Meant to send this to the list also.
DW
----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Warner <dwarner@electrorent.com>
To: Chuck Rothfuss <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>
Sent: Friday, August 25, 2000 4:46 AM
Subject: Re: Q45 on the salt
> Well Chuck the engine that was in the Q45 might be a more difficult swap
> than your other list partners care to partake of. The Q45 of Larry Detrick
> used an obsolete IRL Infinity engine donated by Ed Pink. The 4.0 liter
> engine is no longer used in the IRL series as they went to 3.5 for year
> 2000. The car was a $1 media pool castoff. Larry set an E/GC record of 201
> gaining entry into the 200 MPH club. They leaned the motor out with the
lap
> top, were on a hard run which resulted in a spin as Larry over drove the
> rear tires. A toasted clutch and half shaft coupler ended the week for
them.
> They may returned to run on alcohol, that is what the engine is meant to
> use, in 2001 for more records, or they may not retrun as we often see.
>
> Dan (saw it all in impound, except Keith) Warner
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Chuck Rothfuss <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>
> To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 4:27 PM
> Subject: Q45 on the salt
>
>
> > List,
> >
> > I remember someone mentioning a Q45 project that had run at
Bonneville.
> > Anyone have any more details on the car/class/records/owner/driver? My
> > Datsun 510 lists are buzzing about it since the Q45 powerplant is a
common
> > (though not easy) swap into the ancient 510 chassis.
> >
> > Chuck Rothfuss
> > USS Wankel, RX510 'brick'
> > Pole Cat Hollow, NC
> >
>
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