Richard,
I hadn't thought about it during this discussion, but we did have a 1
hour time limit to service your vehicle. It is amazing what can be done
in one hour, however.
In those days, the position I filled, during record runs was the nine
mile post, sending the long course cars back on their second leg of
record runs. In 1966, I remember, during that hour of time, Al Thayer
changed a piston that he burned on the down run. He returned, gaining a
200.897 Record and 200 MPH Club Membership.
Some of you may remember Al. He died, at a much too early age, a very
few years later. He ran a Studebaker with a 300 cu. in. Supercharged
Chrysler (C/FC) and had a tow truck that was a retired electrical
service truck with all the lock boxes on each side. He had the best
stock things that you might need of anyone on the Salt. I remember him
as a smiling face, a good friend and avid racer.
Tom, Redding CA - #216 D/GCC
Richard Fox wrote:
> I ran when we used the one hour turn around and I had no problem. We ran
> just after dawn and there was no wind to speak of. Maybe at other times wind
> was a concern but not on the few times I got to make record runs.
> I can see how some cars would have alot to do during the hour, but for a
> Gas/Altered Coup there was plenty of time. The thing only had 5 miles on it
> since I last ran the valves. Change the plugs and check fluids and run it.
> The secret is not to make enough power to hurt yourself. Of course the
> records were alot softer 25 years ago. Might not work now.
> Rich Fox
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ralph Forsythe" <rf-list@centerone.com>
> To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2003 10:06 AM
> Subject: RE: 1 hour turnaround time
>
>>This would be good except that it doesn't take aerodynamics into the
>>equation. 15mph of wind resistance to one vehicle is not the same as
>
> 15mph
>
>>of wind resistance to another.
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