[ratpack] Re: From inside the streamliner
- From: John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ratpack@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2013 05:54:40 -0600
This is amazing stuff.
Stop often and stretch.
JC
On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 1:08 AM, Ray Buck <rbuck@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'm in Oregon (I've been here for a week, commuting between Aurora,
> Wilsonville and Portland) for the Bonneville NW Reunion (held last Friday
> and Saturday) and to help with some stuff on the Target 550 streamliner. I
> sent this out last week and neglected to send it to this list. Duh. I
> think I'm done here and I'll be heading to Auburn, Wa. to visit my sister
> tomorrow and then back to Utah. I'm exhausted already. I think I'll buy a
> few 5-Hour Energy thingies tomorrow. Here's what I sent out:
>
> This is the driver's-eye view from the seat of the Target 550 streamliner.
> I asked if I could sit in it, Marlo said, "No problem." I got in (from a
> stepladder...it's way up on stands) and he asked if I was claustrophobic.
> Nope. He closed the canopy and there I was with a camera and a fish-eye
> lens. Absolutely fantastic!
>
>
>
> No, I didn't make "vroom-vroom" noises. At my age they're not as much fun
> as they used to be. But being inside there sure got me pumped up for the
> test runs...whenever they're gonna be.
>
>
>
> Above is the liner before "the land rush" and below is during the dog and
> pony show:
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>
> Jim Hume (primary fabricator and engineering genius) is about to open the
> speed brake:
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> It's been interesting so far. I'll be shooting the Autorama Friday...I
> plan to be back on Thursday.
>
> r
>
>
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