Jerry is right about the car. It's a rear four wheel drive lakester. Chain
driven off a Lenco trans. The car holds a record at El Mirage at 218 MPH.
The engineering is awesome. Now known as the Frightliner. Runs only one
blower. Cranks are steel billet and expensive. John stretched the car about
100 inches last year. Latley has been pitching blower belts and trying to
figure it out. John and I are in the same lakes club the Gear Grinders
Glen
----- Original Message -----
From: "JERRY FOSTER" <fosterap@flash.net>
To: "paul bland" <paul.blandavon@btinternet.com>;
<land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 9:16 AM
Subject: Re: K.B. lakester
> Paul, I think you are referring to John Bjorkman's Lakester. They use the
> back two cylinders from a KB Hemi, and I believe each has it's own blower.
> I have seen it go 174 (I think) at El Mirage. Started as a two wheeler,
> then a four wheeler, now a six wheeler. Has a Harley sound, but really
> pulls hard. Jerry
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "paul bland" <paul.blandavon@btinternet.com>
> To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 9:41 AM
> Subject: K.B. lakester
>
>
> > List, I was looking through some old copies of popular hotrodding and as
> usual
> > couldn't find the one magazine I wanted, I was looking for an article on
a
> > lakester (might of been a liner) that was powered by a V twin that the
> owner
> > had made from one end of a K.B.fuel block and heads, does anyone have
any
> info
> > on this car? performance, class etc.. am I remembering right in thinking
> this
> > car had 6 wheels? is this car still racing?
> > Paul.
> ///
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