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Re: El Mirage 5/16/99

To: "Ferguson, Darrell" <dfergus@bactc.com>,
Subject: Re: El Mirage 5/16/99
From: John Beckett <johnbeck@blueridge.cc.nc.us>
Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 10:27:34 -0400
Thanks for the report. Maybe one day we'll have a 287 MPH run at Maxton.

JB

At 02:11 PM 5/18/99 -0700, Ferguson, Darrell wrote:
>El Mirage had it's event last weekend. Top Speed of the meet went to the #44
>AA/BFL at 287. In an effort to improve upon the performance of the #422
>A/FMR, a new fuel delivery combination was tested. Unfortunately the
>roadster lost traction at the 1000 ft mark and driver Chauvon Emmons was
>forced to back off and coast through the traps at 197. The B/BGALT record
>fell to the #304 Sanders Racing Camaro at 215mph and Mike Cook debuted his
>new #569 C/BGR with an easy 169 mph checkout pass. The meet went well with
>only one major accident, and with plentiful traction and good weather the
>meet was a success.
>
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