Arne:
it all depends on your perspective. I mean, REALLY.
To THE PUBLIC AT LARGE, Andy Green's record is probably the only one that
seems significant.
To those who actually race landspeed, there may REALLY (whether any one else
believes it or not) be other records that are personally more interesting.
For me personally, the most significant records are (in order)...
1. Unlimited wheel-driven (Vesco)
2. Unlimited positive-displacement engine (White)
3. Unlimited wheel-driven MC (Campos)
4. Unlimited "sit-on" MC (Noonan still, I think--??)
5. The record in my competition class (because that's where I focus my
effort)
6. Unlimited landspeed (Green)
Part of my bias is because I think that there are more difficult technical
problems to solve with traction-drive vehicles than there are with pure
thrust-drive. (I will grant you that I think it required the most bravery
to do what Andy Green did.)
I'm being as honest about these preferences as I know how to be. And I
suspect that a significant fraction of the list will feel similarly, at
least about the first two or three (perhaps juggled some).
I think that anyone who is doing this sport in hopes of impressing the
(non-lsr) public is wasting his/her effort. The public cares very little
about what we do. Realistically, we're here to satisfy our own goals, and
maybe to impress some of the people who have impressed us-- that is, the
other members of this small group of lsr racers.
Russ, #1226B
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-land-speed@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-land-speed@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Arne Hulstein
Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 7:48 PM
To: 'Jim Dincau'
Cc: Land-Speed@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: Thrust
I am just wondering why there is all this friction towards those who set
a very good record speed in a thrust powered vehicle. Thrust powered
vehicles in general really.
To be honest, I wouldn't mind starting a project like the
aforementioned. Someday... Maybe...
In reality, what you say about their record could come back to you as
well. Why try for any of those class records as the speed to beat really
is that 763.035 mph?
Arne
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