I understand that Teague popped a 394 mph record back up run this morning.
USFRA President Gary Allen was in impound after a very fast run after
replacing a transmission overnight. Weather conditions were perfect again.
Kind of funny, Jack Costella and George Potter spent a lot of time together
this last year and then both had different but major problems at the salt
this week. George has plans for a new car underway, even has a body in mind
if not on hand. He has always had good engines that he does on a tight
budget and I'm sure this new car will go very well too.
Wes
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> From: V4GR@aol.com
> To: wspotter@jps.net, landspeedracer@email.msn.com
> Subject: Re: World Finals 10/21/99
> Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 19:00:39 EDT
>
>Talked to Jack Costalla this morning. He felt the salt was better than in
>Aug. but still bumpy. He had a best run of around 260 he thought when there
>was some kind of malfunction behind him. Buy the time he regathered control
>of things he had burned off the back half of his car. Not the frame of
>course, but the body and electronics, and chutes, and cables and fire
system
>is used up, tires must have suffered. engine needs inspection but at least
it
>was borrowed. Jack is as happy as he can be. He loves building cars and
being
>under pressure. Since he had planed to make the Nov. lakes meet he has lots
>of pressure. This would not make me happy but once again different people
>like different things. Rich Fox
>
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