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I have tried to put most of my
Links right with the various inventions and projects sections where I felt they apply.
This is STUFF from my family, Internet and engineering friends along with other things I'm
interested in.
Fellow engineer, Steve Bruhn
of Houston, Texas, is an old Human Powered Vehicle buddy of mine and now is the famous
official "FACTORY SPECTATOR".
You have heard of Factory Racers, whom get paid to go from race venue to
race venue. Well, Steve gets paid to go spectate at all the major
Motorcycle MotoCross (MX) events around the country. After the events, Steve stays
up all night posting his digital camera shots, race results and sterling comments on the
Web. The MX magazines and newspapers are all jealous of his instant news technology
and keep sending beautiful women spies to pry his trade secrets from him. How do you
like Steve's sample to the right! See more at Steve's client site: ICS Racing
Thanks to innovations in motorcycle suspension technology since the early 70's, such
awesome heights are routine nowadays. It also took the involvement of a generation
of young racing fans who were inspired by "air" pioneer Evel Knievel.
These kids grew up learning how to do stunts with BMX bicycles, skateboards and
roller blades. By the time they became Motocross Racers, they were already mentally
in tune with the physics and dynamics of it all (no equations needed!). They are not
so much fearless, as highly practiced and perceptive. Heck, they enjoy it! |
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Cousin Bob's "Pine Ridge" Bed & Breakfast
Located in the heart of the rolling Kettle
Moraine's in East Troy, Wisconsin (Southern Wisconsin countryside). An elegant
fieldstone home located on 18 acres of forest. A secluded lake, a big pool, a giant
fireplace, and usually booked up a year in advance!
Cousin
Rich's "EASY WASH"
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This is Doug Malewicki's 1972 Porsche 914. The
photo has December 1973 printed on it's border. The "groovy" bell bottoms
my Australian friend, "Mad Max #2" Baz Hawley is wearing also
help verify the era of the photo. Baz is grey haired now, but healthy as ever.
He has completed the Western States 100 four times (running 100 miles
through the mountains) and is the founder/organizer of the popular annual Orange County
Ortega Mountain Winter Trail Running Series.
(Feet First Promotions (714) 842-2337)
I ran Baz's 8K, 12K, 16K, and 18K races this past January and February 98 and thoroughly
enjoyed the beauty of them all (even the 18K - which was really 20K plus
with 2,790 feet of elevation gain). Magic! |
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This is approaching the FINISH line after the 18k on
February 15th (actuallly 12.2 miles = 20K+). ONLY smiling cause I survived!
Wearing Goretex because it rained a bit - which became a georgeous light
SNOW at the higher elevations!
Hah! Nobody older than me beat my time (which has been typically
almost twice as long as the serious, young winning racers). |
This is a May 1996 photo of Doug in his same
car. It was last repainted in 1988. It has never been washed with soap! A long
time ago, cousin Rich, whom used to be a professional Corvette Custom Painter for years,
taught me that soap damages the finish. (Just hose your car down with water, wipe it
with a wet towel and dry it out using old, soft towels.) In 1984, Rich
invented a silicon based spray solution he named "EASY WASH".
Now we don't even bother rinsing our cars (that really bothered me at first).
Just spray it right on top of the dirt and wipe it off (It apparently floats the
particles to the top, so the anticipated fine scratches never happen). Fast and
no streaks. Works on the window glass and rubber, too. Rich tells me the big
manufacturere's have finally developed similar good products. If you want the
original, contact him directly. (My 25.75 year old machine has just turned 383,000
miles. It still looks and runs just as good as ever! It's called preventative
maintenance!)
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