senor honda

Family Fund Day on 4th Saturday of October/26th. Sponsored by Keystone Civic Assn.
It will be held at ........there are a few corrections.....they are posted further
in this newsletter. See post #102. -Bob
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Yes, folks, as long as the Keystone newsletter is hosted by TampaRacing.com,
any keystone member can read any post on any of the 40 forums, and members can view any movie or article.
To post an opinion or reply, a screen name is required. Screen name details are around post #25 or so.

senor honda

1950's cars wanted.
Do any of you have a car in the 1950 range There is a project going on November 23rd at the Gulfport Casino and they would like 3 for the front of the casino as a show piece.


Let me know, or contact Bob Vail by email/phone.

Phil

senor honda

I received this in the mail:
From Bob Moats at 813-355-6128:
It was titled:
2014 Clubs Reunion BYO picnic, Stickshifters, Fireballs, Stormers, and families.

On Sat Oct 19 2019, you are invited to Ron Gallops Gallopsville Antique Village & Museum 907 E 129th Ave, Tampa FL 33612 for a get together to renew old friendships and continue old "war stories". Come and share memorabilia with Clubs families and friends, starting at 10:00am. There will be an early bird coffee and donuts at 8:00am. No registration fees. Bring your lawn chairs and your own picnic, no alcohol PLEASE.

I did a search and found it listed in Motoring Tampa Bay with these numbers:
Dennis Nichols at 813-932-6937 and Ron Gallops at 813-240-0126 to RSVP

senor honda

An article for Keystone Motor Club......
Sculpture Of Henry Ford's '999' Finds New Home At Ford Racing

On display front-and-center in the Ford Racing lobby is an inspiring piece of automotive art called "Henry Ford and His 999 Racer." The bronze sculpture was created by Stillwater, MN, artist J. Paul Nesse, and recreates Ford Motor Company founder Henry Ford "at the wheel" of his famous 999 race car. The bronze 999 Racer artwork sits perfectly balanced atop a special stand and rotates 360-degrees so that every detail of the artwork can be inspected.

Nesse's automotive sculptures can be found in public and private automotive art collections throughout the world. Originally studying portrait and figurative sculpture, Nesse specialized in automotive sculptures because of his life-long passion and devotion to the automobile and auto racing. More information about the artist can be found here: NESSE SCULPTURE

Prior to its new home at Ford Racing, the bronze sculpture was located at Ford Motor Company's World Headquarters in Dearborn, MI. Ford Racing godfather Edsel Ford II was visiting the Ford Racing team a few months ago and decided that the sculpture would be "right at home" in the Ford Racing lobby and would help to serve as inspiration to all those who work on racing programs.

Director of Ford Racing Jamie Allison and his group were honored to receive the new sculpture and promptly organized a group photo around the new family member.

Back on November 30, 1901 - less than two months after Henry Ford and his Sweepstakes racer won the one and only race in which he had competed, Ford and several partners founded the Henry Ford Company.But after a few months, friction between Ford and his partners arose. Ford wanted to continue racing while his associates wanted him to focus on production-car development. Parts of a letter that Ford wrote to his brother-in-law, Milton Bryant, revealed his state of mind: " there is a barrel of money to be made in this business. My company will kick about me following racing but they will get the Advertising and I expect to make $ where I can't make ¢s at Manufacturing." The resulting rift prompted Ford to leave the Henry Ford Company in March of 1902, with a $900 settlement and plans for his next race car, a.k.a. the 999 Racer.

In May of 1902, Henry Ford built the 999 racer with assistance from C.H. Willis, E.S. "Spider" Huff, and financial backing by Thomas Cooper. The completed racer had no body panels, a wooden chassis, and a massive radiator to cool its oversized engine. With Barney Oldfield at the wheel, the 999 racer won the Manufacturer's Challenge Cup in early October 1902. A week later, the car won its first wheel-to-wheel race against Alexander Winton, on Oct. 25, 1902. The car went on to set the world speed record of 91.4 mph on January 12, 1904. While Ford was neither the driver nor the car owner, he used the promotional rights from the wins to hype his engineering successes. After the October 1902 race, Henry Ford focused all of his energies on establishing the Ford Motor Company, which was incorporated on June 16, 1903.

The 999 racer was an engineering feat for its time. Power came from an inline four-cylinder engine, displacing 1,155.3 cubic inches and developing somewhere in the neighborhood of 70-100 horsepower. The flywheel alone weighed 230 pounds and was connected to the rear axle through a wooden-block clutch and a solid driveshaft that mated to an unsealed and dry ring-and-pinion gear to transmit its power to the rear wheels.

The driver steered with an iron bar that pivoted in the middle, and there was no rear suspension. Also, both the crankshaft and valve gear were exposed, so the driver not only was jolted by every ripple in the road, but also was continually sprayed by oil.

The actual Henry Ford 999 racer is now on display at the "Racing in America" exhibition at the Henry Ford museum in Dearborn.

senor honda

I got the notification today that Tampa Knights is having an appreciation
cookout at Phillippe Park in Clearwater. Accepting charity donations, and Register from 9AM-noon.
Food at noon on November 3, 2019. All cars invited.
-Bob

senor honda

October 5 2019.....

I had a great time at the totally free Dover Rod Run today. My 3 burgers were great!

But...if I have a choice of working around the house or going to a car show..... lol ......never mind.....
we know the answer to that..... in addition, I almost went to the United Speed World show starting at 6PM
but right now I'm listening to the Q105 dance party.......and Sunday is the Fishhawk Ranch car show....maybe the yard will mow itself.....
-Bob

WE are the car scene! Anyone else want to share their week/weekend on Keystone's newsletter? Email me if so.

https://www.tamparacing.com/forums/e...-car-club.html

senor honda

Article for Keystone newsletter:
Dan Gurney was an All American Racer
https://www.tamparacing.com/forums/e...etta-rush.html

This post has been updated and reprinted from post #33.

senor honda

I notice things and I ask myself, (at 3AM lol) how is it that ALL members of a group become the leader?
.........and the answer comes to me..........but not in a way that I thought:

brawl44

If you missed the show at United Speed World last night, you missed a great show for a great cause. Many vehicles of all kinds were there. A gear heads dream and a parking nightmare...

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