JBBurtoni2
JBBurtoni2 OP t1_j7gst73 wrote
Reply to comment by ruralcleatus in My grandfather setting a speed record with his Lamborghini Countach at Bonneville Speedweek (early 1990s) by JBBurtoni2
At that time I was an 11ish years old - so if you ever remember a kid tagging along with him or his wife Henia, definitely me haha
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Reply to comment by ruralcleatus in My grandfather setting a speed record with his Lamborghini Countach at Bonneville Speedweek (early 1990s) by JBBurtoni2
Yep! That’s him. I’ve been to FLG loads of times, I wonder if we ever met?
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Reply to comment by WolfGangOFKTA in My grandfather setting a speed record with his Lamborghini Countach at Bonneville Speedweek (early 1990s) by JBBurtoni2
Long answer short, he dropped out of high school and worked at oil / transmission shops in California until he was able to buy one. Turned one into 7, sold them all and then started importing cars from Italy, homologating them for US specs, then he started making performance parts for them.
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Reply to comment by Castor_and_Pollux123 in My grandfather setting a speed record with his Lamborghini Countach at Bonneville Speedweek (early 1990s) by JBBurtoni2
Racing on salt is not the same as asphalt.
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Reply to comment by Dog_man_star1517 in My grandfather setting a speed record with his Lamborghini Countach at Bonneville Speedweek (early 1990s) by JBBurtoni2
He was one of a kind, that’s for sure lol
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Reply to comment by bibslak_ in My grandfather setting a speed record with his Lamborghini Countach at Bonneville Speedweek (early 1990s) by JBBurtoni2
Top speed of 201.793 Mph, a record for ‘C’ modified sports cars. It stood for 10 years before broken.
My grandfather setting a speed record with his Lamborghini Countach at Bonneville Speedweek (early 1990s)
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Reply to comment by ruralcleatus in My grandfather setting a speed record with his Lamborghini Countach at Bonneville Speedweek (early 1990s) by JBBurtoni2
Yep, Ted worked with my grandfather on and off for 20ish years. Great family friend.