John
Don't go starting 12 and 24 hour stuff, man it's tough enough with the daily
runs to and fro on the two courses during speed week. I like it this way as
we can still enjoy what those guys across the big pond do as they enjoy
ours. At least their records were set on Yankee soil because we have the
ground to run on.
Glen
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Beckett" <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
To: "Malcolm Pittwood" <MPittwood@compuserve.com>; "Land Speed List"
<land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2001 8:49 AM
Subject: World Records
> "As for getting SCTA Car Classes (or ECTA, John) to be close to FIA
(or
> even UK), I think this is a lost cause as both parties have long standing
> regulations and history and neither will move from their entrenched
> positions. Would the SCTA accept my production Volvo 12 hour to 24 hour
> records?"
>
> "I must admit that it would be fun to set an SCTA record here in the
UK
> or mainland Europe that was faster than the Bonneville speed. Hmm,
thinks,
> where can I find a Camaro body, red and white paint and a purple
firesuit...
> ...??"
>
> " Malcolm Pittwood, Derby, England."
>
> Malcolm
>
> There may be more room here for compromise than one sees at first
> glance. OK the SCAT, USFRA or the ECTA don't have indurance events or
> records. So you go to a different sanctioning group if you want one of
> those. Or maybe we look for venues that would allow indurance events if
> there was sufficient participation. On the other hand I don't see any
reason
> why your Volvo can't run say in D/FALT along with Keith. I don't believe
an
> international flavor in vehicle selection is a huge problem.
>
> Three times at Maxton we have had cars run over the Bonneville record.
> So it is possible, and perhaps likely, that other venues around the world
> could run faster speeds. Personally if someone in Australia, Germany or
> Brazil can build a Comp Coupe to common world class rules, sanctioned by
an
> accepted organization, and run faster than my Chevette did, than they
ought
> to have the world record for the class. I still get to keep my Bonneville
> record, and I just have to work harder if I want to recapture the world
> record in my class.
>
> I suspect there may be more intransigence from the FIA in accepting
new
> LSR classes than there would be from the SCTA in accepting world venues.
And
> would the FIA except SCTA or DLRA timing as legitimate without the current
> exorbitant fees?
>
> John Beckett
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