My understanding, and perhaps I am wrong here, is that the 130 and 150 mph
clubs are classes offered by the USFRA only, designed to open up Bonneville
racing to any newcomers. Cars competing in these classes do not need to fall
into any specific class, they are designed for street type cars with minimal
safety gear. The 130 MPH club requires a Helmet and safety belts and
overflow,- real basic safety gear. In this class you are allowed to run up
to 130 mph, beyond that, you fall into the 150 mph club which requires more
safety gear, such as a roll bar, 5 way harness, and driveshaft loop. If your
vehicle exceeds 150 mph, you are not given a timing slip, and immediately
forced to comply with SCTA rules governing the specific bodystyle your are
running. It's not a club like the 200mph, it's an open class designed to
attract people to take a stab at the salt in a mild machine to get a feel
for it. Correct me if I'm wrong here, but this is how Mary West explained it
to me in 1993.
Darrell Ferguson
BLACK RADON ENGINEERING
# 939 BBFALT
http://clik.to/blackradon
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ARDUNDOUG@aol.com [SMTP:ARDUNDOUG@aol.com]
> Sent: Friday, June 18, 1999 12:24 PM
> To: Ronald_B_Anderson@notes.seagate.com; land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: 130, 150, and 200 MPH Clubs
>
> Ron Anderson,
> My understanding of the 130 & 150 Clubs is that there are no records
>
> to break. You just have to be timed at or above those speeds at a USFRA
> meet.
> You may also be able to qualify at a SCTA meet, but, I don't know.
> The 200 MPH Club is something independent and totally different from
>
> the 130 & 150 clubs. To qualify for the 200 MPH Club you must exceed 200
> mph
> while breaking an existing record. In the case of Bonneville, the 200 MPH
> Club has established minimums for open classes (those with no existing
> record). This avoids a guy getting in the club for running mediocre speeds
>
> over 200 in a class that should command much higher results.
> The existing GT (unblown) Bonneville records start at 266 for "AA"
> and go down to 203 for "C". The "B" record is open, but, be assured that
> the
> Two-Club minimum will be between 220 and 230. It'd doable, but, not
> without a
> lot of effort.
> I've been trying unsuccessfully for 12 years to qualify with my XXF
> motors. I started out with my engine in the RedHead streamliner in 1987,
> putting Billy Lattin in the club with a 212 average on gas, and am now
> going
> after the oldest record in the SCTA/BNI book, Cramer-Taylors 1969 XXF/FMR
> mark of 201. I think that one of our members, Greg Gillette, got into the
> club in this car.
> I came close in 1991 at El Mirage, running in the XXF/FL against a
> 195 minimum I ran 194.6 on alky. I was pretty happy with the run, but,
> close
> only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.
>
>
> Ardun Doug King
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