Being one of Fred's crew members I would like to toss in my two bits (some
of the change from the 300 run). Not only has the 'liner been around a long
time and still beautiful, Fred does not use the latest and greatest to get
the job done. '57 Chev 3 spd trans, early QC and the same engine block for
30 years. He breaks fewer parts than any racer I know. I can still see the
look on his face when he hopped out after the 314 mph one way. Smile from
ear to ear and two gallons of adrenaline still working. Old tech does still
have a place in racing if it is in the right hands and car 115 is proof of
it. Consistently setting records. Matter of fact it has a 260+ left in it
with the 120 incher as proven by the 260+ one way three years ago. We just
need to get some help and keep the track dry so he can do it again. You are
right Wes....small engines can still be fun!
Gary LaRonge
-----Original Message-----
From: Wester S Potter <wspotter@jps.net>
To: V4GR@aol.com <V4GR@aol.com>
Cc: land-speed@autox.team.net land-speed@autox.team.net
<land-speed@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, October 19, 1999 8:21 PM
Subject: Re: Small engines
>And Fred Larsen went that 246 with a sleeved 58 Chev 265 industrial engine
>with four of the pistons removed and counterweights on the crank. He tried
>for over twenty five years to get over three hundred with the 183 cubic
inch
>engine then changed the pill and hit 311 two way. Fifty cent change. Now
he
>has fun with half the cylinders firing.
>When you are pushing eighty, have the prettiest car on the salt, own an FIA
>record as well as a Bonneville class record and still are having fun that
>way who cares what anyone else thinks? Ask Mark Lingua ... 224 mph FIA
>record on
>500 cc's. In the 280 range on 1000 cc's. That car is so small he wears
it!
>Wes
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>> From: V4GR@aol.com
>> To: landspeedracer@email.msn.com,
>dahlgren@uconect.net,Land-speed@autox.team.net
>> Subject: Small engines
>> Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 20:46:33 EDT
>>
>>Don DeBring went 269.196 in '81 with a 1500cc Escort based Coswerth.
>224.405
>>with a 1500cc Fiat on gas. Roy Creel has run over 200 with a 32 Ford 4
>>cylinder. Larson & Cummins went 246.026 with a 2000cc Chevy. Some cars
with
>
>>little motors are pretty fast. Of course if I could get a Ford GAA 1100
cid
>
>>tank motor I might think 454s were little. Rich Fox
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