From: | Igor | e-mail: | NA |
Subject: | RE: RE: RE: Mutt's green Racer | Date: | Sun May 20 19:52:50 2018 |
Response to: | 22748 |
Woo Hoo.....Alan's first off the line at the green flag but Mutt passes on the outside in turn one. Looks like a hell of a race right from the start. The crowd goes wild and is standing on their feet watching! This is what racing is all about folks!!!!! ----- ORIGINAL MESSAGE FOLLOWS ----- Alan, glad ya chimed in with such a comment. It says "destined to become" and "always a work in progress". They go hand in hand. Made sure to put that in there, as I had already figured someone would chime in with just such a remark. No matter how fast my bike is, it's never fast enough for me, hence "destined to become" & "work in progress". So tell me Al, since when is Bonneville the only place that one can go and have a legimate speed check ??? I never said I went to Bonneville. Shoot,I can get out on Interstate 20 on the flat road, take off and if there's a cop looking for some revenue so he can keep his job, he will definitely tell me how fast I was going.That cost far less than a trip to Bonneville and I barely even have to leave the farm !!!! I guess the State's speed guns aren't properly calibrated tho, only Bonneville's guns are? Davenport and Wauseon aren't the only tracks to race on in the US. Us folks down here is Texas do outlaw racing, ya ain't got to have no "legal" AMA track. Anywhere is fine with us. We race for fun. And we ain't got no stinkin' rules on what ya do to yer motors either. Funny how only the Hummer class has weird restrictions on what you can and can't do to your motor. Who was it that initially came up with these "hummer rules" anyway? Last time I was at Davenport, for instance; Check out the Hand shift class rules: no brakes and must have a hand shifter. Turbos, nitrous, custom heads and barrels, the sky's the limit. I had asked this before building my lil' motor here. The theory was: most people that race Hummers can't do the hi-po mods themselves or can't / won't afford to pay someone else to do the work for them. Racing has to be fair in the Hummer class only. Hence, these strange restrictions. I shouldn't have listened to you and the rules when deciding to go with a hand cast cylinder. I could have easily incorporated a reed plate boss, for the same price; but no, Davenport had rules.So I decided to go against the reed plate. I ought to kick myself in the butt, matter of fact, I already have once or twice. You have to run a "stock cylinder", but you can do any thing ya want to it??? Strange rule, but sounds fair enough. So tell me Al, after ya modify the cylinder, it wouldn't be a stock cylinder any more,correct? So what's the difference if I run a highly modified "stock" cylinder vs. a hand cast for my motor only cylinder? What is the official explanation for having to run a stock appearing cylinder? So your race bike will look just like everybody else's bike? I guess all participants will be getting trophies next? If ya come in second, you're still a LOSER, there is only one winner, the cat that comes in FIRST PLACE. I've lost many races and won a few to.Even flat tracked with a buddy that was on his 45. I won, many spectators there. In Texas no less. I'm certain that hundreds of those hot rod motors you built completely by yourself have won many races and never broke down? Perhaps you should get a job with GM and teach those engineers a thing or 2 huh? I have many friends that race old Harleys of all vintages and break down, my buddy from San Fran raced his WR the same year just a hour later and seized up a front rod/piston and crashed in turn 2. Does that mean his bike wasn't fast? If I remember right, I believe he pulled out another one of his WR's and won the feature race that year. ----- ORIGINAL MESSAGE FOLLOWS ----- WORLDS FASTEST HUMMER ? Bonneville Salt Flat records for the last 20 years do not indicate that bike as ever breaking any record... According to Davenport and Wauseon race records, that bike has made just 1 appearance and broke down. Finished in last place. Engine failure. How did this bike earn the description as destined to become the "WORLDS FASTEST HUMMER"? ----- ORIGINAL MESSAGE FOLLOWS ----- Hello everyone. I came across a 'lost file' regarding a project Mutt submitted to me in 2006. I've put the page together and it can now be viewed at: http://www.harleyhummerclub.org/members/mutt- fast/index.html or look for it on the Members Page under 'Stories'. It only took me 12 years to get it done! I sincerely apologize to Mutt for the oversight. My apology extends to Michael Crowder, Eddie B., Mike Lewis, Ton Van Beek, 'Nick', Tanno Van Ende, and 'Carl' who contributed to Mutt's project. |
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