A couple of us have been bantering about the Idea of what constitues an
International record... ( World record )
When you can open up your mind a bit .... it really helps you gain some
perspective on what is going on the world of Land Speed Racing... Let me
give you a couple of generally accepted statements... and we can banter this
subject around again.... it's been fun for me as I really had to admit that
Maybe I do care how a record is thought of LONG TERM....
1. The SCTA currently is the oldest established authority here in America
for LSR... we view the rules and procedures as Ways of catagorizing cars and
classes for the Most Part.
2. The FIA is recognized as the Authority for establishing an International
Record in a Given Class by thier Rules... ( very liberal Rules... Very Few
Classes )
3. We also have EVENT records for Places like El Mirage and Muroc... as
well as Maxton.... and Don't forget the Dry Lakes racers in Austraila....who
operate under SCTA rules.
Lets all agree that for the Most Part the fastest Place to run so far has
been Bonneville.... with the notable exception of the Jet cars at Black rock
.... But for us.... most of the records have been established under SCTA
rules at Bonneville..... There are exceptions to that and it is in these
that I find a place for something New.... Lets look at Tim Schoeny and his
Honda... at Maxton... were he Broke the Record and Ran over the Bonneville
speed.... That record in my opinion is an international Record.... even
thou it was set at Maxton. If he had done the same thing at El Mirage I
would consider it a world record as well..... Think about John Rains times
at El Mirage.... if he hadn't run the car at Bonneville he would have been
Well over the Old Bville records.... those in my opinion would be
international records....
I think eventually we will be saying the same things about Lake Gairdner....
My Point is that if you want the International Record then you need to run
where your best afforded that opportunity and it needs to be sanctioned by
an established Body.... Is that authority the SCTA? what do you guys think?
Keith ( it's a Big Pot and needs Stiring...)
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