No, that is not correct. There are records that have been set that are
not listed in the rule book. For instance, last year Nancy ran 102 in
M/PS/G 250, thinking that there was no record in that class. She made
a backup run at the speed, and only when showing up in Impound for the
second time did someone reach for the "official" record book and show
us that there was indeed a record in that class -- it just wasn't
listed in the rulebooki. The record still sits there, the record speed
is still not listed in the rule book.
I've learned to ask the officials for a look at the "official" record
list before I assume that no listing means no record.
By the way, the unofficial story is that the record is/was held by a
racer that "has so many records that we thought we'd leave this one out
of the book."
Or something like that.
Jon
On Tuesday, October 21, 2003, at 05:22 PM, Jim Dincau wrote:
> The only Bonneville and El Mirage records not in the rule book are the
> ones
> set after it is published.
>
> Open Bonneville records are not listed in the rule book.
>
> All the El Mirage open records are listed in the book with a minimum.
>
> The Bonneville 200 MPH club has its own minimums (see their web site).
>
>> Someone please back me up on this in case I have it wrong.
>>
>> I believe that I learned (from this list) that not 'all' the existing
>> records are listed in the rule book. An email to Dan may be in order.
>> [dwarner@electrorent.com] He can confirm that a specific
>> Frame/Engine/
>> Fuel/etc. class is indeed 'open', or if there is an unpublished (as
>> far
>> as the rulebook goes) established record. This applies to Bonneville.
>>
>> Also - any new record set in an open class of over 200MPH does not
>> automatically qualify for the 200MPH Club. The 200MPH club has
>> minimums that need to be exceeded.
>>
>> El Mirage, I understand, has minimums for all classes. (Is this
>> correct?) They don't publish all the 'open minimums' in the rule
>> book.
>>
>> Keith. What about Maxton? (And, can you explain the /2 /4 stuff
>> after the class - is it 2-stroke and 4 stroke, or 2 cyl and 4 cyl?)
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jim W.
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