Hello Walter,
I am glad to see someone raise the bar with a sideways mounted Harley
(Pasta burner ?). I see there are people who are charging hard for that
record. It was good to see someone raise the bar so high from where it was.
Dale "chief" Thomas
OFOS racing.
-----Original Message-----
From: Walter Barlow <wpbarlow@home.com>
To: land-speed@autox.team.net <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, January 04, 2000 1:38 PM
Subject: new member, intro & questions
>Hello,
> My name is Walter Barlow and I'm a recent list joiner. While I'm not
>experienced in LSR activities, I was involved with the Moto Guzzi team
>that set a couple Pushrod Production class motorcycle records at
>Bonneville last October. Details, if you're interested, can be found at
>http://www.inredllc.com/lsrguzzi/index.html
> We may not have had the absolute fastest machine out there, but we had
>the one that caught the most air :-)
>
> I was wondering if there was a list FAQ. I was not able to find or ask
>for one in the subscription info or the web site. One of the things I'd
>like to know is if there's a digest version available. I apologize in
>advance if there is info re a FAQ and I overlooked it somehow.
>
> My main interest right now is with the ECTA and upcoming 2000 meets
>they have planned in North Carolina, as well as a "class" question. I
>noticed that at the ECTA web site there was only a record listed for
>Pushrod Production 1000/4. Does ECTA have a "regular" 1,000cc Pushrod
>Production class that doesn't have a current record for it yet and, if
>not, can we run a twin in the /4 class? Based on what I've read, it
>seems that the classes pretty closely mirror SCTA/BNI, so I suspect that
>only a 4 cylinder has done a record run (love to know what it was, had
>to be an old bike). I do plan to join and get a rulebook, but am waiting
>for notice that the 2000 rulebook is available.
>
>thanks,
>Walter Barlow
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