They took my planned for soft AA/GCC record so if I want to set a record now
I have something to shoot for
dale
happy they did it in Pahrump
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Soft Records
> Somebody has to be first. If not there would never be a record. And the
> numbers set were not all that bad by any standard. Some people are happy
> to
> set a 151 record in AA just to set a record. Prove that they were there. I
> am still waiting to find out who was harmed by the KT & HRM record flurry.
> Only somebody planning on running on a cherry, I guess.
> Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Soft Records
>
>
>> Hey let's cool it! Having run on open records and set a few since, I can
>> tell you that just because a class has an open record doesn't necessarily
>> result in an easy time of it. In the mid to late eighties we were running
>> on
>> a open record of 205 mph and having quite rough a time qualifying. Since,
>> we
>> have inched upward to a 244+ mph record and are now having a rough time
>> going that fast.
>>
>> The Salt is a strange place...if anyone thinks that they have a handle on
>> the tune up for the salt, just wait a while and you will find that it
>> doesn
>> t work anymore. Most of my problems have been self-inflicted, but I have
>> great respect for anyone who sets a record at Bonneville, regardless of
>> the
>> former speed. Just be aware that records are made to be broken.
>>
>> The key to success at any event is being prepared, I wasn't this year, or
>> the couple proceeding. I will be ready for the WOS. Sometimes It takes
>> an
>> event like our Speedweek to sharpen the senses. It was expensive, but
>> educational!
>>
>> Tom, Redding CA - #216 D/FCC
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