[Land-speed] Brit Steam Car Efforts

[speedtimer at beyondbb.com]

Page 9 1-F  Streamliners are allowed to run the long course without a 175 
2-1/4 mile qual. run.
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "drmayf" <drmayf at mayfco.com>
To: <speedtimer at beyondbb.com>
Cc: "Keith Turk" <kturk at adelphia.net>; "LSR" <land-speed at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 4:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Brit Steam Car Efforts


> Great!  I wonder why information like this is not up front?  The salt 
> record is 145. I wonder if they can get it to run that fast at that 
> density altitude?  The oxygen content for the flash steam boilers is a lot 
> less than desireable for that kind of system.   Curious, will they need to 
> run the car on the short course to show that it can qualify for the long 
> course to run?  I suspect it is a slow speed gatherer like a turbojet 
> engine.  That might eliminate the short courses.
>
> mayf
> speedtimer at beyondbb.com wrote:
>
>> The steam car is a FIA record attempt. The Rice Bros. (Chronologic) are 
>> timing it along with a FIA steward on site to witness the vehicle and 
>> turn around times. It is not a function of SCTA. As I was told they still 
>> plan on Speed Week after this attempt and if all works out they will go 
>> after the BNI class record.
>>
>> Glen
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Turk" <kturk at adelphia.net>
>> To: <drmayf at mayfco.com>; "LSR" <land-speed at autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 1:01 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Brit Steam Car Efforts
>>
>>
>>> Donald Wales is a friend of mine and I'll ask him tomorrow... but I 
>>> believe it's a FIA attempt.
>>>
>>> K
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