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RE: Wankels,2-strokes,ad nauseum,oh my!

To: "'Dave Dahlgren'" <ddahlgren@snet.net>, RAWAWA@aol.com
Subject: RE: Wankels,2-strokes,ad nauseum,oh my!
From: "Clay, Dale" <Dale.Clay@mdhelicopters.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 12:27:55 -0700
Packaging a four cylinder should be doable, more than that could be a
problem getting the expansion chambers to fit ...

There a ultralight, snowmobile and outboard engines which could work as
well.

DC


-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Dahlgren [mailto:ddahlgren@snet.net]
Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 12:14 PM
To: RAWAWA@aol.com
Cc: land-speed@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Wankels,2-strokes,ad nauseum,oh my!


seems pretty doable to me.. I have gotton about 85 - 90 out
of a rotax 250....
Dave Dahlgren

RAWAWA@aol.com wrote:
> 
> Subj:   RE: Rules/wankel engine size factor.........
> Date:   01/04/2001 10:50:27 AM Eastern Standard Time
> From:    Dale.Clay@mdhelicopters.com (Clay, Dale)
> Sender:    owner-land-speed@autox.team.net
> Reply-to:    Dale.Clay@mdhelicopters.com (Clay, Dale)
> To:    landspeedracer@email.msn.com ('John Beckett'), ddahlgren@snet.net
> (Dave Dahlgren), land-speed@autox.team.net, leekenn@pacbell.net (Lee
> Kennedy), dwarner@electrorent.com (Dan Warner), beauty1@hughes.net (Mike
> Cook), mmanghel@hughes.net (Mike Manghelli)
> 
> Current 500 cc GP motorcycles produce almost 200 HP (!).  I don't know if
> any direct comparisons can be made, but clearly a rotary shouldn't be
> penalized MORE than 2 strokes.
> 
> Shouldn't we be in line with the FIA on this?  I thought Bonneville
records
> were FIA endorsed.
> 
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> Subj:   Re: Rules/wankel engine size factor.........
> Date:   01/04/2001 6:32:29 PM Eastern Standard Time
> From:   RAWAWA
> To:     Dale.Clay@mdhelicopters.com
> 
> Where can i get one of those 500cc 200hp 2-strokes? Are they readily
> available to the public,and at realistic prices? ......Gran Prix= Big
prize
> and a proportionate investment to be in the race..If one can squeeze 2/3
that
> HP out of a 500cc,you are doing very well !...........................Bob
W
> 
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> Subj:   RE: Rules/wankel engine size factor.........
> Date:   01/05/2001 9:12:45 AM Eastern Standard Time
> From:    Dale.Clay@mdhelicopters.com (Clay, Dale)
> To:    RAWAWA@aol.com ('RAWAWA@aol.com'), Dale.Clay@mdhelicopters.com
(Clay,
> Dale)
> 
> Well ... they lease them for $1M per year, but you need a pretty good
resume
> too.
> 
> Subj:   RE: Rules/wankel engine size factor.........
> Date:   01/04/2001 10:50:27 AM Eastern Standard Time
> From:    Dale.Clay@mdhelicopters.com (Clay, Dale)
> Sender:    owner-land-speed@autox.team.net
> 
> from Bob Wanner  a.k.a. Wanner B an LSRacer

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