John, Malcolm,List,
At the risk of throwing gasoline on a fire, I dug out some old timing slips
of my record runs with the old Nafzger/Savage streamliner.
The results are as follows:
Down Run Return Run Average speed
232.468 222.222 227.345
253.915 236.967 228.079
239.235 218.327 228.781
252.623 224.452 238.537
239.235 244.173 * 241.767
250.505 245.868 247.868
253.771 252.200 252.985
252.988 257.493 * 255.240
256.923 255.973 256.448
With only two exceptions, the down run was faster than the return run. Why?
I don't remember the details since these runs were in the 80's but we may
have increased the boost for the return run. My experience has been that the
salt was ALWAYS rougher in the first 1 to 1 1/2 miles on the return run than
it was at the starting line. I could not really get on it until after the
first mile on the return run. Bryan who was driving the push truck said I
was airborn many times in that first mile on the return run.
I'm not trying to get yelled at or create any problems here, just presenting
some facts as represented on the timing slips I have. Something for you to
consider.
Howard
----- Original Message -----
From: "landspeedracer" <landspeedracer@msn.com>
To: "Malcolm Pittwood" <MPittwood@compuserve.com>; "LSR List"
<land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 6:05 PM
Subject: Re: Ugo Fadini report and FIA.
> Malcolm
>
> Point taken, BUT:
> I still have a problem with several things.
> 1, That there is a differences "World Record" wise between the Jet/Rocket
> cars records, the wheel driven record and everything else. There all World
> records in their own class and need to be recognized as such.
> 2, As for 90 year old rules, well when the record was 50 or 75 MPH the one
> hour turn around was reasonable. Make your run, probably in a mile or so
(as
> opposed to 7 to 12 miles today). Change the flat tire and return. They
> didn't have 400 race cars out there waiting to use the road. As for the 1%
> rule, again at 50 MPH 1% was OK but with our current timing capabilities
we
> can do better than 4+ MPH.
> 3, Averaging two runs, of course, preferably in opposite directions, but
> making it imperative, like some how it diminishes the effort if two runs
> were made on the same piece of real-estate in the same direction. I've
done
> both, there is little or no difference.
> I think it's time to consider new rules. Very little difference from the
90+
> year old rules, but practical for today's competition. Rules that consider
> all the competitors rather than the ones who can afford private time.
>
> John Beckett
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