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Re: 200 MPH Club

To: "John Beckett" <johnbeck@blueridge.cc.nc.us>,
Subject: Re: 200 MPH Club
From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
Date: Sat, 19 Jun 1999 23:48:25 -0700
Ahhh AMEN.... but what the hell the car was cheap and the thrills will make
up for it.... 

For at least I will not be a rookie when I bring a serious car to the
Dance....
and as we all know... a fella has to pay some dues along the way.... to get
LUCKY.... 

Keith 

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> From: John Beckett <johnbeck@blueridge.cc.nc.us>
> To: Land Speed <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: 200 MPH Club
> Date: Saturday, June 19, 1999 12:03 PM
> 
> Ya know, on second thought maybe C/BGT isn't such a bad class to run in.
> Old Keith has to run over 219 MPH in D/GALT. Thats with 67 less cid, no
> blower and no .29 drag Coef.
> 
> JB
> 
> 
>  At 02:38 PM 6/19/99 -0400, John Beckett wrote:
> >So back to the original question. Mr Anderson would need to run a
minimum
> >of 220.001 MPH to qualify for the 200 MPH club in C/BGT. A worthy goal
that
> >may take some time to achieve.
> >
> >Tom, it'll be good to have these minimums on the internet. I lot of guys
> >don't understand the difference between setting a record and getting
into
> >the 200 MPH club.
> >
> >John
> >
> > At 11:10 AM 6/19/99 -0700, Thomas E. Bryant wrote:
> >>HERE IS THE LAST PAGE OF THE 200mph RECORD & MINIMUMS BOOK:
> >>I will work on getting the complete list on my web page.
> >>                                    
> >>Tom
> >>PRODUCTION COUPE AND SEDAN - /PRO - continued                               
>        
> >>    CLASS   RECORD HOLDER           DRIVER          SPEED   YEAR
> >>    C       S & E  RACECRAFT        G. EAKER        231.661 1988
> >>    D       VAN PROTHERO          V. PROTHERO       212.039 1991
> >>    E       OPEN                  MINIMUM 200       
> >>                                    
> >>PRODUCTION SUPERCHARGED - /PS                                       
> >>    CLASS   RECORD HOLDER            DRIVER          SPEED   YEAR
> >>    C       OPEN                                   MINIMUM 210      
> >>    D       OPEN                                   MINIMUM 205      
> >>    E       FORD CAR ENGR/SPORTS   H. HEDRICH       202.281 1992
> >>                CAR INTERNATIONAL                   
> >>    F       OPEN                                   MINIMUM 200      
> >>                                    
> >>BLOWN GRAND TOURING SPORTS - /BGT                                   
> >>    CLASS   RECORD HOLDER             DRIVER        SPEED   YEAR
> >>    AA      OPEN                                   MINIMUM 250      
> >>    A       KEHOE-MCKINNEY-BANKS    D. MCKINNEY     240.738 1981
> >>    B       OPEN                                   MINIMUM 235      
> >>    C       OPEN                                   MINIMUM 220      
> >>    D       KEHOE-MCKINNEY-BANKS    D. MCKINNEY     210.762 1979
> >>    E       RACING BEAT RX-7        D. SHERMAN      238.442 1986
> >>    F       SHOUT SALES/CENTRAL SALES K.TANAKA      222.230 1990
> >>    G       AASE BROS.               D. AASE        211.071 1992
> >>    H       OPEN                                   MINIMUM 200      
> >>UNBLOWN GRAND TOURING SPORTS - /GT                                  
> >>    CLASS   RECORD HOLDER             DRIVER        SPEED   YEAR
> >>    AA      JURIS MINDENBERGS       J. MINDENBERGS  266.45  1988
> >>    A       A SALT VEHICLE          B. BROOKS       244.198 1987
> >>    B       OPEN                                   MINIMUM 220      
> >>    C       VAN SCOY                 E. SCOY        203.226 1997
> >>    D       OPEN                                   MINIMUM 200      
> >>                                    
> >>         DIESEL STREAMLINER - /DS                   
> >>    CLASS   RECORD HOLDER             DRIVER        SPEED   YEAR
> >>    AA      OPEN                                 MINIMUM 245        
> >>    A       OPEN                                 MINIMUM 235        
> >>    B       THERMO KING-WYNNS       V. SNYDER       238.043 1973
> >>    C       OPEN                                 MINIMUM 200        
> >>                                    
> >>        DIESEL TRUCK - /DT                  
> >>    CLASS   RECORD HOLDER              DRIVER       SPEED   YEAR
> >>    U       ENDEAVOR                 M. MCCOMBS     226.471 1993
> >>    M       JOINT VENTURE            M. MARSAC      224.163 1997
> >>    A       OPEN                                 MINIMUM 200        
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> 
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