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joegresh
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Posted: 08/09/09
11:04 AM
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Is Hateley in the garage-envy story the same guy who used to race socal flattrack in the late70's-to-80's?
He had the last good running Turnip in a sea of xr750's and hondas.
Cool shop whoever he is.
Joe
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Posted: 08/17/09
11:49 AM
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Hey Joe,
Yes, John was a flat-track racer in SoCal. His dad owned Triumph of Burbank, and he ran mostly Triumphs. He was on the factory Norton team in the mid-1970s, as well. He went on to do a lot of stunt work, and still does a fair bit. Check that out at http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0368813/.
Cheers,
Lee Klancher
Author, Motorcycle Dream Garages
www.motorcycledreamgarage.com
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joegresh
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Posted: 08/21/09
12:38 PM
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Then I watched him race at Ascot many times. The drill was-leave San diego@5pm drink beer and watch racing til 11ish, stop @bob's big boy on el toro road and eat a burger with a flintstone salad, ride back to SD.
Next time you see him tell him he put on a great show.
Joe
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Posted: 08/24/09
08:18 AM
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Alright, what the hell is a "flintstone salad?"
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joegresh
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Posted: 08/25/09
04:18 PM
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A young whippersnapper like yourself may not realize it, but in the past- like pre Mcdonald's California Cobb salad- all food sold at fast food places was really bad. It was not unusual to go out to dinner with four or five riding companions only to return home alone-the others having died at their plates. The food was that bad. Just picking up the menu made a guy's fingernails yellow.
Anyway to your question: the salad (if you can call just lettuce a salad) came in a little tri-oval shaped plastic bowl that nestled into the corner of your main meal's plate. Kind of like the dinnerware Betty (the hot one) used to serve Barney (the enabler).
Joe
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