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241. Re: Stopping streamliners (one more quick thought) (score: 1)
Author: W S Potter <wester6935@attbi.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2002 11:35:22 -0800
The catch net still exists. It is a concern for some because it tangles around the canopy but a couple of properly positioned, fast chase vehicles and sharp knives could solve that problem. Better th
/html/land-speed/2002-10/msg00362.html (8,065 bytes)

242. Re: Bike Guys, Look! _ Fw: Ultimate V8 For Alpine Conversion (score: 1)
Author: W S Potter <wester6935@attbi.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 13:00:07 -0800
Considering what Honda, and the aftermarket industry, does with 2 liters in their cars ... WOW! The AUDI V6 is 2.6 liters. Look at the weight both makers have in their cars compared to a motorcycle.
/html/land-speed/2002-10/msg00444.html (8,892 bytes)

243. Re: Tow ropes or tow straps ? (score: 1)
Author: W S Potter <wester6935@attbi.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 18:30:42 -0800
Interesting that the round shroud lines are a tubular weave with a filler of straight cords inside. Allows for some shock absorption and back up strength with the composition construction. Of all the
/html/land-speed/2002-10/msg00452.html (8,154 bytes)

244. Re: This recalls Ak Miller's Olds/27T entry "The Horse of (score: 1)
Author: W S Potter <wester6935@attbi.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 14:03:21 -0800
Caballo de Heirro (sp) Home built Hot Rod takes on Mercedes 300 ... lots of stories about it in Hot Rod and other publications at the time. Oldsmobile V8 engine if I remember correctly. Ak Miller, Ra
/html/land-speed/2002-10/msg00465.html (9,327 bytes)

245. Re: firebird gone (score: 1)
Author: W S Potter <wester6935@attbi.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 18:20:22 -0800
There's lots of them around. Just keep looking and you'll find something you like. Down there you don't have to worry about salted roads in the winter that result in pre-rusted bodies before you go t
/html/land-speed/2002-10/msg00471.html (7,134 bytes)

246. Re: Rule Book and Interpretation (score: 1)
Author: W S Potter <wester6935@attbi.com>
Date: Sun, 01 Sep 2002 09:27:39 -0700
Yes, but he's writing his own rules within FIA guidelines. So is Breedlove and there's no way that car would pass tech inspection starting with the front three feet of the car. Wes
/html/land-speed/2002-09/msg00003.html (7,868 bytes)

247. Re: Classic Category (score: 1)
Author: W S Potter <wester6935@attbi.com>
Date: Sun, 01 Sep 2002 18:49:06 -0700
I remember stories of some local racers going to the salt with a Ford flathead powered Dodge Dart. They were sent home because the car "wasn't in the spirit" of the rules. That was many years back an
/html/land-speed/2002-09/msg00009.html (9,761 bytes)

248. salt flats fiasco (score: 1)
Author: W S Potter <wester6935@attbi.com>
Date: Mon, 02 Sep 2002 08:31:13 -0700
Magcorp has been the biggest polluter in the U S for years. Their plant on the east end of the salt flats was the worst for releasing toxic emissions, Now they are walking away from pollution on 84 s
/html/land-speed/2002-09/msg00020.html (7,516 bytes)

249. Re: NON LSR--Date Line/mother boards? (score: 1)
Author: W S Potter <wester6935@attbi.com>
Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2002 07:17:55 -0700
The way things are moving in the computer industry it was a year out of date the day they started to design the production run. The successor for the "new" iMac should be in production within the nex
/html/land-speed/2002-09/msg00091.html (7,869 bytes)

250. Re: Race Car Stability and Safety (score: 1)
Author: W S Potter <wester6935@attbi.com>
Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2002 10:19:33 -0700
No personal experience but I have heard the term "Pucker Time" used more than once in describing the reactions by those who have had "incidents" out there. Wes /// unsubscribe/change address requests
/html/land-speed/2002-09/msg00131.html (8,458 bytes)

251. Re: A BIG scooter (score: 1)
Author: W S Potter <wester6935@attbi.com>
Date: Sat, 07 Sep 2002 17:26:53 -0700
Nope! One 12V motor only according to the rules. Don't know about training wheels to make the 4wheel requirement. Have to ask Terry Nish for a rules clarification. Wes
/html/land-speed/2002-09/msg00174.html (6,896 bytes)

252. Re: Technical Question - wheel arrangements (score: 1)
Author: W S Potter <wester6935@attbi.com>
Date: Sat, 07 Sep 2002 17:39:10 -0700
Nothing has changed on that part of the rule book. Old requirements still apply. Tech inspectors will be the final say on such narrow or staggered arrangements. Better examples of staggered are Al Te
/html/land-speed/2002-09/msg00175.html (9,073 bytes)

253. Re: Technical Question - wheel arrangements (score: 1)
Author: W S Potter <wester6935@attbi.com>
Date: Sat, 07 Sep 2002 20:59:44 -0700
Can you imagine the bench racing that will go on in Pahrump? LOL already! Wes
/html/land-speed/2002-09/msg00178.html (8,734 bytes)

254. Re: Vincent Story: Meeting Rollie Free (score: 1)
Author: W S Potter <wester6935@attbi.com>
Date: Sun, 08 Sep 2002 10:55:20 -0700
The fast bike at World of Speed gets a bronze of Rollie Free, out flat and skimpily dressed, on that cold September 13, 1948 morning when he rode to that 150.313 record. (It was his wife's shower cap
/html/land-speed/2002-09/msg00187.html (7,254 bytes)

255. Bonneville Salt Flats condition - vintage racers (score: 1)
Author: W S Potter <wester6935@attbi.com>
Date: Sun, 08 Sep 2002 22:58:34 -0700
USFRA President Gary Allen was on the salt this afternoon. The puddle is back at the end of the access road but the course and the proposed WoS pit area is very dry to small puddles in the low spots
/html/land-speed/2002-09/msg00191.html (7,912 bytes)

256. Re: Wendover housing (score: 1)
Author: W S Potter <wester6935@attbi.com>
Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2002 20:40:30 -0700
As Ellen mentioned, the deer hunt in Utah is always the same weekend as World Finals. Glen wouldn't know that, being a Californian. The golf is a new thing this year. Rooms are already at a premium d
/html/land-speed/2002-09/msg00232.html (9,037 bytes)

257. Re: Wendover (score: 1)
Author: W S Potter <wester6935@attbi.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 07:58:37 -0700
Like Las Vegas ... summer is hot, dusty and miserable so everyone but racers stays in the Casinos. Then the in-between seasons ... people are busy at home so they have to do something to attract visi
/html/land-speed/2002-09/msg00241.html (7,234 bytes)

258. Re: Wendover housing (score: 1)
Author: W S Potter <wester6935@attbi.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 08:05:36 -0700
The town isn't exactly thrilled to have the racers there. Salt gets tracked into every hotel and motel, usually not big gamblers, they would rather attract others who don't have something else to do
/html/land-speed/2002-09/msg00242.html (8,672 bytes)

259. Re: Vincent Story: Meeting Rollie Free (score: 1)
Author: W S Potter <wester6935@attbi.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 09:12:41 -0700
Rollie didn't "sit" on the bike when he broke the record. Wes /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or try /// http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo /// Archives at http:
/html/land-speed/2002-09/msg00248.html (8,091 bytes)

260. Re: Wendover housing (score: 1)
Author: W S Potter <wester6935@attbi.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 09:14:47 -0700
As I said, I don't know enough to comment intelligently. I'll have to take the fifth. Wes /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or try /// http://www.team.net/mailman/li
/html/land-speed/2002-09/msg00249.html (8,047 bytes)

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