[Land-speed] NASCAR non-LSR

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Well could be. Exept in racing you have to get there first, or quickest. So its a race to beat someones speed, like getting to the track first? Jack

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From: Wester Potter <wester6935 at comcast.net> 

> Jon. 
> 
> Is that a snow cave you are talking about? 
> 
> It is racing . . . against the clock! 
> 
> Just like ski racing is one competitor against the time clock. 
> 
> Land speed racing is one vehicle against the clock/computer/elapsed 
> time measuring device. 
> 
> You are racing against a speed/elapsed time benchmark set by another 
> competitor and trying to surpass that speed. 
> 
> It is the "Worlds Fastest Motorsport Event". 
> 
> Wes 
> 
> 
> 
> On Feb 11, 2008, at 1:44 PM, Jon Wennerberg wrote: 
> 
> > On Feb 11, 2008, at 3:37 PM, Ed Van Scoy wrote: 
> > 
> > You are right. The word "racing" never appears there..... So why 
> > does my 
> > insurance company think it's racing??? 
> > Ed 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Ed, don't get me started on life insurance! I can't get life 
> > insurance these days, even if I suggest they add a rider saying that 
> > I'm not covered if I buy the farm while engaged in LSR. And worse 
> > still -- don't I remember hearing that land speed racing with 
> > motorcycles has a perfect -- ZERO -- fatality count over the last 60 
> > years or whatever? What the heck do they want? How can you get any 
> > better than perfect? 
> > 
> > Okay, back to my cave. 
> > 
> > Jon , tall guy with moustache 
> > and two 200 MPH Club hats 
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