update 9/04
Unable to resist I called Steves cell phone and **** if it didnt work ! His wife filled me in while he was messing with his starting rollers . Will call me later - prepping to run now . As I listened I heard Terry Prince fire up his machine in the background - Such Fun ! Bout made me jump out of my chair ! The excitement flowed out of the phone ! Steve has made only one run , this yesterday about 3 PM . The salt is VERY rough and rutted , wet and slick , heavy wheel slippage . Turned a 146.917 MPH , motor running VERY strong - sure to be far faster if he had traction . The crowd of would be runners and people has doubled over last year , really grown . More later .
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Steve called me back from that Lunar like landscape this
> time . Terry Prince's (AUSTRIALIA) racing combo experianced damages to its
> fairing struts etc . being towed onto the course , its a rigid
> rear frame setup and the rutted paths beating did it no good .
> However its sounding strong and Prince hopes to run it later
> . Steve is readying his machine for Marty Dickerson to take it
> down the course ! Yes , the old Warrier is back tilting
> with Fate as he has done so many times before in his thrill packed
> and Record setting past . Hes sure to twist its tail to the max
> possible , and caution be ****ed . Steve described his
> only run yesterday for me , --- with mucho rear wheel slippage
> giving a tach indication of 165 MPH easily - when in fact
> tripping the clocks at 147 . Says he would be satisfied with a good
> run 160 . More later!
