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To: "Skip Higginbotham" <saltrat@pro-blend.com>,
Subject: Time to run
From: "John Beckett" <landspeedracer@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 19:40:58 -0400
Well guys, seems every body's experience is a little different. My best runs
were in the heat of the afternoon. The next morning we ran 2 MPH slower. Had
the same situation the next day too. But then I didn't have a Nitro can to tip
either.

JB
----- Original Message -----
From: Skip Higginbotham
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2003 6:19 PM
To: Thomas E. Bryant; land-speed@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: 1 hour turnaround time

Tom,
That certainly happened when I was crewing for Clark Cagle and Belmont
Sanchez in the eeeaaaarrrrly 60's. The we added some nitro and the air and
wet salt was not any longer a problem....just ran out of engines. Isn't the
water closer to the surface in the PM??? Cold is good!!!
Skip


At 02:04 PM 4/21/03 -0700, you wrote:
>Dave,
>
>When we ran both ways in the morning after a previous day's qualifying,
>   very often, the average record speed was higher than the qualifying
>run.   One in particular that I remember was Bob Joenick's (sp)D/G
>roadster. He was never able to qualify again against his own record.
>
>Tom, Re3dding CA - #216 D/GCC
>
>Dave Dahlgren wrote:
>> Personally I would rather have the 1 hour if it is in the late
afternoon.. It
>> 'seems'like the salt is better then than the morning anyway.. I always
think
>> think of the early am runs as 'uphill' as the salt is cold and damp.
>> Dave

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