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This motor really cooks (MotorHead Grill)
Leader Call ^
| April 4, 2009
| By Rob Sigler
Posted on 04/07/2009 7:44:32 PM PDT by Islander7
It’s the typical story of American ingenuity. Two buddies get together, get an idea to build something and before you know it, they’ve come up with a one-of-a-kind item. And of course there’s an engine involved.
“We just started throwing parts at it,” said Russ Freeman, one of the inventors of the unique MotorHead Grill. Freeman’s good friend, Jay Thurman, had come into his garage and said he wanted to build a functional grill out of an engine block for his dad.
The West Jones High School grads tried this and tried that. Eventually they had what looked like what they were trying to build. They had an engine stand fabricated and hid their “engine-grill” .
The duo knew they had something, but weren’t sure where to go from there. They decided they needed to patent this thing, but that would cost money — something neither had a lot of.
Thurman had done some real estate and “flipped” a few houses. He knew of a house that was coming up on foreclosure. A mutual friend loaned them $10,000. Freeman’s wife wasn’t so sure.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Local News; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: cooking; invention; mississippi
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They auctioned off an autographed MotorHead Grill that included the signatures of NASCAR drivers Tony Stewart, Rusty Wallace, Kelly Bires and others. It raised over $1,500 for Speedway Children’s Charities. They’ve also donated a MotorHead Grill for the Laurel Leader-Call to sell raffle tickets with the proceeds going to Relay for Life. Tickets are available at the LL-C office for $2 a piece or three for $5. The drawing will be held the night of the Jones County Relay for Life on Friday, May 1st at the Laurel Sportsplex.
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posted on
04/07/2009 7:44:32 PM PDT
by
Islander7
To: WKB; wardaddy; Downsouth55; Michael Knight; ejonesie22; bkwells; DogwoodSouth; WileyPink; jmax; ...
Mississippi PING!
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posted on
04/07/2009 7:46:44 PM PDT
by
Islander7
(If you want to anger conservatives, lie to them. If you want to anger liberals, tell them the truth.)
To: NYTexan
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posted on
04/07/2009 7:49:41 PM PDT
by
MS.BEHAVIN
(Women who behave rarely make history)
To: doodad; LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget; FrogHawk; kalee; chesley; A knight without armor; ...
To: Islander7; martin_fierro
G’nnelmen start yo’ smokers!
To: Islander7
That’s insane! I want one!
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posted on
04/07/2009 7:55:24 PM PDT
by
6SJ7
(atlasShruggedInd: ON)
To: MS.BEHAVIN; NormsRevenge; glock rocks; SouthTexas
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posted on
04/07/2009 8:02:25 PM PDT
by
NYTexan
To: stainlessbanner; All
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posted on
04/07/2009 8:19:19 PM PDT
by
Islander7
(If you want to anger conservatives, lie to them. If you want to anger liberals, tell them the truth.)
To: ~Kim4VRWC's~; 230FMJ; 68 grunt; absolootezer0; AdamSelene235; AJMaXx; angry elephant; arbooz; ...
Y'know, somebody should make a V-twin Smoker...
...Oh. Nevermind.
To: Islander7
Look real close...its wearing a MADE IN CHINA label. Good idea though.
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posted on
04/08/2009 4:42:32 AM PDT
by
Tainan
(Where's my FOF Indicator?)
To: Tainan
Of course it could also say “Made in Taiwan”, and I have no problem with that.
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posted on
04/08/2009 4:46:20 AM PDT
by
usmcobra
(Your chances of dying in bed are reduced by getting out of it, but most people still die in bed)
To: usmcobra
In the article it mentions that the guys flew to China to find a manufacturer,
Personally, I would prefer if it was made on Taiwan. I'd even be open to helping them fins a maker here on the island. But it looks like they struck a deal for a mainland Chinese partner.
Just a comment in relation to the flow of articles about items made in the PRC.
Whatever the opinions, I'm glad the guys got their deal rolling and wish them good luck with their enterprise.
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posted on
04/08/2009 4:55:19 AM PDT
by
Tainan
(Where's my FOF Indicator?)
To: Tainan
Yeah the chinese will mass produce their own version and under cut whatever these guys sell theirs for....
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posted on
04/08/2009 5:07:03 AM PDT
by
usmcobra
(Your chances of dying in bed are reduced by getting out of it, but most people still die in bed)
To: Islander7
BAH!,, Tornado’s Rule!! Class of ‘74
It is good to see some home grown boys making it good!
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posted on
04/08/2009 5:12:56 AM PDT
by
Airwinger
(Semper Fi, Time to use that motto for our Constitution.)
To: NYTexan; MS.BEHAVIN
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posted on
04/08/2009 6:43:39 AM PDT
by
SouthTexas
(When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people.....)
To: Islander7
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posted on
04/08/2009 8:22:04 AM PDT
by
Don W
(People who think are a threat to socialism)
To: 6SJ7
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posted on
04/08/2009 8:42:48 AM PDT
by
Old Professer
(The critic writes with rapier pen, dips it twice, then writes again.)
To: martin_fierro
Actually, if you can keep ‘em from rollin’ off the pipes, hot dogs would brown quickly.
I KNOW! I touched my bare leg to a hot pipe many moons ago. That’s somethin’ you don’t forget!!
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posted on
04/08/2009 8:56:34 AM PDT
by
wizr
( Freedom ain't free, and common sense ain't common, it's a gift, from God.)
To: Airwinger
You’ve been added to the Mississippi Ping list. If you attended Watkins, you know some of my family who taught there.
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posted on
04/08/2009 8:58:42 AM PDT
by
Islander7
(If you want to anger conservatives, lie to them. If you want to anger liberals, tell them the truth.)
To: Old Professer
BUILT TO WITHSTAND YEARS OF SERVICE!!!!
6 month warranty)
HA! HA!
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posted on
04/08/2009 9:01:55 AM PDT
by
wizr
( Freedom ain't free, and common sense ain't common, it's a gift, from God.)
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