[Alpines] [Tigers] Spirit of Sunbeam Salt Flats Plans

[drmayf]

About 550 hp. Been having boost issue apparently  becaus erecorded boost 
is way low. Have been running up against aero wall with the power I have 
been making.  Changed some of that this year so should make the power 
(said with fingers crossed).

mayf
CoolVT at aol.com wrote:

> *Curious Mayf,*
> *What have you calculated the h.p needs to be to get you to 200mph?*
>  
> In a message dated 8/5/2010 12:09:48 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
> drmayf at mayfco.com writes:
>
>     Well, time for me to inform all those who follow the Spirit of
>     Sunbeam
>     in it's quest to be the worlds fastest Sunbeam.  The current top
>     speed
>     for a flying mile is now at 186.192 mph.  Changes have been made
>     to the
>     car for this years activies. Oh first, we will not be at Speed
>     Week in
>     August. That event has become a happening and costs have skyrocketed
>     beyond our means.  Last year, we paid 1300 bucks for one hotel
>     room for
>     6 nights. Instead we are going to World of Speed in September: same
>     hotel but costs for the entire stay is 249 dollars.  Mods to the car
>     have been few. I mentioned that I built a simulator so that the
>     el
>
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