That 100 mile record does look pretty soft....... Although the SilverState
course is only 90 miles, somebody always averages over 200 eachrace. I'm sure
that if they had another 10 miles, a lot of them couldhave made it. The Silver
State records are not FIA,they list them in the Guiness Book.
Ed
>-----Original Message-----
>From: wester6935@comcast.net [mailto:wester6935@comcast.net]
>Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2006 12:00 AM
>To: ed@vetteracing.com, Askotto@aol.com, lsr_man@yahoo.com
>Cc: land-speed@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Another possible LSR venue
>
>Yeah ... but Ab Jenkins did it on the salt ... flat track and you all know
what traction is like on the salt.
>
>One book I have lists Ab Jenkin's 1950 International Class Arecords as; 100
miles, 184.46 mph, 200 miles 190.92 mph, 1 hourcontinuous running,190.68 mph,
all from a standing start.
>
>Wes
>
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
>From: ed@vetteracing.com
>> Dick,
>> This is the track Corvette took all of the Mormon Meteor's FIA records
away.
>> The 5000 Mile record was held by a factory experimental diesel, built by
>> Mercedes & set in 1976. Here are the records Corvette got in just over one
>> day:
>>
>> World Record Previously Held for 50 Years
>>
>> NEW INTERNATIONAL RECORDS
>>
>> 100 Miles @ 175.600 MPH
>>
>> 500 Miles @ 175.503 MPH
>>
>> 1000 Miles @ 174.428 MPH
>>
>> 5000 KM @ 175.710 MPH
>>
>> 5000 Miles @ 173.791 MPH
>>
>> 12 Hours Endurance @ 175.523 MPH
>>
>> 24 Hours Endurance @ 175.885 MPH for 4,221.256 Miles
>>
>>
>>
>> WORLD RECORDS - IRRESPECTIVE of CATEGORY or CLASS
>>
>>
>>
>> 5000 KM @ 175.710 MPH
>>
>> 5000 Miles @ 173.791 MPH
>>
>> 4,221.256 Miles @ 175.885 MPH
>>
>> Not too shabby.......
>> Ed
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: Askotto@aol.com [mailto:Askotto@aol.com]
>> >Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 01:51 PM
>> >To: lsr_man@yahoo.com
>> >Cc: land-speed@autox.team.net
>> >Subject: Re: Another possible LSR venue
>> >
>> >In a message dated 12/28/2006 8:39:52 A.M. Mountain Standard Time,
>> >lsr_man@yahoo.com writes:
>> >
>> >They have a 9-mile paved, banked oval there which they rate for 200mph. I
>> >know there were circular LSR events run at Bonneville in the distant
past.
>> >Maybe it would be of interest to add such an event again.
>> >
>> >http://www.ara.com/offices/testing_pecos.htm
>> >
>> >DickJ
>> >In East Texas
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