The first runs on the salt flats by the Blitzen Benz were timed with the stop
watches of attending spectators. A flagman at the start and finish of the
timing trap dropped a flag.
Ab Jenkin's first 24 hour endurance runs on the salt were not certified by
the AAA because they had not been there to observe the runs. Ab came back the
next year and did it solo, all over again, with observers. He drank cold milk
to celebrate.
Wes
On Nov 3, 2012, at 5:34 PM, Larry Mayfield <drmayf@mayfco.com> wrote:
> For sure not a Sunbeam, lol. I suspect this is the same kind of time trials
as are at all the other short courses and that timing is done on a 132 ft trap
at the end. Just like the exit speed at B'ville. It would be more
interesting if they did it the FIA way with a clock started like a dragster at
the starting line and then at the end with the trap to get top speed. That
would give average speed for the distance as well as top speed. I think
Mickey Thompson had a double handful of records doing something like that way
back when on an airport runway. Not sure why photo cells would make a
difference as to the mechanism but any kind of beam breaking would suffice to
trigger the clocks. This is not insignificant as anything going 283 mph from
a standing start in a mile is going pretty damn fast!
>
> The best part though is you have a Guinness ( is that something you
drink?...may be necessary to go that fast, for me anyway, lol) record, lol...
How quaint is that? Why not bring it to EM and run it?
>
> Not my cuppa tea...
>
> mayf
>
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> 204.913 mph flying mile
> 210.779 mph exit speed
>
> On 11/3/2012 10:08 AM, David in Durango wrote:
>>
http://www.performancepowerracing.com/portfolio-view/2012-guiness-world-recor
>> d-283-232-mph-ppr-badd-gt/
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