Now, see there you go again. I said I wasn't talking about the 60,000 lbf
super military afterburning gee whiz jet engine. I was talking and I said 20
to 100 lbf or hrust. Now I have a hard time picturing that sucking up
anything sinceit is probably les that a Holley Dominator on a big block
ch*vy. Every one jumps top the wrong conclusions! I bet you get ticked when
Jack runs his 50 cc liner, too, eh? Loosen up an dlisten to new thoughts and
concepts. ANd what are the insurance requirements?
mayf
----- 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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