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Re: El Mirage 5/16/99

To: "John Beckett" <johnbeck@blueridge.cc.nc.us>,
Subject: Re: El Mirage 5/16/99
From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 16:25:01 -0500
I just Talked to Darrel and that guy actually goes through that MUCH
Fuel... damn...

Hey anybody else go to El Mirage?....

Tell us about the Meet....

Keith

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> From: John Beckett <johnbeck@blueridge.cc.nc.us>
> To: Ferguson, Darrell <dfergus@bactc.com>; land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: El Mirage 5/16/99
> Date: Wednesday, May 19, 1999 9:27 AM
> 
> 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.
> >
> >      DARRELL  FERGUSON
> >     CELLULARONE
> >     East Bay Field Operations
> >          (415) 298-9000
> >          (510) 703-6970
> >
> 
> 

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