Ronald_B_Anderson@notes.seagate.com wrote:
>
> Ed-
>
> Thanks for the support. I received the 1999 SCTA / BNI rule book lat week,
> and am reading it. I'd be GT class. 130 club sounds too easy, I've already
> done 150 on highway in Nevada. So 150 club also sounds easy.
Yeah, that's what I thought when I showed up at WOS in 1993 in my hot
rod '85 Vette that I had hit 180 with on the highway. I flogged that car
for 2 days on the salt and only managed to hit 144 with it. By running
the 130 or 150 Club, you WILL learn the problems of going fast on the
salt. I had plenty of USFRA members willing to offer help and believe
me, I needed it. A few years back, I wrote an article for my Club
newsletter about this ordeal, you can read it at
http://vette.org/DCA/Members/EdLindaVanScoy/ if you wish. I looked in
last year's WOS program (luv that Vette on the cover!) and they list 8
members in the 150 Club. If it was easy, there would be more......
But is there a progression required, first 130, then 150, before the
200 club will let you try? Could not determine that from the book.
Perhaps somebody in the 200
> club could answer.
>
You have to go thru a licensing procedure, starting at 125 mph. See page
11 of your rule book.
The Bonneville (and El Mirage, Muroc & Maxton) 200 mph Clubs are private
organizations. See page 145 of rule book for qualifications.
> My Corvette C5 is my civilized touring car. I'm not altering it beyond
> what's necessary to reach 200. I can do 180 now (replaced air induction and
> have Corsa cat-back exhaust), but in my old age I don't feel comfortable on
> public roads in the 150 and higher domian, that's why the interest in the
> salt. I've got to find who can do a "sophisiticated" roll bar (fit and
> finish world class) as I want to be able to continue putting 2 full size
> suitcases back there, and tour the USA with the wife.
This may be more difficult than you think........ See rules for safety
equipment.
> I would love to meet Lingenfelter. I think I can get to 200 with only mild
> supercharge boost, 6 PSI, and still have a touring car that will last
> 200,000 miles. Nitrous is out, I don't want all the overhead, and harship
> to the LS1. The point about the new technology configuration is well taken.
>
Good luck Ron,
Ed
> --- Ron
>
> Ed Van Scoy <edvs@idt.net> on 06/17/99 02:15:42 PM
>
> Please respond to Ed Van Scoy <edvs@idt.net>
>
> To: land-speed@autox.team.net
> cc: (bcc: Ronald B Anderson)
> Subject: Supercharging
>
> Ron:
> Since you are going to WOS anyway, I would suggest running the 130 club
> to get a feel for the salt. Get a current rule book from SCTA-BNI
> http://www.scta-bni.org/ and study hard! The C5 incorporates technology
> not covered specifically in the book (ex: rear tranny/torque tube) that
> may require inquiry to the board for 200 mph speeds.
> Ath the last SEMA show I spent quite a bit of time with the Lingenfelter
> guys, playing with their twin-turbo 650 HP Coupe. A nice piece of work.
> John has spent a bit of time on the salt & could tell you what you would
> realistically need to do foe 200 mph.
> Ed
>
> This year I plan on only observing at W.O.S. this year, and forming a
> plan
> on breaking 200, my goal. First thing, I just got the C5, and need to
> find
> someone who can do a world class job on a roll bar (luxury quality and
> appearance). I already calculate my horsepower losses (rolling
> [frictional,
> inertial, and mechanical] and aerodynamic losses) with a spreadsheet
> model
> I built. Right now it looks like I need 450 HP to do the job. This
> points
> to supercharging, but this is hard (read expensive) in the C5's engine
> compartment. Carroll Supercharging in New Jersey, and Lingenfelter claim
> to
> be able to do it for $10000. Can you explain this to my nagivator for
> me?
>
> --- Ron
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