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From: M Pittwood <MPittwood@compuserve.com>
Reply-To: M Pittwood <MPittwood@compuserve.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 12:25:04 -0400
>List
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>Firstly congratulations to all who participated in Speed Week, especially
>those who set records - I am now aiming to attend the 60th event on the
>salt. Thanks Jon for the updates and photos on landracing.com and to the
>SCTA/BNI for their results lists and more photos.
>
>In September, I and two colleagues from Primetime Land Speed Engineering
>will be visiting the state of Nevada - flying in and out of Las Vegas.
>This is between 7th and 14th, so as to complete the arrangements for a
>highway based FIA Land Speed Record attempt on the International electric
>class record. Thanks to the input from this list we are being helped by
>the open road racers organisation - MKM. The attempt is scheduled for May
>05.
>
>Although primarily a 'business trip' there will be time perhaps to take in
>some motor sport - I know Dennis Manning's event will be on the salt and El
>Mirage will be on the dirt - but does anyone know of any Drag Racing action
>in the State of Nevada at this time? [My colleagues Colin and Mark are
>former top fuel Funny Car (AAFC) drivers, as well as jet car drivers here
>in the UK].
>
>Of course if anyone from the list wants to meet some Brits for some land
>speed bench racing just let me know ........ Colin is the current Outright
>UK land speed record holder at 300.3 mph and Mark held the record before
>him. As for me well ....... Jack Costella, Jim Webb, Keith Turk and John
>Beckett in particular can fill you in if you ask them.
>
>Has anyone got Dave Petralis (the USAC timer) e mail - my electronic
>address book has been trashed recently.
>
>Thanks
>Malcolm Pittwood, Derby, England.
>
Malcolm;
Heres the correct Las Vegas Motor speedway link. Sorry bout that.
http://www.lvms.com
Tom Shannon
Magna, Utah
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