[Fot] GT6 at the Salt Flats...

[Jason Ostrowski]

Yep, very early in childhood, I set a goal to own and drive the fastest GT6
in the world....
Now, Somehow, I'm going backwards...Only 200 mph to go.

Jason Ostrowski
Friendly Ghost Racing




On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 2:02 PM, Bob Bownes -Seiri <bownes at seiri.com> wrote:

> 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!
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Chuck Watson
> >
> >
> > Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers
> > Columbia, Greenville, Spartanburg & Lexington, SC
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> 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...
> >>
> >> 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...
> >>
> >>
> >>> Amici...
> >>>
> >>> 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.
> >>>
> >>> 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.
> >>>
> >>> 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..
> >>>
> >>> I am not sure...maybe he is an FOT member.
> >>>
> >>> Bill Dentinger
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