Louise
Maybe there would be some value in a race on concrete somewhere in the USA
(central not completely necessary) similar to the ECTA with the same rules
and the same distance so standardization of records could be established.
Drag racing began the same way, but 1/4 mile was chosen as the most
practical distance for starting and stopping on most airfields at a time
when Bonneville first ran with relatively unlimited distance. Maybe a
longer runway could be found to allow a 1-mile run, but it would only be
good if it was a standardized record achievement. This is not to mention
the huge organizational effort it would take on the part of a large group of
racers to get it going. Maybe there is a group of street racers outside of
this group that would want to run just to see how fast they could go
(runwhachabrung) similar to the early days of landspeed and drag racing.
Dave the Hayseed
----- Original Message -----
From: "Louise Ann Noeth" <lanoeth@earthlink.net>
To: "Marge and/or Dave Thomssen" <mdthom@radiks.net>; "Land-speed Racers"
<land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 5:57 PM
Subject: Re: Anotherr race date on the salt?
> This is not an idea. -- yet.
>
> The whole point was to see if more racing dates on the salt would be
welcome
> and what would be attractive and what would not.
>
> Mindful of the great effort and cost involved for many racers, it is those
> whose responses are of value because they would have the greatest time and
> financial burden.
>
> Maybe Bonneville isn't the place to add another race.
>
> Would there be any value to stage an event in the middle of the country
> (Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas)?
>
> Forget the logistics, the point is to ferret out the interest -- if there
is
> any. There is no sense baking the cake before you find out whether or not
> anyone wants to come to the party.
>
> It may be that everyone is happy with the status quo and that is fine. The
> many comments made to me indicated an interest in more racing, so the
> question was put.
>
> Be Vigilant,
>
> "LandSpeed" Louise Ann Noeth
>
> LandSpeed Productions
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