I wonder why they wouldn't want to impress those of us that race one mile
events by racing at ECTA or other one mile events. If I had something that
fast I'd want to show fast people what it can do, not Guinness.
I wonder if the car could pass tech. at an SCTA or ECTA event?
Just my two cents.
80 Theory
Mike Brakel
> -----Original Message-----
> From: land-speed-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:land-speed-
> bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of David in Durango
> Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2012 12:25 AM
> To: Neil Albaugh; speedtimer@beyondbb.com; LandSpeed list
> Subject: Re: [Land-speed] 283?
>
> Land speeders:
>
> I shared this 283mph news with some GT40 folks and got this reply:
>
> "Go read the Ford GT forum. These guys are frauds that showed up at an
> event a couple years back with goons and machine guns roaming other pits
> scaring women and children. The numbers they claim are BS. "
>
> I understand Ford GT cars have run 257 at the Texas Mile (lots of
witnesses
> and competitors) so the 283 seemed almost believeable.
>
> Sorry for the mis-information.
>
> David
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Neil Albaugh" <neil@dbelltech.com>
> To: <speedtimer@beyondbb.com>; "David in Durango"
> <adin@frontier.net>; "LandSpeed list" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2012 6:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [Land-speed] 283?
>
>
> > The photos show photocells, Glen. I don't know how accurate their
> > measurement was, though.
> >
> > Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: speedtimer@beyondbb.com
> > Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2012 1:34 PM
> > To: David in Durango ; LandSpeed list
> > Subject: Re: [Land-speed] 283?
> >
> > The question is who and what did they time it with, was it radar or
> > actual photo cells, just wondering.
> > Glen
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "David in Durango" <adin@frontier.net>
> > To: "LandSpeed list" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2012 11:08 AM
> > Subject: [Land-speed] 283?
> >
> >
> >> Hope everyone is doing well . . .
> >>
> >> It is no Sunbeam, but 283mph is pretty fast?
> >>
> >> http://www.performancepowerracing.com/portfolio-view/2012-guiness-
> wor
> >> ld-recor
> >> d-283-232-mph-ppr-badd-gt/
> >>
> >> David in Durango
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