Whales don`t have wings,Steve. Wow. I worry about you
sometimes,son. :) Steve P. P.S. On the other
hand,buffaloes don`t have wings either,yet I`ve tasted
the meat! I think somebody must have ripped me
off.......
--- Stlaurent Mr Steven <STLAURENTS@MCTSSA.USMC.MIL>
wrote:
>
> Was it the WHALE WING version (this is a twin turbo
> model)?
>
> --------------------------------------
> Steven St.Laurent
> C4i System Engineer
> C4i Engineering Branch, PSD, MCTSSA
> MARCORSYSCOM, U.S. Marine Corps
> Office (760) 725-2506 (DSN Prefix: 365)
> "Never be content with somebody else definition
> of you. Instead, define yourself by your own
> beliefs,
> your own truths, your own understanding of who
> you are. Never be content until you are happy with
> the unique person GOD has created you to be."
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Miles Harris [mailto:spikes_duall@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 7:26 AM
> To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
> Subject: DML: Trooper Running Rough and Spanking a
> Porche
>
>
> I realize this is slightly off topic but I thought
> some of you on the list
> with more knowledge then me might have an answer.
>
> My son's Isuzu Trooper is running rough between 1000
> and 2000 rpm's. Any
> thoughts on what might be causing this.
>
> Dak content: My gutless wonder spanked a Porsche off
> the line and up a
> freeway onramp. I know, you find that hard to
> believe so I'll tell you the
> story. We were sitting in the double left turn lane
> on Topanga Canyon
> waiting for the light to change so we could turn on
> to the westbound on-ramp
> to the 118 (Ronald Reagan Freeway for those
> Reaganites among us). The
> Porsche was in the left lane and my Dak in the right
> lane. The light turned
> green and I popped the clutch and stomped down on
> the gas. By the time I had
> made the left turn my rpm was up to 5 grand and I
> shifted into second. The
> Porsche had barely started off the line and didn't
> have a chance of beating
> me to where the on-ramp narrows to one lane. I've
> added this race to my
> earlier conquest over the pedestrian, skateboarder
> and bicycle rider.
>
> Of course I did leave out just a few minor details:
> First: I doubt if the
> Porsche driver knew we were racing. After my
> experience with the Vette, I
> generally don't let my competition know that I'm
> racing. Second: When the
> light turned green there was a twenty foot U-Haul in
> the intersection
> blocking the Porsche from starting while I snaked
> around the back-end of the
> U-Haul. Third: The Porsche passed me like I was
> standing still as my Dak was
> straining in fourth to it get up the hill and
> maintain 65 mph.
>
> But hey! Those are just minor details: I BEAT A
> PORSCHE!
>
> --
> Miles Harris III
> Simi Valley, CA
> 01 Silver CC Sport, 2.5L 5speed
=====
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