Randy,
The Monza sounds like a great starting point. What class are you
building
it for?
At 160 MPH, 26" tire and 7500 RPM you will need approx. 3.63 gear.
John Beckett
>Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 10:15:15 EDT
>Subject: Introduction
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>Hi to all, After a nuge from Keith I thought I should introduce myself.
>Keith asked
> me what got me interested in Land Speed Racing. I think it was
>seeing the
> Arfons and Breedlove battle it out for the for the speed record in
>the 60's. Or
> maybe it was building the Mickey Thompson liner. I know what it was
>it was
> making the last pass in Maxton on Saturday back in October.I did'nt
>have
> clue that holding the pedal down for that long would be so much fun.
>Thanks
> John.
>
> Well let me bring you up speed up what I' ve been up to
>latey. As some
> will know I was working on racing a Vega with the ECTA. Well I sold
>the Vega
> and bought me a Monza. The Monza's a bit more aero than the Vega and
>I won't have any second thoughtsabout making it race worthy. The Vega
>was
> a low mileage car,could'nt bring myself to cut it up.
> So now I have a few questions. Should I gut the interior
>completly from my
> Monza for saftey reasons? What gear ratio should I use in my rearend,
>26' tall
> tire@7500 rpm engine speed. Thanks to all as I have learned a ton of
>info so far
> reading your posts. Thanks Randy Williams
>
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