[Land-speed] Steam Car Challenge

[Jon Wennerberg]

On Jul 10, 2009, at 10:16 AM, <speedtimer at beyondbb.com> <speedtimer at beyondbb.com 
 > wrote:

Mayf, they are not running for a SCTA record. SCTA is not timing the  
steam car. They are going after the FIA record and have plans to run  
at speed week for the BNI record.That will be done under the SCTA/BNI  
sanction. That's why the car was inspected to safety standards so it  
can run. As far as I know chronologic is doing the timing just as They  
were contracted for Jesse James at El Mirage.
Glen


All:

I didn't see any of the literature in discussion, but perhaps - just  
perhaps, for the sake of this discussion -- Glen is right -- that  
they're planning on running at an SCTA/BNI sanctioned meet.  And also  
let's allow that perhaps they're making their attempt by adhering to  
BNI/SCTA requirements across the board.  That way they could correctly  
state that they're "FOLLOWING" SCTA/BNI rules and requirements and  
procedures, such as using Chronologic for timing (yes, maybe the very  
same instruments as are used by the Rice Bros. at SpeedWeek and WF).

Until I read the article I can only guess -- but I'll give them the  
benefit of the doubt for now.  I don't want another firestorm of Jesse- 
bashing.


       Jon Wennerberg
Tall guy with moustache
and a pair of 2 Club hats