Dave.... Tom's advice was good.... it also included the info about Taking it
easy in fast cars the first couple of passes..
We did that with Will Handzel even though he is a member of the Two club at
Muroc.... we still brought him up to speed in the camaro slowly... took four
passes to make a full speed pass.. in a new environment it's just a safe way
to get there...
next year I am going to follow Dave's advice and Set the Car up to go fast
on the first Pass... we payed a few dues last year and expect to pay some
more.. but we know what the salt feels like after the many passes we made
last year...
Keith
----- Original Message -----
From: David Haller <dhaller@techline.com>
To: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2000 9:41 AM
Subject: Re: Shut down.... Hey TOM
> List,
> Tom Bryant had good advice on stopping for me last year and it worked
fine.
> I eased in the clutch at the same time easing out of the fuel, popped it
> into neutral, shut off the spark and fuel supply then deployed the chute.
On
> three runs, one over 200, I didn't use the chute and still had plenty of
> time to get it stopped safely.
> Dave Haller #93 C/GAlt
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
> To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2000 9:31 PM
> Subject: Shut down.... Hey TOM
>
>
> > I was checking out the Archieves looking for your article on Shutting
down
> a
> > car from speed... couldn't find it... but with all the added folks I was
> > thinking it might make for some good reading again...
> >
> > Like the man said when I first started working on cars.... it's only got
> to
> > do two things... it has to steer and it has to stop.... Starting and
> running
> > well are optional.
> >
> > Keith
> >
>
>
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