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Re: Altered Project Car

To: <kturk@ala.net>, <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Altered Project Car
From: "John Beckett" <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 18:35:20 -0500
Hey don't laugh toooo much. Pinto's have held records on the salt. Don't
know if any are current.

-----Original Message-----
From: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>
To: John Beckett <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>; land-speed@autox.team.net
<land-speed@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, December 16, 1999 5:28 PM
Subject: Re: Altered Project Car


>Ahhh I think this goes without saying but I just can't resist.....
>
>Where does one put the Push Bar on a PINTO?  and is there anything left in
>Ford's pocket book for Gas tank failures in Land Speed Racing.....
>
>couldn't stand it .... just had to share the snicker bout that.. Keith
>
>----------
>> From: John Beckett <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
>> To: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>; land-speed@autox.team.net
>> Subject: Re: Altered Project Car
>> Date: Thursday, December 16, 1999 11:15 AM
>>
>> That's a tough one. Nothing really fits all your criterion. If you go
>narrow
>> it's likely to have a very short WB. And don't forget to factor in the
>> guesstimated CD numbers.
>>
>> Also I believe the rule book says an Altered can be stretched 2%.
>Probably
>> not a big help on a Pinto!!
>>
>> John
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>
>> To: land-speed@autox.team.net <land-speed@autox.team.net>
>> Date: Wednesday, December 15, 1999 10:15 PM
>> Subject: Altered Project Car
>>
>>
>> >    Thought I would pitch this out there and see what you guys thought
>> about
>> >the ultimate Late model Altered Platform....
>> >
>> >Friend of mine was thinking about running one and asked me what the
>> smallest
>> >Narrowest and Longest Car that was avalible from our current crop of car
>> >body's out there.... To be honest I hadn't given it much thought....
>> >
>> >Keith
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>




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