Don't think there is much interest anyway.
JB
----- Original Message -----
From: "glen barrett" <speedtimer@charter.net>
To: "John Beckett" <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>; "Malcolm Pittwood"
<MPittwood@compuserve.com>; "Land Speed List" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2001 12:11 PM
Subject: Re: World Records
> 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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