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81. Fw: Maxton Ballast & Spinning Wheels (score: 1)
Author: "Marge and/or Dave Thomssen" <mdthom@radiks.net>
Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 13:49:24 -0600
This thread has been very interesting and important. Good handling cars seem to have the right combination of front to rear weight distribution, the right ratio of wheelbase to track width, slow eno
/html/land-speed/2001-01/msg00316.html (11,726 bytes)

82. Fw: Mickey Thompson (score: 1)
Author: "Marge and/or Dave Thomssen" <mdthom@radiks.net>
Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2001 09:54:01 -0600
In these days of Republican/Democratic power sharing it is interesting to note that Mickey Thompson had a two-engined comp coupe that featured a Chrysler engine, and to make things even, the other en
/html/land-speed/2001-01/msg00366.html (7,988 bytes)

83. Fw: Rotary Factor - Rule Change (score: 1)
Author: "Marge and/or Dave Thomssen" <mdthom@radiks.net>
Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2001 10:14:49 -0600
Tom, well said, indeed. This is also explained in the rule book. I wonder if everyone has actually read the rule book. It might be a good place to start. Dave the Hayseed -- Original Message -- From:
/html/land-speed/2001-01/msg00367.html (10,084 bytes)

84. Fw: Rotary Motors and Rules (score: 1)
Author: "Marge and/or Dave Thomssen" <mdthom@radiks.net>
Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2001 12:30:59 -0600
One of the attractions for this kind of racing is it is open to anybody that shows up and can meet the safety rules. Dave the Hayseed Malcolm, your input is well accepted by me anyway, my god, a com
/html/land-speed/2001-01/msg00384.html (10,987 bytes)

85. Fw: Another great idea from the guy that brought you 300 (score: 1)
Author: "Marge and/or Dave Thomssen" <mdthom@radiks.net>
Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2001 21:14:07 -0600
It will. We used to drag race one. That short stroke liked to rev to 9000. Dave the Hayseed -- Original Message -- From: John Beckett <landspeedracer@email.msn.com> To: DOUG ODOM <popms@thegrid.net>;
/html/land-speed/2001-01/msg00502.html (17,583 bytes)

86. Fw: World records (score: 1)
Author: "Marge and/or Dave Thomssen" <mdthom@radiks.net>
Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2001 10:03:58 -0600
You can tell it is winter by the bench racing taking place on the chat line recently.Here's my two cents worth. Wind resistance also reduces in direct proportion of air density. So it wouldn't make
/html/land-speed/2001-01/msg00740.html (9,647 bytes)

87. Fw: IF MEN AND WOMEN SWAPPED GENITALS (score: 1)
Author: "Marge and/or Dave Thomssen" <mdthom@radiks.net>
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 18:55:41 -0600
Amen Doug Rick, Do you REALLY think that's the appropriate thing to post on the LSR list? If you have to post such things there are plenty of ADULT websites that might appreciate it, not our site, wh
/html/land-speed/2001-01/msg00868.html (7,321 bytes)

88. Fw: Bonneville Articles (score: 1)
Author: "Marge and/or Dave Thomssen" <mdthom@radiks.net>
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 19:51:10 -0600
Hey Malcolm You caught my curiosity. What did the UK have to say about the old Hayseed? Dave thomssen UK Magazine has published its february 2001 issue with the story and pictures of the 52nd Speed W
/html/land-speed/2001-01/msg00873.html (7,322 bytes)

89. Occupations (score: 1)
Author: "Marge and/or Dave Thomssen" <mdthom@radiks.net>
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 19:35:05 -0600
Dave "the Hayseed" Thomssen, Lincoln Nebraska. Geologist in dirt and water. 40 years with an engineering company involved with water resource cleanups and development, design of anything on the dirt-
/html/land-speed/2000-11/msg00589.html (9,412 bytes)

90. King$ Ran$ome Rocket (score: 1)
Author: "Marge and/or Dave Thomssen" <mdthom@radiks.net>
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 07:22:41 -0600
Hey Doug Way to Go! Congratulations on a great performance! Keep those ARDUNs running. For you modern engine guys: understand Doug is making about 550 HP on an engine that originally was designed to
/html/land-speed/2000-11/msg00714.html (6,561 bytes)

91. On-Line Bonneville Article by Land Speed Louise (score: 1)
Author: "Marge and/or Dave Thomssen" <mdthom@radiks.net>
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2000 17:00:25 -0500
Wow! What an insight on why we come out to Bonneville and what we do when we get there! Everybody should read this and post it on the lid of your tool box. Great job Louise! Dave the Hayseed
/html/land-speed/2000-10/msg00341.html (6,611 bytes)

92. New Category (score: 1)
Author: "Marge and/or Dave Thomssen" <mdthom@radiks.net>
Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2000 20:11:21 -0500
Go for it! We racers don't care how many classes there are. We know that the SCTA (you in particular) will administer all classes fairly. As to electronics, when the interpretation for vintage class
/html/land-speed/2000-09/msg00167.html (8,527 bytes)

93. Timing advance (score: 1)
Author: "Marge and/or Dave Thomssen" <mdthom@radiks.net>
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 19:45:27 -0500
On spark advance from an old-timer. Correct spark advance is a matter of experience and experimenting. Every engine set up differently will need different advance. Some setups are so similar that the
/html/land-speed/2000-08/msg00392.html (8,014 bytes)

94. Bonneville Impressions (score: 1)
Author: "Marge and/or Dave Thomssen" <mdthom@radiks.net>
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 19:58:15 -0500
Well Gang Bonneville happened and wasn't it grand! The last great amateur race in the world. ARDUN Doug was impressive, taking the oldest record in the book and upping it 9 MPH. Great Job Doug! I sti
/html/land-speed/2000-08/msg00393.html (7,306 bytes)

95. detonation (score: 1)
Author: "Marge and/or Dave Thomssen" <mdthom@radiks.net>
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 20:24:59 -0500
Yes, I was mainly speaking of gasoline. Nitrous is another journey into the unknown. Much of the problems there is lack of fuel. You're lucky if the ground electrode stays on, and if it does, it's a
/html/land-speed/2000-08/msg00395.html (6,389 bytes)

96. ARDUN advance (score: 1)
Author: "Marge and/or Dave Thomssen" <mdthom@radiks.net>
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2000 08:45:53 -0500
Good discussion on spark lead It is true that engine requiring lots of lead is somewhat inefficient, but to unshroud an ARDUN plug is sometimes more work than it is worth plus the risk of boring into
/html/land-speed/2000-08/msg00399.html (6,585 bytes)

97. Bonneville Transmissions (score: 1)
Author: "Marge and/or Dave Thomssen" <mdthom@radiks.net>
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 21:35:50 -0500
Well, gang our experience might be interesting. In 1979 we ran the Original Goldenrod streamliner (the one from Denver) with my flathead (unblown on gas) and a T-10 4 speed. It ran 179 MPH in the las
/html/land-speed/2000-08/msg00456.html (8,029 bytes)

98. Attracting Newcomers/classes (score: 1)
Author: "Marge and/or Dave Thomssen" <mdthom@radiks.net>
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 12:02:27 -0500
There has always been an argument concerning too many/not enough classes dating back to the 30's dry lake racing. It was determined then that if there was only one class, very few entrants would sho
/html/land-speed/2000-08/msg00484.html (7,581 bytes)

99. Fw: Bonneville Transmissions (score: 1)
Author: "Marge and/or Dave Thomssen" <mdthom@radiks.net>
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2000 19:29:43 -0500
Dave Dahlgren A very confused engineer Clearly the very high speed cars need a gearbox to approximate their top speed by mile 4. They are geared so high they would be very much below their power band
/html/land-speed/2000-08/msg00554.html (12,777 bytes)

100. Fw: Bonneville Transmissions and red faces? (score: 1)
Author: "Marge and/or Dave Thomssen" <mdthom@radiks.net>
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 12:33:42 -0500
Hey gang I got a kick out of Joe's comments. Even though I may be spunky (and a genuine old fart, not a semi-old fart) I was not red-faced at the keyboard. I was trying to focus on the experience of
/html/land-speed/2000-08/msg00573.html (22,404 bytes)

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