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Subject:Re: [T2] Bus Drift
From:Peter T. Owsianowski
Date:Mon, 30 Apr 2007 21:44:48 -0400

Drifting on gravel at 55mph in a big box on wheels...

Greg, only a teenager would think that was fun! ;-)

I like your last statement:  "It was a fun engine while it lasted..."

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Pete
'79 Westy "Aardvark"
'87 Westy "Joe's Van"
'02 Audi A6 Avant
WWW. Busesbythebeach.com

On 4/30/07, Greg Potts <greg@pottsfamily.ca> wrote:
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> Hi Peter,
> Does gravel count?
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> Back in 1986 I had a 72 westy with a 914 engine in it, where the top of
> third gear was a very peppy 55MPH.  I could get it completely sideways on
> one particular S-bend in a logging road on the way to the cottage we rented
> in South River, Ontario.
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> It was a fun engine while it lasted. Being that I was young and stoopid at
> the time, that wasn't as long as it should have been.
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> Happy Trails,
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> Greg Potts
> 1973/74/77/79 Westfakia "Bob The Tomato
> www.pottsfamily.ca
> www.busesofthecorn.com
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> On 30-Apr-07, at 8:23 PM, Peter T. Owsianowski wrote:
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> Ever see a bus "drift'?
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Pete
'79 Westy "Aardvark"
'87 Westy "Joe's Van"
'02 Audi A6 Avant
WWW. Busesbythebeach.com

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