David,
I would suggest your contacting Graham Light at NHRA for some technical back
up for your idea. Then the two of you could petition USFRA President Gary
Allen and the rest of us at USFRA for a competition class with the NHRA
classes for back up information. We use the same rule book thus the same
rules and classes as SCTA/BNI but could entertain this as a new class and
allow you to run as a provisional much as they have the mini pick up class
in SCTA. We have the 130 and 150 Club classes which would allow you to get
started without much fuss with classes anyway. Check www.saltflats.com for
those rules and costs.
Wes Potter USFRA Secretary
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> From: Dick Jurkowski <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
> To: "David Haile \(ICG Software\)" <dhaile@woodward.com>,"Land Speed
Record Listserver \(E-mail\)" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: Newbie wants new class
> Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 13:44:12 -0700 (PDT)
>
>
>That would seem sensible to me. Kind of like
>cubic inch brakdowns in internal combustion
>classes. But then, what I think is not really
>what counts here. Contacts can be found at;
>www.scta-bni.org, then go from home page to
>electronic mail, then to the list of officers and
>board members. For USFRA contact
>dan@saltflats.com; and for ECTA it's John Beckett
>at landspeedracer@msn.com. SCTI-BNI is kinda the
>grand daddy of all, and sets the basic rules.
>ECTA will pretty much mirror their rules. USFRA
>has a set of rules which is also close to SCTI,
>but they also have a few other classes and
>activities of their own. More than likely, most
>of the key people will see your posting right
>here on the list, but you might want to put
>together a multi-address letter to them. Don't
>expect a lot of quick response until after
>Speedweek. All of the "movers and shakers" are
>all wrapped up in the big week right now.
>Good luck.
>Dick J
>
>--- "David Haile (ICG Software)"
><dhaile@woodward.com> wrote:
>> I'm brand new to this listserver, so bear with
>> me if this has been discussed
>> recently (I doubt it).
>>
>> One of my many hobbies is electric vehicles. I
>> would be very interested in
>> setting a land speed record if the electric
>> classes (electric motorcycle in
>> particular) were broken down differently.
>> Instead of based on weight with
>> the smallest class listed as less than 990
>> pounds, I would race based on
>> voltage like they do with the electric vehicle
>> classes of the NHRA drag
>> racing rules. This would allow me to run a
>> small and much cheaper 48-volt
>> class instead of having to compete with the
>> corporately sponsored high-end
>> vehicles. The vehicle would probably run less
>> than 100 mph.
>>
>> Who do I contact with such ideas? I live in
>> Ft. Collins, Colorado.
>>
>> David Haile
>> SW Developer
>> Woodward Governor
>> (617) 344-8177 - My very own fax number
>> dhaile@woodward.com
>>
>>
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