Don, """"455ci twin turbo Buick engine behind a 425 TH
Caddy trans to go in my 1961 VW Transporter pick-up"""" Is this a joke?
If not simply go to SCTA's
website and view many of the rules on line, and also order the new rule book,
the info on entering is also
there http://www.scta-bni.org/ Joe :) :)
Don Kerr wrote:
> Thanx for the reply Bill?.....
> Surely the guys on the water would be doing this by now, after all if
> you get killed most of the time trying this stuff then an increase in
> safety is not going to be diss-allowed, is it? The thing is that, do you
> use a hydroplane on water trials or an aerofoil? Hydroplane would be
> more effective but drag would be high. Now to the BIG question........
> I'm putting together a 455ci twin turbo Buick engine behind a 425 TH
> Caddy trans to go in my 1961 VW Transporter pick-up.I'm not really into
> the quarter mile drag racing, it's over too quick....... What do I need
> to know about entering for the Speed Week ? And where do I get the info?
> Secondly, the Road Race in Big Bend Texas , does it have a Pick-up
> class? Any info would be very helpfull and I'm doing some internet
> research too.
> Thankyou all in advance....................DK aka,
> (Scrap-Iron Racing.)
>
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> ardunbill@webtv.net wrote:
> >
> > Right Don, I thought the same thing when I saw the Water Speed show.
> > Those things are death traps, and they need a computer-controlled
> > 'attitude controller' wing on the front that detects any rise and
> > automatically corrects it. From a story on 'flying wing' aircraft
> > technology a while back, the flying wing becomes stable now because of
> > computers that instantly detect and correct any instability. Cheers,
> > ArdunBill
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