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

[Glen Barrett]

Rick is also a retired Ford Engineer, he knows what to do.
Glen
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jon Amo" <webmaster at landracing.com>
To: <drmayf at mayfco.com>; "James Tone" <gmc6power at earthlink.net>
Cc: <land-speed at autox.team.net>; "Rick Byrnes" <Rick at RBMotorsports.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:40 AM
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Ford's Hydrogen 999 racer shooting for fuel cell 
land speed record > Hybrid News


>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