OK, I was half right. The first to go 200 MPH, but not the first to set the
record at 200 MPH.
JB
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cris Shearer" <cshearer@tacisp.com>
To: "John Beckett" <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
Cc: "Henry Deaton" <hdeaton@verio.com>; "Mike Jenkins"
<MikeJ@speedrecordclub.softnet.co.uk>; "LSR List"
<land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2001 9:07 PM
Subject: Re: 1991-2000
> Lloyd did go over 200 (Speedweek 1997) and qualified for a record return
run
> but wasn't able to back it up. If I remember, I think Costella loaned
him a
> tire or tired but Lloyd couldn't back up his record. He passed away
before he
> had a chance to come back. cris, SLC
>
> John Beckett wrote:
>
> > Someone correct me if I'm wrong but wasnt Lloyd Healey the first over
200
> > MPH in an electric vehicle. Rannenburg holds the record now.
> >
> > John Beckett
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Henry Deaton" <hdeaton@verio.com>
> > To: "Mike Jenkins" <MikeJ@speedrecordclub.softnet.co.uk>; "LSR List"
> > <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2001 4:56 PM
> > Subject: Re: 1991-2000
> >
> > > How about the first electric vehicle over 200 mph? 207 mph in October
> > 1997.
> > >
> > > Vehicle: White Lightning
> > > Team: Rannenburg Racing
> > > Driver: Eric Luebben
> > >
> > > Henry Deaton
> > >
> > > At 02:44 PM 1/12/2001 +0000, Mike Jenkins wrote:
> > > >List,
> > > >
> > > >The Speed Record Club is now 10 years old and to commemorate this we
are
> > > >putting together a 10th Anniversary Supplement for our magazine.
> > > >
> > > >What do people think that the most important record breaking events
of
> > each
> > > >of the last 10 years were?
> > > >
> > > >Mike Jenkins
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