I just remember watching Al Teague go past and the Chute come out.... and
the sound !!!!
what amazed me was that the sound wasn't with the car.. he was shut down
but the sound was still shifting gears.... absolutely stunning
Keith
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> From: Thomas E. Bryant <saltracer@awwwsome.com>
> To: V4GR@aol.com
> Cc: dferguso@ebmail.gdeb.com; land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: race course
> Date: Wednesday, July 21, 1999 4:44 PM
>
> Maybe it is just a little "good old days" remark, but I would like to
> see us return to the two-way runs the next morning after qualifying.
> Reason number 1, There was an certain atmosphere about the record run
> attempts that has been lost. 2) Records have become less difficult to
> attain, the 3rd run has kept many from acquiring the record. 3) The
> records would likely be more difficult because of the better air
> available during the early hours.
>
> Tom
>
> V4GR@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > Record return runs have been first thing after dawn in the far past
when we
> > ran both ways and I have made record return in the late afternoon.
Don't
> > forget the start line is 2 miles past the last timing light. I have
seen
> > Vesco and Al Tegue go through pretty fast, but normally no one is
anywhere
> > near there when runs are being made. Rich Fox
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