Jack - In 1948 the SCTA recording secretary was Thatcher Darwin .
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From: Nt788@aol.com
To: joyseydevil@comcast.net ; land-speed@autox.team.net
Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 1:37 PM
Subject: Re: rusetta rules
In a message dated 1/2/2004 8:10:27 PM Pacific Standard Time,
joyseydevil@comcast.net writes:
May 1948 Hot Rod Magazine printed the Russetta Timing Association safety
rules
- There were 17 published rules including , entries must have "good"
brakes ,
radiators must have caps , radiators hoses must have clamps and floor
boards ,
fire walls and crash helmets required - The same issue had a feature
titled
"hot rod history" with pictures of the Sept. 1933 Muroc meet - Frank Lyons
had
top speed at 117 MPH .
I Think Darwin said "There is no progress, just evolution" Who knows what
that means? Jack
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