Jim; you mean when they built Indy cars with the motor in the "right" end
of the car ??? YEAH. ....I remember.
I remember readin' about the three run rule too -way back when I wuz still
in High School hidin' Hot Rod magazines in my school books durin'class
-dreamin'of the DAY....
-sure love them old sprints, midgets, n' "big cars"
DOUG ANDERSON, exiled in NY.....
>From: "Jim Dincau" <jdincau@qnet.com>
>Reply-To: "Jim Dincau" <jdincau@qnet.com>
>To: "DOUG ODOM" <popms@thegrid.net>, "LAND-SPEED"
><land-speed@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: Turn around time
>Date: Mon, 8 Nov 1999 18:55:53 -0800
>
>In the really old days you had to make three runs to get a record. First
>you
>had to exceed the existing record. That qualified you for record runs the
>following morning. First you made a down run and within a hour after the
>last down run you had to make a return run. Your time was the average
>of the two record runs, the qualifying pass didn't count. Definitely more
>difficult, but with the number of entry's nowadays there isn't enough time
>to
>have two way runs in the morning and still have enough time left for
>more qualifying in what remains of the day.
>Jim in Palmdale
>
>----421 N. Palmer, Glendale, California----
>----where real Indy cars were made-----
>
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