, Cirino and Rhoades AA/FD, one of the quickest of the mid-'70's. Butch Maas: Another journeyman driver whose career spanned 25 different race cars from the Scotty's Muffler roadster through the Don Garlits streamliner. He won the '71 Winternationals Funny Car final driving Roland Leong's "Hawaiian." Gas Ronda (Reunion Spotlight winner): One of the most famous door car drag racers of all time. But for a brief time early in his career in the Bay Area, he raced Fords exclusively. From 390 Galaxies, through AFX Thunderbolts, and on to blown Fuel Funny Cars, his performance along with his demeanor and dapper appearance made him extremely popular with the fans. Bill Groak

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Thought you might want this article on the Xtreme freedom Special and Rummerfield for the archives. See http://www.explorers-stl.com/members_spotlights.html. From Gil Gillis.
Few people understand how to put disappointment behind themselves better than land speed racer Pat Rummerfield. Rummerfield recently set a class record for speed in the Xtreme Freedom Special at the Bonneville Salt Flats, but the record he set was not the one he wanted and he has vowed to return to the world famous salt in Utah and achieve his goal. “We’ll go back to Bonneville in October,” Rummerfield said. “Our team is very goal oriented.” Rummerfield’s life is a story of stretching out for goals that seem unreachable. After a 1974 passenger car accident left him paralyzed from the neck down, Rummerfield became the world’s first quadriplegic to regain fully functional status. He has since become the Director of Development for the Kennedy Krieger Institute's International Center for Spinal Cord Injury. The Xtreme Freedom Special, which is owned by Gil Gillis of Camarillo, California, has become a marketing tool for Rummerfield’s efforts to raise awareness and funds for the Center. Rummerfield set a record of 119.6025 in the Southern California Timing Association’s F Modified Roadster class for cars with three liter, blown engines using fuel. The original plan was to break the overall F Gas Modified Roadster record but conditions at Bonneville were so rough that the computer-aided fuel system did not function properly. “We had hoped to get the car up over 240 mph,” Gillis said. “The salt was the roughest I’ve ever seen it and we just couldn’t get the car to run the way it was capable of performing. But we’ll go back in October and, if the conditions are right, Pat will get the overall record in F Blown Modified Roadster.” The Xtreme Freedom Special is propelled by a front wheel drive transmission. It weighs about 2000 pounds and has a 160-inch wheel base. Its Toyota engine can produce about 500 horsepower and the car rolls along on Goodyear Land Speed Specials. For the time being, Rummerfield will get back to his responsibilities with the Center, but he carries with him a precious memory. While he was at Bonneville, a family approached him and thanked him for the work the Center does toward recovery from spinal cord injuries. A family member had suffered such an injury. “If we can increase public awareness of the Center’s work, then we can keep making progress,” Rummerfield said. “That’s why we do this.” Rummerfield, who is a member of the Explorers Club, is the Director of Development for the Kennedy Krieger Institute’s International Center for Spinal Cord Injury. He is the world’s first fully functional quadriplegic. The land speed attempt is part of his effort to increase awareness of the search for ways to overcome spinal cord disorders/injuries that cause paralysis. More information on the Center is available at www.spinalcordrecovery.org.

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PEBBLE BEACH, California. Lancia, the Italian auto manufacturer known for its elegant originality and innovative spirit, will be celebrated as a featured marque at the 2008 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on Sunday, August 17, 2008. Seventeen significant Lancia vehicles will be on display, ranging from a rarely seen 1953 Lancia Aurelia B20 Rally Car to one of the oldest Lancias on record, a 1908 12 hp Alpha. Lancia will be highlighted at the Concours along with Lamborghini and the centennial of General Motors. “The Lancia history is quite remarkable,” says Sandra Kasky Button, Chairman of the Pebble Beach Concours. “Lancia emerged as one of the most progressive, spirited car companies at the turn of the 20th century, producing their first car exactly 100 years ago. Their racing heritage includes wins in Formula One, rallying and sports cars.” In addition to producing the first narrow-angle V-4 and V-6 production engines, Lancia is recognized for numerous additional engineering advances that outdistanced other pre-war auto manufacturers. Founded in Turin, Italy by Vincenzo Lancia, the first Lancia, a 12 hp Alpha, debuted in 1908, and an example will be brought to the Concours by Milano, Italy car collector Corrado Lopresto, a 2005 Pebble Beach winner. “Big, majestic and not very sporty, the Alpha’s attraction is quality and reliability with advanced comfort,” says Lopresto, whose ’08 Alpha is one of just 108 that were built. The Lancia Lambda, which debuted in 1922 sporting a groundbreaking single-body frame and independent front suspension, will be represented at the Concours. Other notable Lancias coming to Pebble Beach include: the D24, one of Lancia’s most innovative vehicles and the subject of the poster for the 2008 Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance presented by Rolex; a 1953 Lancia Aurelia B20 coupe – one of six designed to for competition (it won the 1953 Li�ge-Rome-Li�ge Rally); and the original Lancia Stratos HF Prototype Bertone Coupe, which made its world debut at the 1971 Turin Auto Show. “It’s truly a remarkable achievement for Lancia to be a featured marque at this year’s Concours,” says Francesco Gandolfi, Pebble Beach Concours Chief Class Judge. “This is the first time since I became involved in collectible cars in 1971 that I’ve seen Lancia being honored at a major event…and I don’t know when, and if, I will see the same again.” Sent in by Kelsey Durkin

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The following is a story from AARWBA's Impressions newsletter.
‘Land Speed’ Louise Ann Noeth, the owner, creator and driving force behind Land Speed Productions (www.landspeedproductions.biz). Noeth – who often uses the moniker ‘Land Speed Louise’ – is a freelance writer, photographer, graphic designer and speaker on subjects automotive, with a past that includes editorial positions with well known industry publications. She has spoken before crowds of eager racing
insiders and put her thoughts and words into print in many publications. She writes a column called ‘Fuel For Thought’ and… well, we will let this information that appears on her site wrap up our introduction: ‘She has served on several auto industry technical committees developing
self-regulating guidelines in tires, suspension, emission controls and contributed to regulatory discussions with the Secretary of Energy in Washington, D.C. Comfortable and competent behind the wheel of any car, or truck, she is also an accomplished: Motorcyclist, Licensed Airplane Pilot, and Blue Water Sailor’. And it all started with a doctor who loved sportscars. We’ll let Noeth tell the story. “The doctor’s son across the street had some beautiful sportscars with those wonderful tuned exhaust systems. I am half deaf, I have been since infancy. I was born stereo and now I am monaural as an infection decided to take out one side. I have always had a heightened sense of hearing – when you only have one good ear you are drawn to the sort of magical sounds of those tuned exhaust systems. These were European, Italian and French cars and I was intrigued by those sounds. “I have always been able to build things. All of my family are either mechanically inclined.
At an early age I got into building car models. While I had my Barbie dolls I also had my car models. And I would win all the local model competitions which would piss off the boys no end. Back in the early ‘60's you didn’t have girls building cars. I think the first time I won first place was when I built the Monkee Mobile. I beat out every drag racer, sportscar and everything else that had been entered in the competition! “At one point I picked up a brush. I have always been an artist. I have had no formal training for most of what I have done in my life, with the exception of my pilot’s license, but my driver training came long before I ever got my drivers license.” “I worked in watercolors and acrylics and then eventually pin striping cars. I would earn money putting designs on the street king’s cars. I realized that if I was ever going to learn how to drive it wasn’t going to be in my dad’s 1957 Mercury Monterey or pick up truck; I would have to figure out something on my own. Driver’s Education classes didn’t start until you were 16 and I couldn’t wait. I started driving at 13. “In order to get some driver training, I would say, ‘If you want art, or pin striping put on your car, it will take me this long and cost this much in materials. It will cost you this amount of money and I get this amount of time to drive your car with you helping me learn. Now, how much time or money depended on how badly I wanted to drive that particular car. If I really wanted to drive it my charge would be all driving time! By the time I hit 16 I had driven just about every kind of muscle car there was!”
“I never told my dad I was learning to drive this way. We lived on the south side of Chicago. When we would go and do this, we would do most of our driving in the suburbs on the north side! It worked out best because the guys who were letting me drive their cars didn’t want anyone to see they were letting a girl drive their cars. “I drove most every muscle car in the neighborhood and many cars from out of the neighborhood!” Noeth put her self-earned instructions to good use when she passed her official driving test with flying colors. Now if her father had only known she harbored a bit of larceny in her wheel-steering hands perhaps this next tale would never have been told on these pages. “When my friends and I got our driver’s licenses is when I started to steal my father’s car. We could drive his car, but only when dad was in it. But once we had the license we had the power. Do you know how many teen age girls it takes to push a 1957 Mercury Monterey out of a garage and down to the end of the block before you started it up?
His was the only Merc on the block and once you started it up everyone knew it was my dad’s car. And remember, we grew up in the old part of Chicago and the garage was built in 1917 and it had solid wood doors that hung off rollers you would have to pull to the side. It took two of us just to open the friggin doors! “And once you had the doors open you had to push the car down to one side of the street because Mr. Clancy lived on the other side. His day job was Captain of the Chicago Police Force and a good friend of my fathers. We couldn’t take the car while school was open because the Principal, Mr. Tobin, was also a friend of my dad. We had to make sure we stole it when no one else would see it. “We drove it for a good six months, staying on Garfield Boulevard because dad, driving his truck, couldn’t go on the boulevard. We would go all the way down to Lake Michigan and all the way up to Western Avenue where the boulevard ended. It was a good 25 mile loop. And then, one day we were driving along, drinking our soda pop and smoking our Winston cigarettes – I quit smoking 30 years ago – and all of a sudden my father pulled up next to us, in his truck, on the boulevard! “All of the cigarettes went flying and I yelled at him, ‘You can’t drive on the boulevard!’ He yelled back, “PULL OVER!’ “That was a big day in my life! And that was the day I learned construction vehicles could go on the boulevard as long as they were working on the boulevard. I never forgot that day!”
From her days of carefree abandon driving a Monterey on Chicago streets, Noeth would grow into a life that revolved around the cars that others drove on race tracks from points on the east coast, all the way to the Monterey peninsula on the west. Through her painting endeavors
she met many people in racing and one day, she was introduced to the wonder of jet engines and that exposure illuminated her path into the world of land speed racing, an area of motorsports that still occupies the biggest space in her heart for things that go fast. “Jet engines fascinated me so much I though piston engines could kiss my behind! I came to know all about the many different types of engines and I met people who raced them. One special guy was Doug Rose, who drove the Green Monster jet dragster. I ended up becoming romantically involved with him and I quit my job at a recording studio where I was in charge of a $10 million dollar Columbia recording contract to produce the cassette tapes for the retail market and my boss handled the sound for the Grammies each year. This was a great job and I ran away to join the freaking mechanical circus! My parents thought I needed a psychiatric evaluation. They may have been right!
“I went racing jet cars for a few years with Doug and in that time I became well versed in jet engines and I worked with a lot of mechanics and people in racing. I also learned a lot about marketing and advertising. It was then that I picked up a camera. Doug had been a photographer in the Navy and since he was driving the car someone else had to take the pictures. Over time I learned how to catch the cars in the timing light. The jets would take the cars up to between 250 and 300 miles per hour. When you caught the jets in the light you could see the shock waves coming off the exhaust and we would use those pictures to tune the car the next time we ran at that track at that density altitude. The circles you see in the image are called ‘dancing diamonds’ and we used those images as a diagnostic tool. That was one of our performance advantages. Noeth put her new found expertise at shooting fast cars to good use when she landed an assignment with Sports Illustrated to shoot the world record attempts on the Salt Flats. “You should have seen the AP guys trying to catch these cars! I was the only one with two 1,200 mm lenses! They took one away from the football guy! That made me happier than just knowing I was shooting for SI! I compromised a football photographer! He would have to wait until the motorsports photographer was finished with it! There was a GOD! I had that thing for two months! “You have to remember that back then, I was one of only two women out there shooting photos. After I was there a few days I think the other guys finally realized I was a professional.
There was a lot of prejudice and I know that it galled them no end that a woman was shooting for Sports Illustrated. “Things are much better today, of course. I thank people like Denise McCluggage because she forged a path that allowed those of us who had the tenacity – and the thick skin – to walk down this path. And I think it is bologna that racing should be considered just a man’s sport. I have never met a car, truck, motorcycle, plane, boat or anything that knew a woman was driving it. I’ve always enjoyed cars and the racing part of it. “The way I got into journalism? I was packing the parachutes for the jet dragster when a journalist said to me, 'You ought to be writing stories. You know all about the engines and you even know who the guys are sleeping with!’ I wanted him to just go away. But I eventually decided to write about how a jet engine works. I also illustrated the story and photographed the cars. Back then, few drag racers understood how a jet worked. We were running exhibition cars. “’Fire For Hire’ was published in February of 1980. It was the very first thing I ever wrote and it was published. For years every single thing I wrote was published. I never had to face the disappointment of rejection. It was nearly 15 years before something I wrote was rejected and I didn’t like it one bit. “When I got the check for that first article I thought, ‘This is great! They pay me and I could still be involved with motorsports but I wouldn’t have to get so filthy, or have to worry about having someone’s life in my hands, or live out of a suitcase nine months out of the year.
Racing was great, don’t get me wrong. I saw more of the United States and Canada than I ever thought I would see in my entire life. But it becomes tiresome and weary and takes a lot out of you. “I moved out to California, and went to work for Disney – I was interviewed by Gordon Cooper, the Mercury 7 astronaut, and we talked about jet engines for hours! He hired me as a design engineer and I worked for there for two weeks. Human Resources called me in and said they couldn’t find any record of me having a college degree so I couldn’t do the job! I said I could do it, and had been doing it for years but they gave me a choice. Stay at Disney in a more menial, lower paying job, or quit. I quit. “A week later I heard about a job at Peterson Publishing. They were looking for an editor and even though I didn’t know what an editor did, I talked with people to find out what the job would entail and got hired. What a con job, but I needed work. I was the only female to be in charge of an automotive book during Robert Peterson’s ownership. I handled the Hot Rod Performance and Custom directory, Hot Rod Hotline and helped start the Hot Rod and Car craft Nationals. In time I realized I didn’t fit in very well in the corporate structure so I began freelancing. “I left Peterson and the last job I had was working for Four Wheeler magazine. I have been unemployed ever since!
“I started Land Speed Productions in 1984. I’ve had a hell or a run. I’ve written and photographed for newspapers, magazines, trade journals, features, and test drives, everything you can imagine. It has been a wonderful career and I have met so many great people. I’ve driven the Oscar Meyer Weinermobile, all manor of new cars and trucks, flown pilot in command on the Goodyear blimp and run some of the most interesting road races in the world. It has been a fantastic life!” Courtesy of American Auto Racing Writers & Broadcasters Association, Inc. (www.aarwba.org) “Dedicated To Increasing Media Coverage Of Motor Sports.”

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The following comes from AARWBA's Impressions Newsletter. Bruce Kaufman - who is known as "Mr. Mow It All", Is the Founder & President of the U.S. Lawn Mower Racing Association. He is a relatively new member of AARWBA and he sent along some information about his organization that we are presenting here for your enjoyment. As you might expect, his ‘clipping(s)’ ‘cut’ to the ‘cutting edge’ of his association’s purpose. A few excerpts from his correspondence follows. “The U.S. Lawn Mower Racing Association (USLMRA) season is in full swing with plans for the 2008 STA-BIL Nationals Championships and a host of new programs which promise to continue the rapid growth that USLMRA lawn mower racing has enjoyed since its founding in 1992. "We have implemented new programs to keep us on the cutting edge of the nation's fastest growing motorsport. Lawn mower racing has continued to gain legitimacy among the public, the media and the motorsports community. Our future looks bright." “The USLMRA sanctions and presents organized lawn mower racing across America including the 18-race STA-BIL National Lawn Mower Racing Series and a network of 25 Local Chapters and Affiliated Clubs hosting more than 140 sanctioned races nationwide. Races feature riding lawn mowers with cutting blades removed at speeds up to 60 mph. Lawn mowers race in four road course classes with all cutting blades removed: Stock (8 mph), IMOW (20 mph), Prepared (50 mph) and Factory Experimental (60 mph). USLMRA lawn mower racing is featured on the Outdoor Channel and Speed TV.” For more information contact www.letsmow.com. Courtesy of American Auto Racing Writers & Broadcasters Association, Inc. (www.aarwba.org)

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Remember ... the FIA fixing the world record listings? USAC’s Dave Petrali informs me it has finally been done after nearly 5 years. The errors and omissions have, for the most part, been corrected on the FIA website and now has its own identity bar under the sporting section – a first for the FIA. I’ve devoted my November FUEL FOR THOUGHT column in the Goodguys Gazette to the development and revealed a new wrinkle which ought to get me into more hot water with the French. C’est la Vie! Your dad helped me with my part years ago, I only wish he could have lived to see the FIA grow some backbone and do the right thing! More than 40 years late in some cases, but fixed finally! LandSpeed Louise Ann Noeth
LandSpeed Louise: Send us copies of your newsletter to run in the SLSRH Newsletter, or a cross-link so that we can read the article.

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First thanks for passing along the GOLDENHAWK post notices, I think we actually have a following in your newsletter crowd that is waiting for the posts before checking. BUT most of all thank you for the article regarding the Tubing issue by Jon (Asher)? It brings back the reasons why I quit supporting NHRA. It was way tooo political and too many people making a career of the association without real sincere regard for the Hot Rodders. I will spare you the rant but suffice is to say I fought hard for Nitrous in the early days. Me and Ron Hamel.
Regards, Randy Pierce
Randy: All links to websites concerning land speed racing and most hot rodding sites are welcome here in the SLSRH Newsletter. From time to time I investigate those links and look for new ones, simply because a lot of our readers won't go to the net to look for themselves. We want to support other land speed and hot rodding websites wherever we can. As for the Tubing article, that was sent in and although it concerns an NHRA issue, I felt that it could also affect other land speed racers who reach speeds in excess of 300 mph and who use similar tubing. A safety issue is a safety issue no matter what the sport. As far as the NHRA Safety inspection system and Safety Safari is concerned, it was patterned directly on the early inspection and patrols of the SCTA and they do a great job. That doesn't mean that they can't improve, because no group is perfect, but I have complete faith in them. I am not a member of the NHRA and have never been a member of that group, nor am I currently affiliated with the SCTA or any of its member clubs. Our other officer, Jim Miller, is a member of the SCTA and one of its clubs. I have no knowledge, other than what the general public knows, concerning the safety programs of either the SCTA or the NHRA. I look at these programs from the outside and make observations just like the public. The safety record for both groups is superb, considering that they time tens of thousands of runs a year and accidents and deaths are very rare. Circle track racing is dangerous in my book, because of the bumping and boat racing is hazardous because of the slippery nature of the water surface. I feel, as an editor, that it is my job to allow the readers to contribute and not try and control content. The vast majority of all emails received are allowed into the newsletter. I do, however, edit some of the material, but I don't change the meaning of the content. I won't allow hate mail or attacks on any individuals. This is not a blog and our work is serious. Sometimes it is impossible to let certain issues languish, such as the tubing issue. And many times it is impossible not to mention names. I never met Scotty Fenn and hold no grudges against the man, but multiple racers have told me and others that his tube bodies were hazardous. In such matters where an accusation has been made, every effort will be made by me to present both sides fairly and accurately, but we will not hide the truth, nor overemphasize negative comments. Jim Miller and I try to be unimpeachable and fair. If we are not, then you, the historians and readers need to tell us. When you do, your letters will be prominently displayed in the newsletter.

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The Southern California Timing Association (SCTA), has an excellent website at http://www.scta-bni.org/.

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http://www.landracing.com has a very good history on land speed racing. The charts and news are up to date.

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http://www.ecta-lsr.com/. About the ECTA. Before Bonneville became the preeminent land speed racing venue it is today, Daytona Beach was the Land Speed Mecca. Sir Malcolm Campbell ran there, and many of the high speed records of the twenties and thirties were set on that eastern beach. Forty years ago you could still run cars and bikes on the hard sand around Daytona and Ormand Beach. In fact, Hot Rod Magazine ran a project Plymouth there back in the early 60s. Bonneville had several advantages to the beach. There were no tides to contend with, and it had a longer running surface. With all the California hot rodders looking for a place to race after World War II, and after the loss of Muroc to the Army, Bonneville was a wonderful alternative and became, with increased competition, the new Land Speed Mecca. In the years hence, eastern racers couldn't easily participate in speed trials without a 2,300 mile trip to Utah, and had to settle for circle track and drag racing. Daytona had grown up and had too many tourists to allow for free use of the beach, and there aren't any dry lakes in the East to use as a substitute.
The East Coast Timing Association was formed by two Bonneville racers, with the idea of providing its members with a place to run speed trials in the eastern half of the United States. We wanted to model it after the El Mirage dry lakes events, as this was closer to what might be possible back East. With dry lakes being non-existent east of the Mississippi, we began to look for an alternative. After an exhaustive search, a seldom-used World War II air base runway was located in Maxton, North Carolina. It now provides the race course for our events. The race course length, at one mile, is only slightly less than El Mirage. It has a hard concrete surface with considerably greater traction than the slippery salt of Bonneville, and with the elevation of 210 feet above sea level it produces similar speeds to El Mirage. With that, speed trials were reintroduced to the East. Land speed racing is not just a long drag race. The rules for land speed racing are quite different and very liberal in comparison to other forms of motor sports. Safety is of primary concern, and the ECTA hosts some of the safest racing around. If you are a racer, hot rodder, or maybe you have had a fondness for Bonneville ever since you were a kid, and the idea of going flat out for a whole mile gets your blood pumping, then land speed racing at Maxton is the place for you. Come join the fun.

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Links to other land speed and hotrodding websites:
www.landspeedproductions.biz, http://www.landracing.com, www.speedrecordclub.com,
http://www.ahrf.com/video.php, www.hotrodhotline.com,
www.landspeedracing.com, www.Autobooks-Aerobooks.com

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