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From: Max Lambky (kansas mad max)
Sent: Tuesday, September 4, 2007 5:00 PM
Subject: vincentstreamliner
Max says it's raining, and they're going to call it a day. All the crew members are meeting for hamburgers tonight. But back at it early in the morning.
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Talked to Max a couple of hours ago and he said Hartmut would be making a run in about an hour.
Just called him again He said he and Hartmut (german - driver) are just sitting in the truck talking. They had gone to the line just for a handling run, when an official came all the way (five miles) from the prestage area to tell them that they hadn't notified the officials that they were about to make a run. That's when you're going after a record run. The officials have to be told in advance. They were next in line when this happened, and lost their window because of the hassle, which placed several others in front of them. They finally got it straightened out, when a thunderstorm came up. It looks like it's passing over.
Now they're next in line. Again, for a handling run. He says he needs a gear box to go for the 350 mph record.
