mayf & list,
Wonder what speed Kenny Kloth would get with his flathead engine in the
Flatfire 'liner? If it pushes a stock bodied '49 Merc to 150... ? Maybe
Kenny had better be calling Las Vegas for a chat. Maybe he and Jim should
finish their 'liner.
Wes
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> From: "Lawrence E. & Cathy R. Mayfield" <lemay@hiwaay.net>
> To: "John Beckett" <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>,"Dick J"
<lsr_man@yahoo.com>, <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: Electronics vs. old way Nastalgia class
> Date: Wed, 08 Dec 1999 16:57:50
>
>Yep, you are right. But a thought, what class would that super modified
>flathead with all the trick blowers, swapped intake/exhaust system, fuel
>injected sucker run in? If that motor was put in a roadster, what class
>would it run in? Nostalgia? Think Not!...That motor prolly cost more than
>half of the cars combined..But it stillis a flathead..
>
>mayf
>
>At 02:08 PM 12/8/99 -0500, John Beckett wrote:
>> I think some people are still missing the point. With a quick count
>>there are over 620 classes now on the books...which includes all the
>>existing Vintage classes. And currently Flathead Fords don't have to run
289
>>OHV Fords, Arduns don't have to run against Hemi's and Buick straight
>>eight's don't run against Chevy V-8's now. So what are we talking about?
We
>>don't need to reinvent the wheel here guys. No body is being excluded from
>>LSR.
>>
>>
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