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Ken backed it up today and set the record at 172.? ( I forget the tenth. ) It was on the 163mph Existing Fuel record. He also ran 177.2 MPH...
I only have a txt at this time. I am waiting on the call. Sue said he would call me soon.
Congrats... You must be in there with Ken!
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Kenny did it again. opening day of speed weeks and he bested the old record by 3 mph and set a new record at 167.2 . He's in inbound now. He...
Ken's all set. Went through tech today with flying colors. Set up the pit and now he is picking up the rest of his family at the airport. I'll...
That's a fresh rebuild on his last years motor and has never been in a '50 merc. It's always been in the roadster.
Pete, He just lets me be his mouth on the HAMB.. I know you find that hard to believe with him being so quiet and all....
Kens sitting waiting for them to open the salt up so he can go on. He and his son are going to spend a few hours on an ATV tour on the mountains...
Ken is a couple hours east of Iowa . He expects to be on the salt Wednesday afternoon. The left some plat time in the travel schedule so tonight...
Ken's loaded up and he is heading out in the Morning. I'll update as it happen's . Good Luck Ken and Danny on the drive out!
uh huh...
oh I know. He'd probably tell you in person, before he'd post on a forum. Had to twist his arm to get the cam pic ! LOL
I'll ask Kenny tonight. I don't know, even to me he is very secretive ;)
It isn't a roller.
yea it's got a sound all of it's own ;) Oh and thanks for the new sig line
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpC3beb1vqg
Ok so the cam specs are .500 lift 290* duration.. Pics to follow, same with video
Kenny will be there going for his own record in XF/GR
He did not. He said if your idea failed it would contaminate the whole motor. I'll have specs and a pic of the cam a little later. Should be...
I'll see if I can get Kenny to divulge his secret cam combination.... Have you seen his monster Flathead??...
The lifters are a lot stronger than stock. Last year Ken broke a lifter, or should I say disintegrated a lifter. The cam is VERY aggressive....
After last years smashing of the flathead gas roadster record, ( Read about it here : http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=722137 )...
Look for this http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1715683&d=1345144746 He'll be back again looking to break his record...
Following right along....
godspeed little rodder.... I am sorry for your loss.
that's pretty sweet
Thank you. It's been a hell of week up here in Boston. But like Adam Sandler said.. We are the only town that will shut down and find you !
Good Wishes... Been there and it's no fun.
Notice the guy using his body weight to crank the motor over... Killer stuff here!
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