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 Ken's coupe at speed.....I was driving, it cooked the starter, I was on my own outside Ogden, manage to coax her over the hill, stopped, removed the starter, then coasting down the hill jump start and made it into Wendover like this. This might seem kind of tame until you understand that for the past 600 miles plus Ken's coupe had no brakes!!! This was the only incident on the journey out, except for a head gasket going the first night just out side Brookville Ohio, no probs; changed by flashlight on the side of the road............ |
 The two evil sisters at rest in the Wendover Nugget parking lot, Keith's car now has a stroked Y block, so he can get even further ahead during the daily assaults on the asphalt. 
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 So how many hot rodders do you know would drive there cherry three winda through 8 inches of salt water to go racin'?? This was the welcome we got after 2,400 miles on the black stuff. |
I think these guys are practising some Al Fresco drivin', I believe these where part of the Farm Boys from Idaho.......could be wrong though...........to many beers as usual! |
 Hot rod Maniac is Jake Roberts from Glen Cove NY, he drives his 39 with Baron equipped flathead, 39 box and two speed rear to Bonneville every year, and many places besides, he's currently building an early 60's east coast style 32 3'winda the body of which he has had since he was 15............ |
 From Left to Right, Fabian, Tom, Dennis and Ken, enjoying a couple at the Hop Up bend in the road do |
The big wash off after the event, this is serious stuff, they even remove the seat and pressure wash the whole of the inside to............. |
 Crusty, Salt Evil hood ornament........... |
 The Salt water that landed on the side of Keith's coupe turned Grey, it looked like he had splashed through wet cement............ |
 Kens Coupe with Ritchie's Hard tail 48 Harley, he rode this bike for two and a half days covering about 1500 miles, even through a howling storm in just a t shirt and jeans.........if I wasn't nursing the van with all the race gear in her I'd have taken more shots! |
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 Ken's coupe getting its new starter, with the roadster just peekin' out of the box. |
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 Kool camper top, I bet it was roastin' in there come sun up............ |
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 Pits lookin' the tidiest of the week, must of been the first day! |
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 Martin, fellow Wheelers member flew in to Vegas and joined us for the week on the salt.........he'll be back next year after we pumped salt into his veins for him!!! |
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A few driving on snow shots. |
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 This is what happens when a group of "wannabie" photographer's follows the master himself Mr.Vincent around a couple of cool hot rods!!! |
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 Enjoying the coolish evening breeze outside of the nuggett. |
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 Early morning and waiting in line for the racin' to start............... |
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Drivers meeting, and a snap shot of the world famous Jake Roberts (he really does seem to know everybody!!!) |
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Jakes 39 towing the racer.........note the Limey in black socks!! And the guard on the Grill shell to prevent the wet salt building up on the rad. |
In the Background you can see Sam Samson's "she bad 2", his son Greg went 200 for the first time over the meet. |
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My first experience of Racing on the white stuff, it really is an amazing feeling to be able to go flat out on the most historical hot rod site in the world, as you can guess I was in awe of it.........first pass was just over 120mph... |
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Pasty English Rolling Bloke Martin getting in the must have picture............ |
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 Just classy hot rods all around, Martin has a "thing" for Sedan's check out the rain cloud behind the cool hot rods!!! |
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Peters Wife Kim got her first drive also, she got to run at the hottest time on the hottest day, it was nudgin' 110deg, she still went 115 plus on her rookie pass............. |
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 Keith and Ken where lucky to Hvae Mr Poteet bring them out a 200+ roadster to "play with" they made a couple of passes each, advancing up the licensing scale, Ken went fastest at 174 + change, I'm sure it was an awesome experience........they both said the same thing though; lets go even faster that salt sure does get in the veins!!! |
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 Martin snapped this rare shot of me resting (!) |
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 Denni's Varni's Bones built Sedan.........Martin said "I want, I want, I want"........and then chucked all his toy's out the pram when Dennis said he couldn't have it........... |
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 A couple of snaps of the boys "playing" with there 200mph loan car! |
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 A couple of pics of the group's cars at the Hop Up do.......... |
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