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Re: Dry Ice

To: Larrybsp@aol.com, nokones@kenmitchell.com
Subject: Re: Dry Ice
From: "Pat Kelly" <lollipop487@attbi.com>
Date: Sat, 05 Apr 2003 08:43:55 -0800
This is mentioned under the Street Prepared rules. Prepared specifically 
doesn't build on any other Stock or SP rules, so this doesn't apply.
--Pat Kelly

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>From: Larrybsp@aol.com
>To: nokones@kenmitchell.com
>Cc: ba-autox@autox.team.net, lollipop@ricochet.net
>Subject: Re: Dry Ice
>Date: Sat, Apr 5, 2003, 8:41 AM
>

> from:larrybsp@aol.com (Larry Stark)
>
>                   Ken,
>                        You may very well be right. If the rule was changed in
> the 2003 rulebook or was in Fast Track. I do know icing intake manifolds
> between runs was a common practice. FWIW.
>
>                                                    Larry
>
>
>> You mean that Solo II section 14.10.C, second paragraph, of the 2003
>> rules no longer apply? Did I miss something in the recent FasTrack
>> whereas this section no longer is in effect? Or did I read that section
>> wrong.
>>
>> Looks like to me that you cannot use any dry ice in Street Prepared. Let
>> me know if I wrong or not.
>>
>> Larrybsp@aol.com wrote:
>> >
>> > from:larrybsp@aol.com (Larry Stark)
>> >
>> >                    For one it depends on what class you run. Secondly it
>> > depends on how you use it. There is nothing in the rules as far as I know
>> > about using dry or regular ice to cool the engine intake between runs in
>> any
>> > class. If this wasn't done I don't think there would be a turbo'd Mazda
>> RX-7
>> > that wouldn't have blown up on 100 degree days. The real question is can
>> you
>> > use a gasoline cool can to cool the fuel. In non stock classes the answer
>> is
>> > yes if it doesn't exceed 1 gallon. It can't be used for any other purpose
>> > because the rules say if it isn't listed as allowable you can't do it.
>> > Memories going but I haven't lost it all yet.
>> >
>> >                                                                     Larry
>> >
>> > > don't know if it's legal or not, but it's a good way to cool the
>> carburetors
>> > > & air...denser air (cooler) packs more wallop, or so the theory goes.
>> There
>> > > is an event at GGF Sunday.
>> > > --Pat Kelly
>>
>> --
>> Kenneth Allan Mitchell
>> mailto:nokones@kenmitchell.com

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