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Re: 75 Years of over 200 mph driving

To: Malcolm Pittwood <MPittwood@compuserve.com>,
Subject: Re: 75 Years of over 200 mph driving
From: W S Potter <wester6935@attbi.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2002 08:07:51 -0800
Page 2  Bonneville 200 Mile Per Hour Club members class records and minimums
list for 2000 states;

"The limitations of membership, such as admitting foreign drivers who come
to Bonneville or record runs made in Europe, will be left up to the members
themselves."

Not a one man decision but apparently could be considered if proposed at the
next general meeting of the club.

Wes

on 3/23/02 4:29 AM, Malcolm Pittwood at MPittwood@compuserve.com wrote:

> In six days time it will be the 75th Anniversary of the first land speed
> record set at over 200 mph.
> 
> Even after all this time the speed still marks a threshold speed above
> which racers aspire to join a number of exclusive drivers clubs.
> 
> Briton Henry Segrave drove the "1000HP" Sunbeam on the Ormond Daytona beach
> in Florida USA on March 29th.  He attained a two way average of 203.792 mph
> through the flying mile.  The car can be seen in the National Motor Museum,
> Beaulieu, Hampshire, England.
> 
> Malcolm Pittwood, Derby, England.
> 
> ps I hope that the Bonneville 200 mph club executive will honour this great
> achievement, even though it was not achieved on salt and was many years
> before the club opened.     

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