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Re: FIA Records, introduction and other thoughts

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Subject: Re: FIA Records, introduction and other thoughts
From: "Chas. L. Shaffer" <gator@wolfenet.com>
Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2000 21:43:53 -0800
At 08:05 PM 1/3/2000 -0800, Glen Barrett wrote:
...Not my idea of a true bike but the three wheeler jet of Breedloves 
leaves one to wonder how they can classify this stuff .

The FIA requires a minimum of 4 wheels for a "car."  The FIM (motorcycle 
federation) is happy to certify records made with 2 or 3 wheels.  Craig's 
1962-1964 "Spirit of America" was indeed a 3-wheeler.  Craig didn't 
care--he just wanted to be the fastest.

His current car, which ran in 1996 and 1997, is actually a 5-wheeler--the 
front "wheel" is actually 3 very closely-spaced wheels.

Charley Shaffer
Seattle


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