Tom,
Don't you dare hold your head down...to run 228 without second gear if
unbelievable!!! I should know...208 at the quarter mark is a stout run. John,
Lionel and I all agree on the saying " Records were made to be broken" and I
know
that you guys will take it back...just a matter of time! Barry will get his
"Hat"
soon. He sure is getting 'the experience' along the way!
just the temporary holder of the D/GCC record
joe
"Thomas E. Bryant" wrote:
> List,
>
> We arrived at home at 5:30 PM Sunday Evening. Here is my story and I am
> sticking to it!
>
> It was with the usual "Great Expectations" that we set out for the
> "Salt" for the third time this year. I feel so fortunate to have the
> opportunity to make the trip each time there is a meet scheduled. We
> have arrive where we are in the performance arena by making these trips.
> I know that those that run Maxton understand this, you learn something
> each time you run. It is difficult to answer the questions that often
> come to mind if you can't test the car.
>
> 2001 has been a great year for the Bryant Racing Team. Barry, my
> youngest, has gained a lot of seat time, which will eventually lead to a
> "Red Hat" I suspect. John & Joe can fly the D/GCC Record Flag for yet
> another year, but we did come close with a 228.570 mile and a 228.801
> exit. This was done with a TH350 missing 2nd gear. Barry still pulled a
> 208 quarter mile time picking up high gear at 3400 RPMs.
>
> After changing the transmission, which cost us a day of running because
> the spare had a shorter tail shaft requiring a trip to Salt Lake to have
> the drive shaft retubed, we eventually worked up to a 212+ quarter but
> still fell short on the other end by a couple of MPH. We were
> experiencing some kind of problem with the ignition. While attempting to
> set it, it would jump around so that we could not be sure what we had.
> Something wrong in the MSD box I think. We ended our day on Saturday
> with the driver's door coming open at the top of 2nd gear (150+mph). It
> was strictly my fault, I didn't firmly close the door as I usually do
> and give it a test pull on the handle, I just shoved it toward the car,
> it slammed shut firmly, but not firm enough it seems.
>
> This meet was without a doubt the best course I have seen at
> Bonneville. The salt was so dry that it hardly picked up on the car. The
> weather was cool, the track was smooth and the lines were short. There
> were no incidents, not even a spin. Even though we did not do what we
> came to do, it is really difficult to come away with my head down. Sure
> we have to do some fiberglass work to fix the door, but the engine has
> over 150 miles of flat out runs and is still ready for the November
> Lakes Meet. Just have to find out what is happening with the ignition.
>
> Tom, Redding CA - #216 D/GCC
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