http://images14.fotki.com/v371/photos/1/1060941/4403233/horne1-vi.jpg

And some story from H.A.M.B.

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=421628

 Seppo from Järvenpää, Finland
www.hollowheads.net (just click the hole in the head to proceed)

Hollow Head (12/3/2009)

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Aussiebill, you just made my day and got me laughing like a monkey . At that time I was something like 14 and I sure wasn't there.

BTW.. I sure feel outgunned by age and widom here.. I crawled into the Texas Pan-Handle in the year of our lord Niniteen Hundred and Eighty Three

Dustin

Southern Oregon Y's Guy

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Hollow Head (12/3/2009)

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Ted is my inspiration, as is Charlie Burns also. Charlie has shown us that age is no reason to be out of control. You can always start doing folish things in your life. Is it racing, building hot rods, screwing Y-blocks or what ever. I just can't imagine myself doing all this at the age of 60's... so I have to do it now .

Seppo,  It didn't take Charlie till his 60's to start acting this way he was also doing it in The 60's.  I hope he doesn't mind but I'll post some pictures of his Scooter racing from back in the day.

Maybe Charlie can come back and elaborate on the photos.

   God Bless.   Tim                           http://yblockguy.com/

350ci Y-Block FED "Elwood", 301ci Y-Block Unibody LSR "Jake", 312ci Y-Block '58 F-100, 338ci Y-Block powered Model A Tudor

tim@yblockguy.com  Visalia, California    Just west of the Sequoias

Sorry Seppo, I should share the magazine more often.  However, the only words I can understand are "Charlie Burns".

I had to run that 650 Triumph on pump gas for the record runs and mostly did 13s, but I have some time slips in the low 12s while running on nitro.  I never burned a piston or had any problem on fuel because I ran it so fat.  For bracket racing, instead of a staggered Christmas tree, we had a flag starter and the handicap was in measured car lengths on the track.  The unburnt fuel wasn't a problem for faster cars (who started behind me) because of being inclosed, but the other motorcycles used to curse me.  When we reached the other end, the motorcycle guys who couldn't catch me had big tears in their eyes, saying, "What the hell are you burning in that thing".

Were those the "good ole days" ?...........yep 

Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)



BurnsRacing981@gmail.com

As I recall a mid 60's Bonneville was a mid 15 sec ride, stock. Looks like you were having fun.

http://ford-y-block.com 

20 miles east of San Diego, 20 miles north of Mexico

What an eye! It has been over 40 years ago, but I remember those Hush Puppies (do they still make them?).  I have to chuckle when I think back to the safety requirements.  If all the bolts and nuts were tight, you were good to go!  The only requirement was a helmet and jacket of any kind.  Even those were not strictly enforced (see attached photo).

I had a machine shop class at Fresno St. and did all the engine work there.  The instructor used to raise one eyebrow when he would see timing gears, cams, rocker arms and pistons in his lathe.  It would run, I'll have to say that.

There are those Hush Puppies again............

Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)



BurnsRacing981@gmail.com