Bonneville bound?

I have been reading about speed week at The Bonneville Salt Flats lately, and accidentally got too interested. I've already told (asked?) my wife that I want to go there next August. I started thinking that my '82 might be quick enough to make the 130 mph club when I get it finished. That goal may help me get the truck done sooner. The trick as I see it is not speed, but quickness. There are a lot of vehicles out there that will do 130, but not on salt in one mile. There are only about 60 vehicles that have made it since 1982. and only 11 that have made it in the 150 MPH club. My overall plans for the '82 haven't changed much since the beginning, but have been evolving as my world widens. I'll have to change a few things on the truck to comply with the 130 mph club rules, but that will only make the truck better. Here's a good link with lots of pictures of '06 Speed Week It loads slow if you have dial up as I do, so be patient, the pictures are worth the wait. There are some good pictures of rat rods also.

We watched "The Worlds Fastest Indian" this weekend. A true story about Burt Munro and his dream of setting a Bonneville record (over 200 mph) on his 1924(?)Indian motorcycle. If you're already a gear head and speed freak, this movie will almost guaranty that you'll be at Bonneville next year. I just have to convince my wife that she'll enjoy it there too...

I bought some pinstriping paint and a brush from The Pinstriper Depot the other day. I've already been practicing on one of our barstools. I'm enjoying it like I thought I would. I'll practice a little more before I try it out on a car. Straight smooth lines are hard!

I'll end with a quote from the movie - "All my life I've wanted to do something big - bigger and better than all the other jokers. And this is it, Bonneville. The place where big things happen." -Anthony Hopkins as Burt Munro in The World's Fastest Indian.

I know I'm blessed with a wonderful family, a good job, a house, and all, but that quote says something to me, it says- Get out there and follow your dreams, be excellent.

I think I will...