Should have said intake, but a blast wall or exhaust deflector would be
needed. I don't think any racer wants to be in line behind it when running
up. And NO we would not clear and area for one. They take to much time to go
through the start up procedure prior to running. Seen the jets run in the
early days at Bonneville.
Glen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Glen Barrett" <speedtimer@charter.net>
To: "DrMayf" <drmayf@teknett.com>; "Dan Warner" <dwarner@electrorent.com>;
"land speed" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 3:16 PM
Subject: Re: Thrust Vehicles
> CONSIDER THE INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS. The blast wall behind the exhaust,
the
> intack sucking up photographers, the blast blowing down all of the mile
> marker flags etc. We don't really need them or their problems during a
large
> event. They require special ground support equipment. We just ain't ready
to
> bring them back.
> Glen
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "DrMayf" <drmayf@teknett.com>
> To: "Dan Warner" <dwarner@electrorent.com>; "land speed"
> <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 1:53 PM
> Subject: Re: Thrust Vehicles
>
>
> > Now that is interesting. How did they interrupt? Force of arms? Or what?
> > Seems like the at the time owner of the salt would have had control of
it.
> >
> > Oh another question along the way. I am not keeping you from anything am
> I?
> > What about propeller driven vehicles, like an air boat on wheels (what
an
> > image that is..).
> >
> > mayf
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Dan Warner" <dwarner@electrorent.com>
> > To: "land speed" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 10:21 AM
> > Subject: Thrust Vehicles
> >
> >
> > > Why not thrust vehicles? Even for time only. What is the
> > > problem
> > > ***************************
> > > I don't have a definitive answer. The rules we operate under are
written
> > to
> > > exclude thrust vehicles from our meets and that's the way it now
stands.
> > Was
> > > that way before I came on board. I do know as racer in the 70s we were
> > pissed
> > > that the FIA runs interrupted our meet.
> > >
> > > DW
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