[ratpack] Re: Lakester article in HRM
- From: John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ratpack@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:45:26 -0500
Nice pics and stories Ray.
Still working too much..... Haven't even got the reunion pictures from Herb
put on the web site yet. Then there's the Nickey Chevrolet and Concours
projects.
I did enjoy a couple real nice days for weather, sunny and 70's, and cruised
in the El Camino <http://www.myelcamino.net> with the new steering
box<http://www.myelcamino.net/elcamino_new.htm>.
What a treat! I am back in love with that car now.
JC
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John Christensen
Saint Charles, IL
On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 12:09 AM, Ray Buck <rbuck@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Ya really otta check this one out:
>
> http://www.hotrod.com/featuredvehicles/hrdp_0910_300_mph_lakester/index.html
>
> The article states that back in 73 or so, Gray Baskerville described Seth
> Hammond as "eccentric." What a frikkin understatement. I've met him and
> you could say that he's a bit over the top. In this photo his wife (center)
> and crew enjoy some fine vintage wine...and I'm sure there's cheese and
> crackers somewhere.....(Seth's prolly "cuttin the cheese.")
> http://www.chevyasylum.com/lsr/bsf2008/sw/20080817/20080817_0383r8_jpg.html
>
> He was kind enough to allow my friend Bill "Sparky" Smith to run first in
> his ultra-low-buck lakester
> http://www.chevyasylum.com/lsr/bsf2008/wos/detail/080918_0211r8_jpg.html(built
> in his garage)...which became the first gas lakester to run over 300
> and got Sparky a blue 300 mph club hat:
> http://www.chevyasylum.com/lsr/bsf2008/wos/picks/080918_0622r8_jpg.html
>
> I watched that from the starting line. Hammond was in line 2 or 3 cars
> after Sparky. When he heard Sparky's speed, he immediately pulled the car
> out of line and returned to the pits. I asked him about it later in the
> day. He said that there was no way he could have run faster with the gear
> he had in it, so he brought it back to put a taller gear in. I suppose
> there's some truth to that, because he annihilated Sparky's speed...but
> AFTER Sparky had backed up his qualifying run and held the record for about
> 24 hours.
>
> Here's a shot of Hammond feeding the Modified Roadster that was built from
> the ashes of the original #77 Lakester:
> http://www.chevyasylum.com/lsr/bsf2007/wf/20071003/20071003_400r8_jpg.html
>
> I was also there when he wadded up that original lakester. He pencil
> rolled it at least 12 times...and ended up with a broken arm, iirc.
> http://www.chevyasylum.com/lsr/bsf2003/wf/031017/031017_058r8_jpg.html The
> coverage of that little fox paws starts there.
>
> One last thing: I got the "Rat's Pics" section finished for Speed Week,
> since I gotta hustle before leaving Saturday or early Sunday:
> http://www.chevyasylum.com/lsr/bsf2009/Welcome.html I'm pretty pleased
> with the photos. There's also coverage of the rat rod cruise-in and the
> rods and kustoms seen on the salt.
>
> I'm wiped out. Must sleep now.
>
> RtR
> ps. The attached photo is Tanya Harding backing up a record run. She
> seemed to be a pretty "reg'lar guy"for a chick. I hope her bad times are
> behind her.
>
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