Bonneville

We headed to the salt Monday morning, just in time to watch Geo Potet in his 4 cyl, 182 ci Hemi streamliner do 144.00 mph, breaking his old record of 134! The third car off the line was our friend Steve from CT in his a body roadster, (the old Shine/Thacker machine) going 140 and spun. No real harm done. While checking the car out they found a cracked front hub. He called Jimmy Shine at SoCal, he had a pair, then called Steve's brother to go get them and fly his private plane to Wendover with them. The next run he made, the solenoid in the air shifter locked up and tore the drive shaft out. He contacted Empire Drive line, they were making him a new none and were shipping it next day to the hotel.
Our friend Billy O from CT, (the Rolling Bones High Speed division) went 147 on the first run, close to that on the second, the third time out, the motor blew! Chris and Donnie drove to LA, 10 hrs away to pick up a motor from a friend, on the return trip in Vegas lost a fuel pump in the borrowed truck.Nothing but bad luck.
The Bones went 125 in the flattie, Hop up Mag went 120 with a 4 banger. The Maine Baron's in "She Bad 2" were doing the high 180's with no mechanical problems. It was good to see all the guys.
John Capsner from St Cloud found me on the salt, he was coming home from Alaska. He has been sleeping in his truck, so I invited him to shower and sleep on our room floor for the night.
At the HAMB meet and greet, Joe Mapes came to me to reintroduce himself to me, I have not seen him since the 70's, he lives in Tuscon, he knew me in the Wild Turkey Delivery from Albuquerque. So neat to see the old friends.

Barry and I have a new name...we are "those guys". people come up to us and say, are you "those guys?" or oh, you are "those guys"...funny.
Last night we went to the Hop Up mag party, then headed for Salt Lake. Tonight we are in Jackson WY.