- 41. BAR at Bonneville (score: 1)
- Author: M Pittwood <MPittwood@compuserve.com>
- Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 08:48:39 -0400
- Just read a news piece from South Africa that BAR will be using the advice of Michelin on tyre compounds - the team are trying to keep to F1 sizes. The more interesting point is that advice to the S
- /html/land-speed/2005-09/msg00136.html (6,624 bytes)
- 42. So you thought Monster Garage spent money .... now see BAR (score: 1)
- Author: "MPittwood@compuserve.com" <MPittwood@compuserve.com>
- Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 14:01:07 -0400
- The latest news from Autosport Magazine - who have pictured the BAR Honda F1 car on the salt and reportred that the driver suffered vibrations that affected his vision - comes the information that th
- /html/land-speed/2005-09/msg00172.html (7,487 bytes)
- 43. Soon you will know ... (score: 1)
- Author: "MPittwood@compuserve.com" <MPittwood@compuserve.com>
- Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 12:30:36 -0400
- The British magazine Custom Car has reported that whilst over here in the UK the Thacker & Shine street roadster was put into the full size wind tunnel at MIRA (Motor Industry Research Association),
- /html/land-speed/2005-09/msg00182.html (7,644 bytes)
- 44. South African Speed Records (score: 1)
- Author: "MPittwood@compuserve.com" <MPittwood@compuserve.com>
- Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 12:47:12 -0400
- Here are the details from Ray Wakefield in South Africa - navigator to the fastest blind driver in the world. "The bike that ran an average 402.32kph flying kilometre last week , with his fastest on
- /html/land-speed/2005-09/msg00183.html (8,163 bytes)
- 45. Wind tunnel testing (score: 1)
- Author: M Pittwood <MPittwood@compuserve.com>
- Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 03:50:24 -0400
- Hey guys & gals, I only report the topics that may be of interest to lsr racers around the world. But the five layer suit still holds up even without SFi tagging!!! Thacker and Shine is an American t
- /html/land-speed/2005-09/msg00194.html (7,968 bytes)
- 46. To be fodded (score: 1)
- Author: M Pittwood <MPittwood@compuserve.com>
- Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 03:50:24 -0400
- John & List The term 'fodding' comes form the air force acronym 'FOD' - which means foreign object debris, or if your jet injests it foreign object damage. But most of you knew that. When making atte
- /html/land-speed/2005-09/msg00195.html (7,130 bytes)
- 47. Rocket Bike at Bonneville (score: 1)
- Author: "MPittwood@compuserve.com" <MPittwood@compuserve.com>
- Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 11:11:58 -0400
- If you have satellite TV watch out for "Big, Big Bikes" which has a feature on the jet/rocket bike - Boost Palouste and the rocket bike - Gillette Mach 3 Challenger, both ridden by Richard Brown. UK
- /html/land-speed/2005-08/msg00226.html (6,753 bytes)
- 48. Discovery Programme (score: 1)
- Author: "MPittwood@compuserve.com" <MPittwood@compuserve.com>
- Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2005 12:17:11 -0400
- For the motorcycle fans there will be a new programme aired soon on Discovery - Big Big Bikes. In addition to the acabion streamliner that Gabriel Uttley has test ridden there is a feature on the Gi
- /html/land-speed/2005-06/msg00057.html (6,828 bytes)
- 49. Maxton and Wendover (not much salt) (score: 1)
- Author: M Pittwood <MPittwood@compuserve.com>
- Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 09:39:39 -0400
- Maxton (30/04 - 01/05) . Maxton was a small meet with some rain interruption, yet by Sunday the sun was strong. Keith behaved as well as could be expected for the occassion - apart from the lack of
- /html/land-speed/2005-05/msg00174.html (8,811 bytes)
- 50. Nevada Land Speed Racing (score: 1)
- Author: M Pittwood <MPittwood@compuserve.com>
- Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 08:31:33 -0400
- I have added a topic to Landracing.com to help those who were interested understand why e=motion made their attempt in Nevada, on a road, last week. As of a few hours ago I became an ex team manager,
- /html/land-speed/2005-05/msg00176.html (6,849 bytes)
- 51. 500 mph tires (score: 1)
- Author: M Pittwood <MPittwood@compuserve.com>
- Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 08:19:39 -0400
- I have been asked to source 500+ mph tires for a British LSR attempt on the Vesco wheeldriven record .... no more details available at this time .... but what rubber is available? (Have also posted
- /html/land-speed/2005-05/msg00282.html (6,513 bytes)
- 52. Brit to Maxton (score: 1)
- Author: "MPittwood@compuserve.com" <MPittwood@compuserve.com>
- Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 15:50:58 -0400
- For those in North Carolina this weekend you can come and meet the Brit that argues the case for the FIA in land speed record breaking. I also support all that ECTA achieve at Maxton, after experien
- /html/land-speed/2005-04/msg00362.html (7,384 bytes)
- 53. Wheeldriven LSR & Goldenrod (score: 1)
- Author: "MPittwood@compuserve.com" <MPittwood@compuserve.com>
- Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 16:01:54 -0400
- Quote "If this were today, the first thing they could have done was purchase million dollar homes, new pick-ups and trailers and then demand for more money". If this were to be true I had better for
- /html/land-speed/2005-04/msg00363.html (6,811 bytes)
- 54. British LSR attempt (score: 1)
- Author: "MPittwood@compuserve.com" <MPittwood@compuserve.com>
- Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 18:40:04 -0400
- With regard to the "location near Wendover" you can be assured that I have not hired the Lake Bonneville course for next weeks attempt (in the first week of May!). After Tunisia I do make sure that
- /html/land-speed/2005-04/msg00366.html (7,827 bytes)
- 55. Electric LSR - Bonneville 100 (score: 1)
- Author: M Pittwood <MPittwood@compuserve.com>
- Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 03:29:42 -0400
- Some of the comments made about the Primetime LSR attempt already demonstrate how the possibility/probability/likelihood (pick any one) of two bodies claiming World governance over the LSR mile and
- /html/land-speed/2005-04/msg00373.html (8,210 bytes)
- 56. He who can p**s the highest? (score: 1)
- Author: "MPittwood@compuserve.com" <MPittwood@compuserve.com>
- Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 10:38:16 -0400
- Dan and list Sorry to anyone who is offended by this male macho description, but it seems to fit with the tone of the topic now. So it all comes down to bragging rights on who can reach the highest p
- /html/land-speed/2005-04/msg00374.html (7,330 bytes)
- 57. Interesting Innovation (score: 1)
- Author: "MPittwood@compuserve.com" <MPittwood@compuserve.com>
- Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2005 05:02:12 -0500
- Mayf and List This new product is just a modern version of the ice can around the fuel line and the air intake pipe. Nice product apearance on the website. This now means we can double the number of
- /html/land-speed/2005-03/msg00056.html (8,840 bytes)
- 58. Monster Garage (score: 1)
- Author: M Pittwood <MPittwood@compuserve.com>
- Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 03:21:52 -0500
- Not having satellite I have not seen the programme on building a lakester from a belly tank, so what I say is based on postings here. Does anyone know what budget is given to Jesse to construct thes
- /html/land-speed/2005-02/msg00295.html (9,514 bytes)
- 59. Pendine Sands, UK (score: 1)
- Author: "MPittwood@compuserve.com" <MPittwood@compuserve.com>
- Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 11:56:52 -0500
- Where are Pendine Sands? The village of Pendine is in South Wales and is on the southern coastline below the hills, and you look south over the Bristol Channel as it flows into the Atlantic Ocean. Pe
- /html/land-speed/2005-02/msg00325.html (8,858 bytes)
- 60. The Prisoner & UK Beaches (score: 1)
- Author: "MPittwood@compuserve.com" <MPittwood@compuserve.com>
- Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 15:26:48 -0500
- I could be glib and say everywhere in England is close to the next place - when compared with the USA, Canada or Australia - but no, Pendine is not the location for the 'Prisoner' programme nor close
- /html/land-speed/2005-02/msg00329.html (7,502 bytes)
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