Hey, I'm really excited now. I can be your "back
home" cheering section - - no way I can get out
of the house with all that's been happening this
summer. Just make sure I know what's happening!
If posting is as good as it was last year, I
should know daily,
Best of luck
Dick J
--- Higginbotham Land Speed Racing
<saltrat@pro-blend.com> wrote:
> Hi Dick,
> We have configured the "Rose" as a lakester
> this year with Bill Smith's
> (WmTS) 509 BBC in the back. It ran 660 ft lbs
> on the dyno with the peak at
> 5200 through 6100 and torque tail-off to 600 at
> 7300. All this at a density
> altitude of 5900 ft. 7200 in overdrive is 321
> on the chart so there is
> enough gear for anything it can do. Only
> problem is it should take about
> 1200 ft lbs to get there. In direct (2.50:1 and
> a 30" tire) it should go
> 260.....hence, my prediction below: (Nothing
> like sticking my neck out!)
> At Speedweek I expect the car to run about 260
> on gas. AT WOS with a 15
> degree temp drop I expect 270 to 275. We will
> do some "coast down" tests to
> determine the total drag coefficient and then
> calculate "what-if's" for
> fuel at WOS.
> Just finished the pre-assembly of the air
> conditioning cart to be used at
> the start line to help the driver (Bill) keep
> his cool. Bill and Russ Mack
> (new crew member and quality/test engineer)
> will complete the cart this
> weekend and test it.
> The cart will be at the start line and
> available for those who want to use
> it. Please don't let it run out of gas when we
> are coming to the line!
>
> Added a new set of jacks for the trailer and we
> are borrowing a new truck
> for the trip.
>
> On the kin folks, none in Texas that I know of
> but.......nobody could make
> up a name like Higginbotham.....so they must be
> related somewhere along the
> line.
>
> That's about it, hope to see you there.
> Skip
>
>
> At 07:02 AM 7/18/01 -0700, you wrote:
> >Skip,
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