> Todd
>
> You are correct I wasn't trying to scrimp on safety. I am building a
c/pro
> car and that has a record of almost 240 mph. For my first time on the
salt
> with a car I wanted to bring my mule motor which might give 170 mph if I
was
> lucky. As there is a large change in tires for over 200 mph, I was just
> exploring the possibility of using under 200 mph tires for the slow runs.
> The rest of the car and safety equipment would be full c/pro. I got
Glenn's
> answer so will just live with that.
>
> Bob
>
> > Halaluya!
> > Every small piece of a design all the way to the final
> > build should have the first question asked "is it
> > safe?". If it's not safe it's not worth the material
> > it's made of and has no business being on either a
> > licensed highway or a sanctioned track.
> >
> > I don't think Bob was trying to see if he can cut
> > corners, but instead see if it was the speed of the
> > determined class or the actual speed capability of the
> > vehicle that determined safety gear needed when in a
> > time only run(IE - doing 125 in a 200+mph class?). I'd
> > imagine class adherence is class adherence and what
> > Glen wrote would make most sense.
> > Todd Dross
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