The first wheel driven Turbine I remember was Ermie Immerso who had 2
Lycoming turbines in the Thunderbird streamliner. Prier to that he had 4 FE
Fords in it. He set a record in 78 @ 264.903. Vesco's at that time were
running Motorcycles and held the Land Speed for Motorcycles at 318.598. They
were also holders of a number of smaller 4 wheel streamliner records In '78I
also set a record with my '32 5 window with a 270 GMC that I built after a
lot of reading the rule book. I was strapped in at the front of the line
next to Ermie's car when they started it to warm it up for record run. The
exhaust came out the side and I got pretty asphyxiated before someone took
pity on me and pushed me back. I have no Idea of what the process was for
adopting a "Other than Otto Cycle" class. I just know give them plenty of
room when they are running the motor. Rich Fox
-----Original Message-----
From: DrMayf <drmayf@teknett.com>
To: Richard Fox <v4gr@rcn.com>; land-speed@autox.team.net
<land-speed@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 12:59 PM
Subject: Re: varity of classes
>The real question was one of developing a class. For instance when Vesco
>built the turbine powered wheel driven car, was there three cars to make a
>class? How about Breedlove and the 3 wheeler he first ran? What about the
>electric streamliner? Did all those have 3 cars to make a class? If not,
>then why were the rules changed just for them. If so, then where are the
>other cars? Do special circumstances exist? Just a question, folks...
Clubs,
>as well as corporations need to reinvent themselves constantly to be in
tune
>with their support base and to keep from stagnating. Don't know if this is
>the case here or not. Just a question.
>
>mayf
>
>Subject: Re: varity of classes
>
>
>> The first year I went to Bonneville was '66. At that time Turbine and
>other
>> non internal combustion engines were allowed as long as the car was wheel
>> driven but they ran Time Only. The rule book was nice and small and I had
>a
>> great time I guess since I'm still going back. Rich Fox
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: DrMayf <drmayf@teknett.com>
>> To: land-speed@autox.team.net <land-speed@autox.team.net>
>> Date: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 10:01 AM
>> Subject: Re: varity of classes
>>
>>
>> >delete before reading,.....
>> >
>> >Oooh, Oooh,..... I gotta ask another question. Were there classes for
the
>> >first jet powered streamliner or cars? How about electric? Did those
>exist
>> >before or after the first vehicles were built? What about turbine
power?
>> >Did they build to the "rulebook" or did the adapt the book and the rule
>> book
>> >caught up later? A curious thought and no flames or insult intended or
>> >implied..
>> >
>> >mayf
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