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Re: Visit to the USA

To: Land Speed List <land-speed@autox.team.net>,
Subject: Re: Visit to the USA
From: "Tom Shannon" <saltfevr@mail.sisna.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 21:07:12 -0600
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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
>
>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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