Subject: RE: The ton and then some
Author: Robert Hawkes
Date: Mar 14, 2005, 3:23 PM
Post ID: 1718543655
Greg, That fast on a stock Eldorado? What displacement engine? Bob Hawkes
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From: Greg Field [mailto:gre-@gregfield.com]
Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 8:23 PM
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Subject: Re: The ton and then some
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Greg:
Congrats on getting your Ambo over the ton.
Not meaning to one-up you, but there's a photo on the Rolling Crow
Motorcycle Club Website of my Eldo's Sigma, displaying a top speed of
141.7 mph, after a fast blast home from this month's Guzzi breakfast.
I knew "Maude" was purty fast for an Eldorado, but that surprised even
me. Surprised a V11 LeMans, a Stone, a carb Sport, and the ST 1100 that
were so far behind me at the end of the road that I shut the motor off
and waited.
GF
Saturday morning started out with a bit of Ambassador maintenance...installed the new Field-Nolan alternator kit, mounted up a pair of ugly old big opening cigar mufflers, plus a couple of other odds and ends. Saturday afternoon and I'm off to seek the ton. Where to go for such an attempt? Some place as desolate as the salt flats...the middle of Florida south of Tampa a bit. It's flat. It's straight. There's no traffic. Perfect! I run interstate for the first bit just to get out of the city traffic, then it's fun in the sun as I explore a couple of windy roads. Just finishing a particularly fun one, I happen upon the perfect straight road with very little traffic - Florida Route 674 from Fort Lonesome East to Florida Route 37 - 8 miles. First and second gears are easy...just run 'em up and shift. Third gear is interesting...I ran it up to 93 MPH - it was all tapped out at this point. A quick shift to fourth - loose 5 MPH and I'm back at 88 MPH. Now its time for the long haul up to the ton. My knees are tucked in, my helmet is kissing the key in the ignition switch, I'm doing everything I can to make my 230 pound frame streamlined. I made it up to 97.5 MPH and thought I was all run out. But, the Ambo dug in for more and topped out at 101 MPH. Whooopeeee! Screams of delight filled my helmet as I backed the Ambo on down to mild cruising speeds. The Ambo was surprisingly very smooth at the "ultra-high" speeds and never felt wobbly. I headed back down to the gas station at Duette, FL where I filled up the tank and celebrated with French burnt peanuts, Gummy worms, and an orange soda. In a few years, when the watch battery runs down in my Sigma Sport Speedometer, I'm going to have to run out and find the same bunch of guys George (from Seinfeld) got to try and maintain his high score in Frogger. Until then, my Max Speed is safely logged. Mark, if you need a big, overweight and oversized guy to pilot the Trasher for your record attempts, let me know. :> Regards, Greg Bender 1971 Ambassador 2000 Quota http://www.thisoldtractor.com/gtbender Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-Day Tax Refund Loans TaxBrain Online Tax Service Get Started Now! http://click.topica.com/caadeMnb1dfltb6KFeCf/TaxBrain ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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