Eric Lueben in the lightning rod actually held the record at 215 mph in 1997
before Rummerfield took the record from him. Rummerfield set an FIA record in
1999 at 245.523 mph, then next day set the Bonneville Record at 251.322 mph.
Jonathan
www.landracing.com
John Beckett wrote:
> Someone correct me if I'm wrong but wasnt Lloyd Healey the first over 200
> MPH in an electric vehicle. Rannenburg holds the record now.
>
> John Beckett
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Henry Deaton" <hdeaton@verio.com>
> To: "Mike Jenkins" <MikeJ@speedrecordclub.softnet.co.uk>; "LSR List"
> <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2001 4:56 PM
> Subject: Re: 1991-2000
>
> > How about the first electric vehicle over 200 mph? 207 mph in October
> 1997.
> >
> > Vehicle: White Lightning
> > Team: Rannenburg Racing
> > Driver: Eric Luebben
> >
> > Henry Deaton
> >
> > At 02:44 PM 1/12/2001 +0000, Mike Jenkins wrote:
> > >List,
> > >
> > >The Speed Record Club is now 10 years old and to commemorate this we are
> > >putting together a 10th Anniversary Supplement for our magazine.
> > >
> > >What do people think that the most important record breaking events of
> each
> > >of the last 10 years were?
> > >
> > >Mike Jenkins
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