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Re: Bonneville Rear Engine Roadsters

To: "Richard Fox" <v4gr@rcn.com>
Subject: Re: Bonneville Rear Engine Roadsters
From: richk@mercurylink.net
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 11:00:58 -0400 (EDT)
Isn't there something in the rules about not using automotive bodies for
lakesters? I don't have a rule book handy.

RichK
> Rich: Yes indeed you are looking at Harry Hofman's very beautiful rear
> engine roadster which has been running for two years or so. Harry is
> running
> for time only, but proving that the cars are not inherently unstable as
> the
> rule makers seem to think. I have no idea if any other rear engine
> roadsters
> showed up or why they aren't lakesters that resemble '27 Fords.
> Rich
> Fox
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <richk@mercurylink.net>
> To: "Land Speed Digest" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 05:34 AM
> Subject: Bonneville Rear Engine Roadsters
>
>
>> Wow; saw 3 pics (on SCTA site) of a rear engine roadster at Bonneville.
>> Does anyone know if more than one showed up? I remember talk on the list
>> that a few were being built; guess their running for time only right
>> now.
>>
>> If anyone has some info I've got a question about something I see in one
>> of the pics.
>>
>> Yes I have a very big sweet spot for rear engine roadsters.
>>
>> RichK






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