The latest news from Autosport Magazine - who have pictured the BAR Honda
F1 car on the salt and reportred that the driver suffered vibrations that
affected his vision - comes the information that this 'speed effort' /
'record attempt' / 'stunt' / 'cigarrette PR' / 'call it what you will', is
to cost BAT in excess of #3.0m or about $5.5 million. I hope some of the
organisations who have Bonneville in their blood get a good slice of this
expenditure!
And the team may get the driver to push the car to 260 mph - some 10mph
above the simulated speed - say $20,000 per mile per hour
Makes the Monster Garage spend on a belly tank appear to be small change.
Malcolm Pittwood, Derby, England
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