Altitude of 4200 feet will reduce the power about 20%, then there is the salt
and it goes on and on. Not as easy as it sounds to make the average speed
over a measured mile not just the top speed for an instant..
Never Be beaten by Equipment
Kas Kastner
----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Babcock
To: Friends of Triumph
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 12:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Fot] Setting sights on the salt
Maybe we should just stick a nose cone on Peyote. I'm already pretty
streamlined--not a sharp edge anywhere.
On Dec 14, 2006, at 8:07 AM, Chuck Arnold wrote:
> Great idea -- but 130 shold be real easy in the wedge. I hit
> somewhere
> around 130-135 on the straight at Pacific Raceway with the TR6 [not
> really
> very aerodynamic] and that comes from a 7/8 mile run begun around
> 80 mph at
> the turn into the straight. Course I am nearly maxed out at RPM
> [about
> 6500] in the Toyota 5th gear with 4.08 Nissan rear end.
>
> On another note, Jeff Durant, who is in FOT, has a new email
> address and
> asked me how to get it changed. Hopefully you can do it. It is now
> Jeff.Durant@lamrc.com.
> Chuck
>
>
> On 12/13/06, Mark J. Bradakis <mjb@autox.team.net> wrote:
>>
>> A fair bit of traffic the last few days on the FOT list. I've been
>> meaning
>> to write up some info about the various changes to the list, the
>> server
>> and
>> such. But for the moment, some thoughts about the Salt Flats.
>>
>> A Triumph powered run for a record could be fun. A LOT of work,
>> desperation,
>> heartbreak, etc. But it could be fun other than that. And it
>> might make
>> a
>> good story for Kas' next book!
>>
>> Perhaps the first step will be to get the TR7 at least driveable,
>> and set
>> my
>> sights on getting into the 130 MPH club with the Utah Salt Flats
>> Racing
>> Association. These aren't the guys who do the big Speed Week
>> event, it
>> should
>> be a much more gentle approach to seeing what it is all about.
>> Check out
>> http://www.saltflats.com for more info.
>>
>> Hmm, maybe I can schedule some IVR events next year to coincide
>> with Salt
>> Flats events, give me a chance to get out there and check some
>> things out,
>> maybe even make a run for the 130 MPH club in fall of 2007. We
>> shall see.
>>
>> --
>> mjb.
>>
>> http://fatchancegarage.com
>>
>> Wee fish, ewe, a mare, egrets, moose
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