Malcolm,
If you were to do the following,
"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"
you will be stoned out of the UK for wearing purple and have to seek asylum in
the US, probably the only place they would let you go would be Alabama.. Then
you and your camero wearing your purple fire suit would be would have to get a
job making fake rocks wearing your purple fire suit.
Jonathan
Malcolm Pittwood wrote:
> Dave and the List,
>
> The FIA, as a Federation of Motor Sport Organisations around the world,
> cannot dictate where anyone runs for an International record approved under
> their regulations.
>
> Apart from the outright record for the flying start mile (if I may Keith, I
> call it the World Record) which can only be set at one desert location up
> to 15 miles long (Black Rock), there are many records (particularly those
> for duration distances and times) that were set at Bonneville (on the 10
> mile flat circle) but have since been broken on race and test tracks -
> Talladega, Fort Stockton, Nardo (7 mile circle) - all at lower altitudes.
>
> The point is that for FIA records you have to not only choose the class you
> wish to run in but search for and locate the appropriate track. Bonneville
> may not be the most appropriate track to use when you have the whole world
> to look at. But this is OK, as so few on this list are bothered with the
> FIA (or FIM).
>
> My ideas for FIA car record sites at the moment:- If you want to go fast
> thrust powered go to the Black Rock, Nevada (if you can afford the fees).
> If it is a wheeldriven contender then Lake Gairdner Australia (until Save
> the Salt restores Bonneville). If using stored energy then perhaps a salt
> lake in South America (at 20,000 feet above sea level). If attacking any
> duration record - Talladega or Nardo.
>
> 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.
> (Which days are make fun of Keith Days again??)
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