[Land-speed] Ford's Hydrogen 999 racer shooting for fuel cell land speed record > Hybrid News

[Jon Amo]

I would have to disagree with some of this.

As far as I know they only have 3 or 4 rooms. I dont really call that
sucking up the rooms.
Why would they hold up prestage or staging? I have seen more holups from
your average racer, who wasnt ready, misfired, or didnt start, or had to do
a last minute change.
I have seen more people around, watching, helping and crowding a vehicle on
Teague's car then almost anybody. Did anybody bitch? NOPE. The Brits with
the Andy Green had a hell of a lot of people, they didnt hold up the lines
that I saw, they waited their turn like everybody else.. (exception to the
100 mph run on long course for all the miles).
I would assume Ford hopes to gain the same thing you are there for, run
their race vehicle down the track. Why limit them to the last 3 or 4 days.
That is a joke. They paid their entry as everybody else did. I hope they
make 50 passes. Would they hold up the lines anymore then a no-start vehicle
that is next in line? Which happens every year. I would almost put dinner
that they wont be holding up any lines, and the crowds will be the
spectators and not the crew...

And you say armwaved thru tech, so the rest of the racers can get thru
faster? Come on,, are you serious, every new vehicle on the salt gets a
complete and second look tech inspection... Same way you got one when you
brought the sunbeam..

Rick Im sure has a game plan, and has explained it very well to them...

Mayf, just seems like in your post, (and my opinion) that they are less of a
race team then you are, and with that you get more privlage then them???

Jon


Mayf Wrote.
heck, JD, I am gonna yell *with* you! In fact, I hope Rick takes your
message and shows it to the people in charge of the project to show them
what kind of reception they may get if they suck up all the rooms, if
they hold up the prestaging and staging lines for stuff other than
getting ready to run and the annoyance of having 50 people running
around "helping". As you said with more than 500 entries, it is gonna be
difficult to get to drive.  I am not sure exactly what Ford hopes to
gain (but I am glad for Rick!!) but seems to me that they could have
done this better on the autobahn or a test track somewhere. SO the
reason is publicity and that always means a crowd.  Rick says they have
worked with SCTA to assure no glitches and I guess that means no
surprises in tech/safety. Maybe it should just be armwaved through since
it is for time only. That would at least help the rest of us through
tech by them getting out of the way. Another thing they could do to help
the rest of us, is to show up for the last 3 or 4 days only. A lot of
folk have gone home by then, hardly any tech line at all, no big crowds,
yet the publicity woud still be there.

mayf