[Land-speed] British Steam effort 139.843mph

[Skip Higginbotham]

I don't know if Jack does, but I have my ears on.....I agree, 
Tom.....anyone want to get the record back and put it up a bunch? I 
have some ideas and would provide our "Rose" as the initial test 
vehicle. I would think that around $50k should do it...........how 
fast is a "bunch"? 200, 250? Ideas?

I bet that a power train could be designed and built this winter for 
the record next season. The engine exists.....

Skip




At 08:04 AM 8/27/2009, 23weldon wrote:
>Jack Costella:  Got your ears on?
>Ed Weldon
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Bryant" <saltracer at awwwsome.com>
>Subject: Re: [Land-speed] British Steam effort 139.843mph
>
>
>>Is that fast? Sorry, I guess I am not too impressed..In 1938, the British
>>steam LINER Class A4 4468 MallardI, with six coaches plus a dynamometer car
>>in tow, ran 126 MPH.
>>A much different car than the present streamliner, the Stanley Steamer, set
>>record at 127.659 MPH in 1906. I would think that the technology of today
>>would send them much faster.
>>Tom