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FW: Fwd: Tying the Tiger ""worlds fastest tiger""

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Subject: FW: Fwd: Tying the Tiger ""worlds fastest tiger""
From: DavidAdin@mercydurango.org
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 08:48:55 -0700
If this is the fellow that lives in Pahrump . . . 
its near LV and nowhere near the Great Salt Lake (last time I checked it was
still in the middle of Utah).
Bonneville is about 200 miles west of Salt Lake.

picky picky picky.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Laifman [mailto:SLaifman@socal.rr.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 11:49 AM
> To: BAYER77@aol.com; Tiger's Den; DrMayf
> Subject: Re: Fwd: Tying the Tiger ""worlds fastest tiger""
> 
> 
> BAYER77 (since you didn't leave a real name),
> 
> Mayf is building EXACTLY what he says - The World's Fastest 
> Tiger.  He 
> lives in Nevada, near the Great Salt Lake, holds a doctorate 
> in rocket 
> science, is a consultant on world record attempt mishaps, and is 
> building a Tiger (or maybe originally an Alpine) with dual 
> turbochargers 
> for a World Land Speed Record Run on the Bonneville flats.  
> Just like he 
> says, "The World's Fastest Tiger".
> 
> See his web site (referenced under personal web sites on 
> http://www.TigersUnited.com "  "Online Resources"
> 
> Steve
> 
> BAYER77@aol.com wrote:
> 
> >Return-path: <BAYER77@aol.com>
> >From: BAYER77@aol.com
> >Full-name: BAYER77
> >Message-ID: <174.15b81217.2b616d0d@aol.com>
> >Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2003 11:06:37 EST
> >Subject: Re: Tying the Tiger ""worlds fastest tiger""
> >To: drmayf@teknett.com
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> >I was just wondering, worlds fastest tiger??
> >       Would this be just a saying? Or is there records for 
> the statement and 
> >if so what category are you claming this, 1/4 mile, 1/8 
> mile, 0 to 60, top 
> >speed, stock or modified, street tires or slicks, Auto cross ???
> >       I cant comment on today because with the tech 
> advancements there are 
> >some pretty quick cats on the street and track but back in 
> the day 70's & 80's I think my father's tiger could hold 
> claim to that both on the strip and 
> >Auto cross track's across New England and yes we do have the 
> records to and 
> >slips to prove it.
> >       She has been resting for quite a few years in garage 
> but IM sure in 
> >the near future we will putting her back on the prowl
> >       At the moment I have been torn between my to alpines 
> one S4 automatic 
> >and the other SV with 66K orig. miles. After much lost sleep 
> I have decided 
> >to pull the motor and tranny out of the SV and fit it with a 
> rotary, 5spd 
> >along with the rear independent suspension and disc braking 
> system. No IM not 
> >getting rid of any of the orig. parts. I plan on keeping 
> good records of the 
> >project and post pics on my web page which I haven't set up yet.
> >
> >  
> >
> 
> -- 
> 
> Steve Laifman
> Editor
> http://www.TigersUnited.com

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