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[Land-speed] Fwd: Fwd: Jesse James "record" at El Mirage

To: Dave Dahlgren <ddahlgren@snet.net>, LAND SPEED LIST
Subject: [Land-speed] Fwd: Fwd: Jesse James "record" at El Mirage
From: Wester Potter <wester6935@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:56:30 -0600
> We have a class for that at World of Speed Dave, it's called the 130  
> Club.  The problem for you is that the record is for the driver, not  
> the car.  You just can't go over 139.999 mph and stay in the class.   
> The next class requires a roll cage and some other modifications,  
> you have to go faster than 150.000 mph but under 159.999.  You would  
> likely have to bring your own fuel.  There's no Mobile Stations in  
> Wendover, UT or Wendover, NE  that I know of.
>
> Jesse apparently has a parachute.  It would be interesting to see  
> how his liner would do in a salt flats tech inspection.  What is the  
> distance over which vehicles are timed at El Mirage by the SCTA?  I  
> know it's not a full mile.  Kenny Hoover holds that El Mirage A Fuel  
> Streamliner record at 253.991.
>
> Wes
>
> On Jun 24, 2009, at 7:03 AM, Dave Dahlgren wrote:
>
>> The only valid way to set a record of any kind where speed is  
>> involved is to either specify the distance measured or the time in  
>> the case of a 12 or 24 hour endurance attempt. The rest is  
>> pointless and self serving. real point is this was entertainment  
>> and without claiming a record or accoplishment it would have less  
>> entertainment value than it currently does.. whick is not much..LOL  
>> Here is the real reality check for me, it has a claimed 780 hp in a  
>> streamliner so lets call it an NA 450 inch bbc on gas what might be  
>> the record for that? Though saying that Rick Yacoucci ran a 210  
>> with a G/GS so 199 is really hauling the mail right? I don't think  
>> so...
>>
>> If we are going to have classes definined by the competitors I want  
>> one for a green C4 Corvette with a stock L98 Automatic Kendwood CD  
>> player driven by someone over 57 on Mobil 93 octane fuel and driven  
>> to the track from Mystic Ct by the competitor.. Lets just call the  
>> class 'My Car'...
>> Dave
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@adelphia.net>
>> To: <drmayf@mayfco.com>
>> Cc: "LAND SPEED LIST" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 6:51 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Fwd: Jesse James "record" at El Mirage
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