Malcolm,
I've been curious. Why did JCB scrub the manufacturer's name off the
sidewalls of the tires they ran last year?
Wes
On Aug 20, 2007, at 3:10 PM, MPittwood@compuserve.com wrote:
> Mayf & list
>
> I did not see in the latest article any claims of British superiority
> in
> engineering - although in the case of the diesel power unit its
> engineering
> performance could be inferred from holding the LSR and being more
> efficient
> and accepting more boost pressure than the Audi or Peugeot LeMans race
> diesels or any F1 or Champ Car engines.
>
> Andy Green's quote was " ...... a great opportunity to show the world
> what British design and engineering skill can achieve."
>
> I would not agree that the US press ............... given a story on a
> forthcoming outright world speed record bid ................... would
> hold
> back from making claims regarding the engineering or manufacturing
> skills
> of their own Country or countrymen involved in the project.
>
> [Maybe I cannot see where and when the engineering skills ..........
> of a
> major British business (arguably the best designer and maker of yellow
> painted construction digger vehicles (LOL)), that is worth billions -
> in
> association with some high profile partners - decides to spend a
> 'modest
> amount' of turnover on a publicity or marketing driven LSR bid,
> ............. are replaced by or because of the amount of money
> spent.].
>
> Would you expect a world class business to limit the enthusiaism for
> its
> successes? (The PR consultancy would be sacked for holding back -
> regardless of their Country of origin).
>
> Of course we know that the LSR outright wheeldriven record will only
> fall
> to a "superior" effort by the British .................. because of
> Goodyear state of the art high speed tyres (450 + mph) - made to be
> superior than all others in the USA.
>
> Many in the UK in LSR circles hope that the tyres will be made
> available to
> all racers. At the moment I do not know anything that would keep the
> tyres
> just to the JCB team. But what size will they be? Will US racers want
> them?
>
> Malcolm Pittwood, Derby, England
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