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Chris: I'm interested in a set. Am I correct in assuming the cost $300 USD? Also, what date in July will you be at VIR? I was there earlier this month for the Gold Cup, so I hope I didn't miss you. Regardless, it will cost more that $40 to get there, but I always need an excuse to go to my...

In paddock at 2009 VIR Gold Cup Races

In paddock at VIR 2009 Gold Cup races.

Retaining nut plates bonded in place.

I do believe what we have here is the ultimate sleeper . . . until, of course, the engine is started.

This reminds me of a girly calendar photo shoot we had at my airport a few years back. The girls were sequestered in a changing room, aka, ready room that adjoined one of the hangars taking off their clothes where the shooting was to take place. Aircraft we had for the girls to lay on included a...

About ERA, they are gearing up to produce a new batch of tubs.

His words fit right in with the horrible sitation in America. But as long as those Lenin referred to as "useful Idiots" think that more government is the cure for what ails us, the slide into the socialist abyss will continue.

NEW AUTO CONGLOMERATE BASED IN CHINA SET TO REDEFINE THE GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; SECRET NEGOTIATIONS RESULT IN STUNNING DEAL TO BUY BOTH GENERAL MOTORS AND CHRYSLER. Stunning choice for CEO. In another stunning development, Peter M. De Lorenzo, a longtime industry marketing veteran...

What a coincidence, the office President Obama signed the Stimulus Package is the same office in which President Clinton got his Package Stimulated!

Great explanation of F1 chamges for 09. A computer-animated clip features Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel racing on track, as they bring to life the biggest rule changes in the history of Formula One. SPORTS DEFAULT VIRAL ST_UIP

I've been running my HP289 for years. Horsepower is 375 at the flywheel. I modified the HP289 heads with verification on the flowbench. Although I limit revs to 7500 rpm, I have taken it up to 8,000 rpm on occasion. Block is the higher nickle with thicker web stock HP289 with beefier main caps...

NASA race prepped block with girdle. Typical failure of #1 and #2 webs that took the crank with the failure.

Bill, It's normal. I'd look at it like an initiation into the club. Having built or have been directly involved in many builds, that's the way it is. But look at it this way: You'll be ready for the next build by knowing what to expect . . . more or less. And when you encounter a problem...

I think I have drawings for the early Mustang IRS. Picked them up while working as a chassis engineer at Ford. I believe they are deeeeep in my archives. Anway, the bolt-in IRS assembly was to be built by a vendor. Don't know how the project was killed. I do know the Ford bean counters and...

A good friend, now long gone, bought about 100 surplus Packards in cans. He was very popular around the unlimited boats and Reno Air Race guys. For neat Merlin/Packard sounds check out these audio clips and grin: 1. Startup: http://www.mustangsmustangs.com/p-51/avi.audio/P51SU.WAV 2...

Bailout means control. A 1,000 word picture.

Everyone has reservations about the government, any government, getting involved in anything because they can screw it up royaly. Once the government has control and there are problems, they are the first to place the blame elsewhere. For examply, anyone who flys knows the expression, "I'm from...

Nothing much has changed: "We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office." -- Aesop