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To: "dahlgren" <dahlgren@uconect.net>, <Land-speed@autox.team.net>
Subject: Engine size
From: "John Beckett" <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 18:13:38 -0400
"A" is 440 thru 500 cid.
"AA" is 501 cid and over.
Multiple engines allowed in streamliner class only.

-----Original Message-----
From: dahlgren <dahlgren@uconect.net>
To: John Beckett <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>; Land-speed@autox.team.net
<Land-speed@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, October 22, 1999 5:15 PM
Subject: Re: World Finals 10/21/99


>I have a question on the two classes...A vs AA   First is what class
>does Herbert run in? AAAA/FS or AA/FS or ??????/????  he has 4 engines
>I did not think there was an upper limit on an 'A' class car.. Thought
>it went from around 500 inches to whatever.. What class would a 1200
>cu/in aircraft engine run in ? A or AA or AAA ? help me with the math
>here if you have a minute..... or 6 1200 inchers.. AAAAAAAAAAAAAA
>?????????
>Dave Dahlgren
>
>John Beckett wrote:
>>
>> Just to set the record straight. The Two Club minimum for "AA/BFS" is 400
>> MPH, not 430. Al Teague already holds the "A" record at 409.986 MPH. The
>> Sumers Bros. hold the "AA/FS" record at 409.695 MPH according to the Two
>> Club.
>>
>> John Beckett
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Brian Mullaney <mullaneb@mccc.edu>
>> To: land-speed@autox.team.net <land-speed@autox.team.net>
>> Date: Friday, October 22, 1999 9:05 AM
>> Subject: Re: World Finals 10/21/99
>>
>> >On Thu, 21 Oct 1999, Wester S Potter wrote:
>> >
>> >> Teague has his AA in, he turned 384 on a good run but needs more room.
>> The
>> >> 200 Club has a minimum in that open class of 430.  Al didn't care, he
>> just
>> >
>> >A person not in the 200 club running in AA/BFS would have to break the
>> >existing record by 21 MPH to get in ?!
>> >
>> >Brian
>> >
>> >




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