[Land-speed] No Hands(I disagree)

[Robert J. Denton]

I'm more impressed with the advocacy of driving 200+MPH with one hand
on the wheel, especially on the salt. Sounds sensible to me.

On 8/30/07, Joe Timney <joetimney at dol.net> wrote:
> I have to agree with Keith on this one. (No, we don't always agree) LOL
> Electrical release mechanisms are ok but you need an override system. As
> a tech inspector at Maxton & Bonneville, I would not sign off on a
> non-cable system without a cable backup. Maxton is no place to be late
> with the chute...or with a wrong size chute( it hurts when you land on
> the drivers rocker panel).
>
> I like to have a master kill switch on the wheel so I can use my left
> thumb to hit it down as I cross the finish line while clutching the car.
> My right hand has already pulled the chute and is going for the shifter.
>
> Just things I have learned the hard & expensive way,
> joe
>
> Keith Turk wrote:
> > I've kind of sat back on this one... but Sorry guys... I drive with my left
> > hand and use my right hand to do all kinds of things....  oh like say SHIFT?
> > The first part of the course is when I do the most driving and my right hand
> > is rowing a shifter most the time as the car is accelerating thru the
> > gears...  Normally on the big end of the course everything is settled down
> > and I put both hands on the wheel.... but I'm very comfortable reaching for
> > the chute cable with my right hand.  I even put my hand on the chute handle
> > for the last 1/2 mile or so...
> >
> > Currently we even have the Nitrous button on the shifter... ( I don't agree
> > with this...it's just what we have. )  Hard to put your hand on the chute
> > when it's actuating a Nitrous button by the way... and it delays the amount
> > of time you have in places like Maxton or El Mirage.
> >
> > Anyway...  The advantage of a Cable that your pulling on is that it's almost
> > always effective...
> >
> > Keith