That event "out west" is the Silver State Classic. It is held in Nevada.
The Organizers, with the help of the Nevada State Patrol, close down a 90
(or there abouts) section of highway. They have different speed classes
that you can be ranked in. Under 80, 90, 100, 110,120, 130, 140, 150 and
unlimited (over 150). Numbers are for M.P.H. . These are not top speeds.
These speed classes are for your average speed over the 90 some mile
course. This course does have quite a range of curves as well as some long
straights. Some straights are supposed to be long enough that you should be
able to reach your vehicles top speed.They are also supposed to have
stations set up along the course to record your speed (via laser or radar)
in different sections. So an accurate idea of your top speed may be
assessed without having to rely on your Speedometer (as long as your
Odometer and stop watch are accurate). Most of the Articles that I have
read on this event spend their time on the "Unlimited Class " cars. The
Diablos, F-40's , McLarens and such. But you also get to find out about
some other interesting cars. Such as a 200+ M.P.H. 1969 Camaro. It was
clocked at 219 M.P.H. with a Nevada State Troopers Radar Gun. He was even
awarded a speeding citation (which he did not have to pay) in jest. Imagine
the Horsepower required to move a car that non-aerodynamic of a vehicle to
those speeds. Wow!
I have not read about any LBC's partaking of this event though. The tech
sessions the cars must pass in order to qualify are pretty extensive. So
your LBC would have to be very well prepared in order to complete 90 miles,
of very hard driving. Of course many cars enter the competition. Only a few
actually complete the course in their required time.
Apologies for taking so long to get to the LBC content.
Shawn Loseke
1972 TR6
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From: "Arthur H. Smith" <arthurhsmith@compuserve.com>, on 12/28/98 10:13
AM:
>Reply-from: Gerhard.Wiederholl
>I didn=B4t suggest that anyone should do a top speed run on a public roa=
d in
the =
>USA. This is a world list! But I=B4m sure if you really want you can fin=
d a
legal =
>way for top speed driving even in the USA.
GW I know that!!!
Out west there is a road race (time distance event) you tell um how fast
your going to go and you go.........
>>Sometimes I wait for ever.
MS win95 I get the same problem and not all the time. The problem=
lies in the fact that win95 gets confused and....... well it's crap so wh=
at
do you expect.
Just shut the bloody thing off. The sequence was devised for newbies, wit=
h
win31 if you shut off while still in windows you would (could) lose
information because there is a section off memory set aside for temporary=
information coming from or going to the hard drive (buffers). When you go=
through the shut down windows finishes saving the data. Listen to your ha=
rd
drive work and when it stops clicking you can just shut off the computer.=
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