Thomas;
I should have not used the word "record"; I meant that it had the
distinction of being the fastest diesel for a short time.
The fact that Chassis Engineering was able to break 300mph is truly
remarkable, especially considering the difference in resources. Nothing
taken away from JCB-they did a great job, too.
Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
-----Original Message-----
From: Pork Pie [mailto:pork.pie@T-Online.de]
Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 3:06 PM
To: Albaugh, Neil
Cc: list answer
Subject: RE: news to me.
Just to correct you - the Cummins Diesel still got his record - the two
cars are running in two different classes - he lost only the title as
the fastest diesel....but against this twin engine car no wonder
Pork Pie
"Albaugh, Neil" <mailto:albaugh_neil@ti.com> schrieb:
> Mayf;
>
> I think you're right-- Chassis Engineering did make it to 300mph first
> but that record didn't last long.
>
> The JCB people did a great job of working the bugs out of a brand new
> car and making it go fast. I found them to be a very friendly group
who
> were well aware of how different and how difficult it was to run on
the
> Salt. They also seemed to enjoy the Bonneville experience and get to
see
> a new, unique venue.
>
> I think they were a bit apprehensive at first about the reception they
> might receive from the salt racers since they were not an amateur team
> but these fears evaporated when they actually met fellow racers at
> Bonneville. JCB was quite willing to admit that they had a lot to
learn
> about this type of racing and they were impressed by some of the
clever
> ideas that had been incorporated into other LSR cars there.
>
> It was nice of Andy Green, his girlfriend Sophy, and Colin Bond, the
> Fastrac (the big push vehicle) driver to show up at the Salt Talks.
>
> My congratulations to the JCB Dieselmax team for the new diesel
record.
>
> Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
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