[Fot] GT6 at the Salt Flats...

[Bob Bownes -Seiri]

Many years ago MJB pointed out that the land speed record for production under
2 L cars should be well within the reach of the GT6.

Sure am glad I live east of the Mississippi. That's the last project I need!


On Jul 11, 2012, at 12:51, Charles WATSON <clw2000 at msn.com> wrote:

> Not bad for a car that never entered a wind tunnel during its design!
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>> From: charly at mitchelplumbing.com
>> To: BillDentin at aol.com; fot at autox.team.net
>> Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2012 07:11:04 -0700
>> Subject: Re: [Fot] GT6 at the Salt Flats...
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>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjwZHnjxvd4&feature=related
>> Charly Mitchel
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <BillDentin at aol.com>
>> To: <fot at autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2012 6:45 AM
>> Subject: [Fot] GT6 at the Salt Flats...
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>>> Amici...
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>>> GT6ers, in particular, may be interested in the current issue of Triumph
>>> World magazine. There is a feature article on a Triumph GT6 that has been
>>> making speed runs at Bonneville. I did not bring the issue to the shop
>>> this
>>> morning, but from memory I believe the guy's name is Copeland, and he is
>>> from
>>> Arizona. Their last trip registered 300 mph and was the fastest
>>> 'sportscar'
>>> at the event. They hope to hit 340 mph on the next trip.
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>>> Exotic looking car, with major front end body modifications. The rear end
>>> is classic GT6, with stabilizer fins added on each side where the rear
>>> fender bead goes.
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>>> Copeland's story would make a good movie, in that he is the survivor of a
>>> massive salt flats crash in a 1950s Bocar years ago. The incident put him
>>> out of commission for over a year, but did not dampen his need for speed.
>>> He's back at it, and in a Triumph GT6..
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>>> I am not sure...maybe he is an FOT member.
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>>> Bill Dentinger
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