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Re: Newbie wants new class

To: Dick Jurkowski <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Newbie wants new class
From: "Wester S. Potter" <wspotter@jps.net>
Date: Sun, 01 Aug 1999 07:39:28 -0600
Guys,
I believe you just need three like vehicles for a class...have two friends
with similar ideas?
Wes  USFRA Secretary
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> From: Dick Jurkowski <lsr_man@yahoo.com> 
> To: "David Haile \(ICG Software\)" <dhaile@woodward.com>,"Land Speed
Record Listserver \(E-mail\)" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: Newbie wants new class 
> Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 13:44:12 -0700 (PDT)
> 
>
>That would seem sensible to me.  Kind of like
>cubic inch brakdowns in internal combustion
>classes. But then, what I think is not really
>what counts here.  Contacts can be found at; 
>www.scta-bni.org, then go from home page to
>electronic mail, then to the list of officers and
>board members.  For USFRA contact
>dan@saltflats.com; and for ECTA it's John Beckett
>at landspeedracer@msn.com.  SCTI-BNI is kinda the
>grand daddy of all, and sets the basic rules. 
>ECTA will pretty much mirror their rules.  USFRA
>has a set of rules which is also close to SCTI,
>but they also have a few other classes and
>activities of their own. More than likely, most
>of the key people will see your posting right
>here on the list, but you might want to put
>together a multi-address letter to them.  Don't
>expect a lot of quick response until after
>Speedweek.  All of the "movers and shakers" are
>all wrapped up in the big week right now.
>Good luck.
>Dick J
>
>--- "David Haile (ICG Software)"
><dhaile@woodward.com> wrote:
>> I'm brand new to this listserver, so bear with
>> me if this has been discussed
>> recently (I doubt it).
>> 
>> One of my many hobbies is electric vehicles.  I
>> would be very interested in
>> setting a land speed record if the electric
>> classes (electric motorcycle in
>> particular) were broken down differently. 
>> Instead of based on weight with
>> the smallest class listed as less than 990
>> pounds, I would race based on
>> voltage like they do with the electric vehicle
>> classes of the NHRA drag
>> racing rules.  This would allow me to run a
>> small and much cheaper 48-volt
>> class instead of having to compete with the
>> corporately sponsored high-end
>> vehicles.  The vehicle would probably run less
>> than 100 mph.
>> 
>> Who do I contact with such ideas?  I live in
>> Ft. Collins, Colorado.
>> 
>> David Haile
>> SW Developer
>> Woodward Governor
>> (617) 344-8177 - My very own fax number
>> dhaile@woodward.com
>> 
>> 
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