I was sitting under the red tent having lunch by myself one day at speedweek and I overheard a fellow showing his friend his new 'red hat' and claiming that it was a $250,000 dollar hat. JGMagoo
Is Bonneville too darn hot in August? Need something cooler? Absolutely straight & level? 7-miles (plus) long & pure white? Where you can go well over 200-MPH in a sedan? Here's the answer: http://ww
Hey, they weren't that far off! 1923 Bugatti race car. http://picasaweb.google.com/jgmagoo/1923Aerodynamics?authkey=iYiaq-khwpQ Jim McNaul Silverthorne, Colorado _____________________________________
The blindfold suggestion during the bailout test makes a lot of sense to me. A simple, loose-fitting black bag over the helmet would be an easy way to accomplish this. If nothing else, I will practic
Hi Doc, The car I am building IS enclosed and the thought of going through "the shut-down-bail-out drill seems very real to me. If nothing else, I intend to practice it blindfolded, and upside down.
I read the post about being able to release the chute without taking either hand off the steering wheel. This is interesting and makes sense. I am building an enclosed cockpit lakester. My question i
Wasn't the winner of the 2007 Pebble Beach Concour's a MArmon Meteor? I know the MOrmons have a lot of influence in Utah and that Ab Jenkins probably was a Mormon but I don't believe The Church Of La
The company I worked for for 32 years and retired from, International Truck & Engine Corp. has had a "Camless" diesel engine running since 1995. http://www.dieselnet.com/news/2000/04navistar.php It u
Last I heard from the highly secretive world of Formula One, was that they were using multiple poppet valves (like 5-per cylinder), opened by a camshaft but closed by compressed air pressure instead
A fellow in Denver, Coloraod, Ron Bement has made these two 'soccer-ball-sized engines. An Offenhauser and a Ford flathead. Both run and were displayed in California. The Offy has full mechanical Hil
Many thanks to Glen, Wester, Kieth and Ed, for setting me straight! I somehow thought the 2007 Pebble Beach winner was manufactured by the MARMON Automobile Company (1903 to 1933 - makers of the 'Mar
Jo Coddington's spin is on you tube: I don't see much braking or attempt to stop. Note the 'near miss' to the time slip tent! To 'flustered' to pull the chute??/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yO2mxd
how would YOU like THAT job ? I can't imagine anything worse!!!! If that's his true persona shining through on American Hot Rodder , I have never seen a more dysfunctional managerial style in my life
Nah, I think pickled eggs to eat while waiting in line is the most logical JG _______________________________________________ Land-speed mailing list http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/land-speed
Thanks for re-posting the link Tom. I love reading your reports. Sorry to hear about the 'disc' problem. Best of luck with that. (And the bearings and fuel delivery issues as well!) ;o) JG __________
Man!! That toy Sunbeam was a STEAL!!!! That thing is so collectable I can't believe it! JMcNaul _______________________________________________ Land-speed mailing list http://autox.team.net/mailman/l
RE: Life Insurance: I have always felt that it is unwise to sleep next to a woman with your throat totally exposed when she knows that you are worth more dead than alive! JGMagoo ____________________