Hit the Road - Commentshttp://www.my-west.com/hit-the-road/en-USSquarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.594-SNAPSHOT-1 (http://www.squarespace.com)My-West comments on Utah’s Son of Speed – Racing on a Ribbon of SaltMy-WestFri, 30 Dec 2011 07:23:11 +0000http://www.my-west.com/hit-the-road/2011/6/12/utahs-son-of-speed-racing-on-a-ribbon-of-salt.html#comments762096:9549189:comment/16397827Excerpt from Barracuda's Online edition:

In 1939, Jenkins brought a new car to the flats. It was the mammoth Mormon Meteor III. Built on a 142-inch wheelbase with specially-made 22-inch Firestone tires, it used the same Curtis 12-cylinder airplane engine from the Mormon Meteor II. The car was nearly 21 feet long and was once again engineered by Augie Dusenberg. It was designed to run with two airplane engines, although only one was ever installed. It generated 750 hp at 2,000 rpm and its top speed was 275 mph.

]]>Edward C. Miller comments on Utah’s Son of Speed – Racing on a Ribbon of SaltEdward C. MillerThu, 29 Dec 2011 22:28:54 +0000http://www.my-west.com/hit-the-road/2011/6/12/utahs-son-of-speed-racing-on-a-ribbon-of-salt.html#comments762096:9549189:comment/16393005This 'information' is comprehensively garbled. Neither Ab Jenkins' Duesenberg speedster nor Mormon Meteor II (the car with the Curtiss Conqueror aircraft engine) achieved anything near 275 mph. 200 mph is more like it. And either of them weighed a lot more than 2200 pounds. These gross inaccuracies are disgraceful and shameful, and an insult to the memory of Ab Jenkins.

]]>My-West comments on We Bearly Knew Ya’ – 10 Surprising Facts About YellowstoneMy-WestMon, 14 Nov 2011 08:04:16 +0000http://www.my-west.com/hit-the-road/2011/10/16/we-bearly-knew-ya-10-surprising-facts-about-yellowstone.html#comments762096:9549189:comment/15813453Technically, Isa lake is also not the only body of water that empties into both sides of the Continental Divide either. As far as the others are concerned we'll have to urge the park service to update its literature! ;-) Thanks for the comment!

]]>Anonymous comments on We Bearly Knew Ya’ – 10 Surprising Facts About YellowstoneAnonymousSun, 13 Nov 2011 21:55:07 +0000http://www.my-west.com/hit-the-road/2011/10/16/we-bearly-knew-ya-10-surprising-facts-about-yellowstone.html#comments762096:9549189:comment/15808432While I agree that Yellowstone is an awesome place, many of your "facts" are not quite right. For example, President Obama and his family visited Yellowstone in the summer of 2009, so President Clinton was not the last President to visit the park. The town of Gardiner, MT, sits 2 degrees north of the 45th parallel. It is not located "directly on the 45th parallel" as you suggest. The 45th parallel actually runs parallel to much of the park's border some two miles or so south of the park boundary and the town of Gardiner. And the photo accompanying your verbiage about Mae West Curve is actually the Golden Gate Viaduct, the bridge that takes people through Kingman Pass and the Golden Gate Canyon down into Mammoth. Mae West Curve is on the opposite side of the park.

]]>jesica comments on We Bearly Knew Ya’ – 10 Surprising Facts About YellowstonejesicaMon, 17 Oct 2011 15:59:13 +0000http://www.my-west.com/hit-the-road/2011/10/16/we-bearly-knew-ya-10-surprising-facts-about-yellowstone.html#comments762096:9549189:comment/15369847I remember going to Yellowstone as a child and loved looking at all of the beauty. I would really like to go back now that I am older and I know that i would appreciate it even more!

]]>Bennett comments on Utah’s Son of Speed – Racing on a Ribbon of SaltBennettSun, 12 Jun 2011 21:35:53 +0000http://www.my-west.com/hit-the-road/2011/6/12/utahs-son-of-speed-racing-on-a-ribbon-of-salt.html#comments762096:9549189:comment/13250997Ron,
Thanks so much for helping us with the images for this post!
Bennett

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