[Land-speed] Classifying the Sunbeam

[James Tone]

MP puts it as I remember it. The LSA referance I made from the 90's rulebooks was used but I do not know where the classifications came from. Teagues numbers are there. I thoght FIA didn't care what your body shape was just CC's.  Thanks MP


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>Mayf & list
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>The FIA do not operate classifications by body type.  You may run any shape
>of car that you think is fast enough.
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>Your car wull be iin Category A. - Special Automobile.
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>With the turbochargers your car will then be in Group I - reciprocating 2
>or 4 stroke engine with supercharger..
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>The class depends upon the measured engine capacity of your notor - which I
>cannot remember but I feel sure it is over 5000cc so you will be in either
>class 10 or if over 8000cc it will be class 11.
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>So you will enter A - I - 10 or A - I - 11.
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>But befoire you do, check out the mile and kilo speed records for these
>entries under the FIA lists  They are as follows:
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>A - I - 10: mile - 405.862 mph and kilo 406.321 mph (Al Teague set them)
>A - I - 11 mile - 409.987 mph and kilo 425.050 mph (Al set these too).
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>Your goal should be to exceed the speed of the fastest Sunbeam - the Golden
>Arrow - mile average two runs in 1929 of 231.446 mph.
>
>Malcolm UK
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