We often have the same speedo issues at Maxton too.
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Russel Mack" <rtmack@concentric.net>
To: <jkamo@rap.midco.net>
Cc: "Jim Belford" <jimbelford@msn.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 10:44 PM
Subject: RE: Thanks for a Great Event
> Joe, List:
> Joe's predictions (and Jon's, also) regarding my speed potential were
closer
> than mine; they predicted 149 and 148 respectively, if I remember
correctly.
> I think I told Bill (on the drive to Wendover) that I thought the bike had
> around 165 in her. We actually had to scratch and claw and change
> everything possible to get to 155; the original configuration would have
> probably maxed-out at about 148.
> When we arrived in Wendover the Amos asked me what I based my expectations
> on, and I told them speedometer readings from recent runs on Texas farm
> roads. They pointed-out that (besides the density-altitude thing) there
is
> a lot of speedometer error-- and I basically "blew it off", because I've
> done a lot of vehicle testing, and I already expected some error. But
guess
> what-- these damn "bullet-bikes" have HUGE speedometer error-- mine is
about
> 22-24%. For example-- on my SCTA-timed 155mph run, my speedometer said
> 192mph!!! I think Jim Belford had the same kind of nasty surprise on his
> one-liter gixxer.
> I learned a lot on this trip, and much of it from the Amos. The other
point
> I want to make is that-- when I learned that my expectations had been
> grossly misled by a lying speedometer-- I really felt kicked in the
cahones
> (so to speak) for a day or so. Much my bike's progress over the week was
> driven by Bill Smith's enthusiasm, optimism, and capacity for hard (and
> effective) work. And by the Amo brothers prodding me to go ahead and make
> some changes. Thanks again.
> Russ
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jkamo@rap.midco.net [mailto:jkamo@rap.midco.net]
> Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2002 11:01 PM
> To: Russel Mack
> Cc: Jim Belford; land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: Thanks for a Great Event
>
>
> Jim, great job!!! Wish I would have taken
> the time to seek you out, Jon mentioned talking
> to you, and said how impressed you were with your
> speeds:):):)
>
> Bonneville can be a wake up call to factory speedo
> readings
>
> List people, I cant say enough about how awesome
> Russ Mack and Bill (wmts) were at attacking
> Bonneville, those to had a tremendous time
> "getting after it" and racing their bike
> right on the production record, a very tough thing to
> do
>
> Ever the optimist, I let Russ know how crappy I thought
> his speeds would be, you know cuz I have a way with words
> (just ask, by wife, grib, Mayf) and I believe that REALLY
> fired up russ and bill, cuz they were digging deep and finding
> speed I believe in spite of my shit giving
>
> Jim B., Russ, Bill, Jon W. and his Wife Nancy we were really proud of
your
> efforts
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