Malcom,
Andy never done a licence run due to this that the car broke down before he
done his first mile - they tried to fix it in an airport hangar, but all the
work was for nothing.
It was a big smiling in the rookie class, when they announced Andy's name as
one of the "rookie kids" - but salt is a little bit different - especially
wheel driven - as thrust at the Black Rock playa.
See ya
Pork Pie
"MPittwood@compuserve.com" <MPittwood@compuserve.com> schrieb:
> The British tabloid newspaper The Sun carried the story today of Wing
> Commander Andy Green's latest ride - a dual diesel engined streamliner to
> be called the "JCB Diesel Max".
>
> Some of you will know that JCB (J C Bamford Engineering) make the bright
> yellow back hoe diggers, amongst many such products. They are the company
> who built the "JCB GT's" (I & II) - V8 engined drag strip racing replicas
> of their digging machines after a comedian made an irish based joke on the
> subject of Paddy buying a performance car - a JCB GT..
>
> Andy Green is gunning for the entry into the 200Club and 300chapter with
> this new wheeldriven car and will need to run to SCTA/BNI to get a World
> record, after a push start to 50mph on the Bonneville salt flats.
>
> In 1998 Andy was let down by equipment failure with the MGF that he was to
> have driven at over 300 mph. I cannot recall if the World's fastest driver
> ever passed Rookie Orientation and the licencing steps that year. Having
> attained 760 mph elsewhere, and Honorary 200 club membership, he was
> enjoying his appearance as a 'Rookie' - and being so tall no one could miss
> him at the early morning briefing!
>
> The website www.thesun.co.uk should give you a sight of the car - search
> for the story - "Amazing Diesel Supercar"..
>
>
> Malcolm Pittwood, Derby, England
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