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1. Tyres (score: 1): Author: "Mike Jenkins" <MikeJ@speedrecordclub.softnet.co.uk>; Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 17:51:57 +0100; Anybody know of a source of tyres to fit a 21in rim rated at 180+mph? Mike Jenkins /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or try /// http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo; /html/land-speed/2002-04/msg00401.html (6,595 bytes)
2. Re: Morris Minor's, Woodies, Pie Wagons, Mini's and U (score: 1): Author: "Mike Jenkins" <MikeJ@speedrecordclub.softnet.co.uk>; Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 17:51:50 +0100; If you really want to push the boat out for turing parts for the BMC A-Series engine try looking at www.kad-uk.com - they produce a 16-valve twin-cam conversion for the A-Series along with lots of o; /html/land-speed/2001-04/msg00784.html (7,359 bytes)
3. Volvo Amazon (score: 1): Author: "Mike Jenkins" <MikeJ@speedrecordclub.softnet.co.uk>; Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 14:45:57 +0100; Anybody know when the first person dropped a smallblock Chevy into a Volvo Amazon? Was it before 1971? Thanks, Mike Jenkins /// /// land-speed@autox.team.net mailing list ///; /html/land-speed/2001-03/msg00731.html (6,551 bytes)
4. Re: Volvo Amazon (score: 1): Author: "Mike Jenkins" <MikeJ@speedrecordclub.softnet.co.uk>; Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 20:58:11 +0100; The Amazon was the 122S Mike /// /// land-speed@autox.team.net mailing list ///; /html/land-speed/2001-03/msg00736.html (6,470 bytes)
5. Re: Recap on 'World Records Topic' (score: 1): Author: "Mike Jenkins" <MikeJ@speedrecordclub.softnet.co.uk>; Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 20:09:29 -0000; As far as I am concerned, the 1% rule is an attempt to level out some of the other factors like wind, temperature, etc. For example, if I had just set a record at 200.201mph (I wish!), with still co; /html/land-speed/2001-02/msg00182.html (9,622 bytes)
6. Re: going fast (score: 1): Author: "Mike Jenkins" <MikeJ@speedrecordclub.softnet.co.uk>; Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2001 19:12:42 -0000; Neither John Cobb's Railton or Mickey Thompson's Challenger I had any mechanical connection between the front and rear axles. Mike Jenkins /// /// land-speed@autox.team.net mailing list ///; /html/land-speed/2001-02/msg00243.html (7,991 bytes)
7. Re: going fast (score: 1): Author: "Mike Jenkins" <MikeJ@speedrecordclub.softnet.co.uk>; Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 19:00:24 -0000; If you were running with blown engine you may be able to drive the blower feeding the front engine from the rear engine and vice versa. This should make a feedback loop between the engines. Mike Jen; /html/land-speed/2001-02/msg00269.html (7,538 bytes)
8. Re: liner layout (score: 1): Author: "Mike Jenkins" <MikeJ@speedrecordclub.softnet.co.uk>; Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 19:44:02 -0000; I'm no real expert, but I would have thought that the offset front wheel arrangement shouldn't cause too many problems considering that Al Teague has used the arrangement to run at over 400mph. Mike; /html/land-speed/2001-02/msg00340.html (8,517 bytes)
9. 1991-2000 (score: 1): Author: "Mike Jenkins" <MikeJ@speedrecordclub.softnet.co.uk>; Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 14:44:46 -0000; The Speed Record Club is now 10 years old and to commemorate this we are putting together a 10th Anniversary Supplement for our magazine. What do people think that the most important record breaking; /html/land-speed/2001-01/msg00650.html (7,336 bytes)
10. Re: Can you clarify (score: 1): Author: "Mike Jenkins" <MikeJ@speedrecordclub.softnet.co.uk>; Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 21:15:07 -0000; Ugo & List, I think you're about 99.9% right Ugo. The only thing I'm not sure of is that I don't think the 332mph record that Jim Feuling set was an FIM record but a Land Speed Authority (LSA) record; /html/land-speed/2001-01/msg01207.html (13,014 bytes)
11. Re: Can you clarify (score: 1): Author: "Mike Jenkins" <MikeJ@speedrecordclub.softnet.co.uk>; Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 19:13:01 -0000; Ugo & List, I think you're about 99.9% right Ugo. The only thing I'm not sure of is that I don't think the 332mph record that Jim Feuling set was an FIM record but a Land Speed Authority (LSA) record; /html/land-speed/2001-01/msg01227.html (8,391 bytes)
12. Re: International Records (score: 1): Author: "Mike Jenkins" <MikeJ@speedrecordclub.softnet.co.uk>; Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 20:35:24 -0000; Here's a British (and purely personal) view on the local/national/international/world record question. The question of altitude first - I don't think you can do much about altitude - after all its m; /html/land-speed/2001-01/msg01526.html (11,871 bytes)
13. Re: Big Magnet in Drain Plug (score: 1): Author: "Mike Jenkins" <MikeJ@speedrecordclub.softnet.co.uk>; Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 19:55:01 -0000; If you can get one, the best ones are probably the aerospace mag-plugs. These come with their own housing which seals the hole and thus the plug can be removed without spilling oil. A good trick if y; /html/land-speed/2000-12/msg00299.html (9,180 bytes)
14. Re: cooling (score: 1): Author: "Mike Jenkins" <MikeJ@speedrecordclub.softnet.co.uk>; Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2000 20:50:38 +0100; Hmm, a turbo-compound LSR vehicle! Don't think I've ever heard of one being mooted before. Would it run as blown or as a turbine, or both? The only proposed motor sport application that I've ever hea; /html/land-speed/2000-10/msg00200.html (18,266 bytes)
15. Re: compounding (score: 1): Author: "Mike Jenkins" <MikeJ@speedrecordclub.softnet.co.uk>; Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 19:04:29 +0100; The IC engine still drives the rear wheels (or whatever else you want to drive), the turbine is there to use some of the energy in the exhaust gases that would otherwise be wasted. The turbine is co; /html/land-speed/2000-10/msg00238.html (30,122 bytes)
16. Re: Rotary Engines (score: 1): Author: "Mike Jenkins" <MikeJ@speedrecordclub.softnet.co.uk>; Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 19:13:22 +0100; For record breaking the FIA put rotary engines into their own groups, each with the normal capacity class breaks. Group V for 'engines with rotative Otto cycle with or without supercharger' and Group; /html/land-speed/2000-09/msg00353.html (10,903 bytes)
17. Re: Rotary engines, Hmmmmm... (score: 1): Author: "Mike Jenkins" <MikeJ@speedrecordclub.softnet.co.uk>; Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 21:03:13 +0100; We have had at least one rotary LSR vehicle in Britain - Alex MacFadzean's motorcycle streamliner 'Penetrator', which was powered by a turboed Norton Rotary and ridden by Mick Booys set the British; /html/land-speed/2000-08/msg00201.html (7,096 bytes)
18. Re: Flying Streamliners (score: 1): Author: "Mike Jenkins" <MikeJ@speedrecordclub.softnet.co.uk>; Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2000 19:19:42 +0100; One of the big dangers with any form of ground-effect (or more correctly venturi-effect) is that if the car gets to near the ground then a phenomenon called 'diffuser-stall' may result. This causes; /html/land-speed/2000-06/msg00303.html (8,173 bytes)
19. Thrust SSC Video (score: 1): Author: "Mike Jenkins" <MikeJ@speedrecordclub.softnet.co.uk>; Date: Sun, 7 May 2000 20:35:41 +0100; Anyone know if you can get a copy of the Thrust SSC 'Mission' Video in NTSC format? Mike J; /html/land-speed/2000-05/msg00033.html (6,326 bytes)
20. Re: Sanctioning (score: 1): Author: "Mike Jenkins" <MikeJ@speedrecordclub.softnet.co.uk>; Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 19:58:55 -0000; I'm not sure Keith's argument as to 5 the five venues that run to SCTA/USFRA/ECTA/DRLA allow you to claim that your records are world records - after all we've got three current venues in the UK (El; /html/land-speed/2000-03/msg00023.html (7,533 bytes)

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