I'm certain the Brits did too. Didn't I read the 200 mph figure
somewhere?
Wes
On Aug 27, 2009, at 1:21 PM, Doug ............. wrote:
> I stand with Tom... 'we' expect "much faster" ;-)
>
>
> c heers, 'Dirt Track Doug '
> 2243.3
> or so miles due east of the marvelous Bonneville Salt Flats
>
>
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>> Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:57:32 -0700
>> From: saltracer@awwwsome.com
>> To: land-speed@autox.team.net; jpszalay01@insightbb.com
>> Subject: Re: [Land-speed] British Steam effort 139.843mph
>>
>> Is that fast? Sorry, I guess I am not too impressed..In 1938, the
>> British
>> steam LINER Class A4 4468 Mallard I, with six coaches plus a
>> dynamometer
> car
>> in tow, ran 126 MPH.
>>
>> A much different car than the present streamliner, the Stanley
>> Steamer, set
>> record at 127.659 MPH in 1906. I would think that the technology of
>> today
>> would send them much faster.
>>
>> Tom
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