Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ric, As a Volvo owner, I know that, except for turbos, or the V6 that I owned in the early eighties, they are hardly known for acceleration. What power setup is he running in the 240 wagon? Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ric Carter" <ricc@embarqmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 5:44 PM Subject: [Leica] Drag Strip > Last Saturday, I got to visit a local 1/8 mile drag strip with a kid I've > known since he was 2 or 3. He's the one racing the Volvo wagon. > > I didn't really get in the swing of it as things got shortened after a > driver flipped his Mustang and threw mud and grass all over the racing > pavement closing things down for the day. > > I'll try to return when the season restarts. > > These are all with the M6 and the old rigid Summicron 50 and Tele- Elmar > 135. I packed light and used less than half of what I packed. > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/drag/> > http://tinyurl.com/7l5p9d > > I'm no Ball Arche or John Mason, but I had a good time and will try to > follow their example in later visits. > > Ric Carter > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >