Ron
Guess I look at it a little differently. Bonneville is as INTERNATIONAL
as it gets. There are competitors from Japan, England, New Zealand,
Australia and probably others as well. I think if you questioned Leigh
Fielder, after he set his record on the Salt in 1998, I bet he'd consider it
an INTERNATIONAL effort. If Al Teague ran a 415 MPH average at Lake Gairdner
in '95 wouldn't that be a World record? To me it would. I don't think the
name of the sanctioning body is necessarily the only criteria for World
Record status.
El-Mirage, Muroc and Maxton are what I would classify as National events
and subsequently National records.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Christensen" <ron.christensen@wsapr.com>
To: "'Wester S Potter'" <wspotter@jps.net>; "'Malcolm Pittwood'"
<MPittwood@compuserve.com>; <Land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, February 21, 2000 3:31 PM
Subject: Hero's and World Records
> I have been reading a lot of the list's comments about heros and world
> records and I think there are a couple of things that need to be
clarified.
> Is not an International Record one that was accomplished under FIA or FIM
> rules and under their official sanction? And, are not the records
> established at Bonneville during SCTA/BNI of USFRA meets considered
National
> Records? If that is the case then what constitutes a "World Record"? I
> always considered a World Record to be the same as an International
Record.
> Any comments?
>
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