It is a good article, but like most said there are more then one factual
errors in there besides the 4 hour deal.
Jonathan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Glen Barrett" <speedtimer@charter.net>
To: <Dale.Clay@mdhelicopters.com>; <ardunbill@webtv.net>;
<saltfevr@xmission.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 8:35 AM
Subject: Re: Sam Wheeler gains National Press(World Finals)
> Dale
> Thats typical media crap. At our events they are given 4 hours to work on
> the vehicles after the qualifing run. The back up run is done the
following
> day except under FIA or FIM sanctions then the one hour rule is in effect.
> We only do this at the World Finals.
> Glen
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Dale.Clay@mdhelicopters.com>
> To: <ardunbill@webtv.net>; <saltfevr@xmission.com>;
> <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 6:50 AM
> Subject: RE: Sam Wheeler gains National Press(World Finals)
>
>
> > Yeah, good article, but what's with the two runs within 4 hours on the
> same
> > day???
> >
> > Dale C.
> >
> >
> > Subject: Re: Sam Wheeler gains National Press(World
> > Finals)
> >
> > Tom, VERY interesting article, thanks for bringing to us.
> > Sam Wheeler
> > and Terry Kizer had a great outing at World Finals and Sam
> > is certainly
> > nipping at the heels of the World Record. All he has to do
> > is put two
> > good runs together at that level.
> > I think Sam will do it next year!
> >
> > I do fault the article for being perhaps a bit confusing to
> > an
> > unschooled reader. The 334 was the reported exit speed on
> > the Long
> > Course. It was also reported that Sam did 226 for a mile on
> > the same
> > run.
> >
> > But up to the moment the official World FIM Record remains
> > the 322.149
> > mph by Dave Campos in the Easyriders 'liner with
> > Harley-based power in
> > 1990. Bill Hoddinott
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