John,
Ron Pruitt says the latest version Jr. Dragsters have a dry, driverless,
weight to power ratio of 6 to 1. They'll compete favorably with fast
Corvettes. Front wheels are offset with one ahead of the other for
stageing. They are finding major tire and wheel problems at speed and the
engines with the girdles in place look like they are gluing the whole thing
together. The latest ones will allmost do wheelies. Those of us who
remember when Griffith Borgeson said dragsters could never go faster than
147 mph would just shake our heads when you see how fast these kids are.
They're talking under 8 second 1/8 mile et's. "Briggs and Stratton 5 hp
engines" Hah! More like 40 hp.
Wes
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> From: "John Beckett" <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
> To: "Dan Warner" <dwarner@electrorent.com>,"Dale & Evelyn Thomas"
<bikerschoice@worldnet.att.net>
> CC: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: Youngsters
> Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2000 09:23:10 -0500
>
>Dan
>
>Maybe I'm just gettin old. 100 MPH and 10 years old!! damn! How fast do the
>13 year olds run? Will a 1" NHRA Jr. Dragster roll cage be sufficient at
100
>plus MPH?
>
>John Beckett, LSR #79
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Dan Warner" <dwarner@electrorent.com>
>To: "Dale & Evelyn Thomas" <bikerschoice@worldnet.att.net>
>Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2000 8:20 AM
>Subject: Re: Youngsters
>
>
>> I have a kid living down the street who has been doing karts for a few
>years
>> now, and quite well from what I understand. I had asked his father about
>the
>> Jr. Dragster program and he indicated that the speeds were too slow for
>his
>> son who is doing 85-100 in his enduro kart, age 10 now. A restrictive
>speed
>> in our environment may not appeal to the kids we are trying to attract to
>> LSR.
>>
>> Dan W
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Dale & Evelyn Thomas <bikerschoice@worldnet.att.net>
>> To: John Beckett <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
>> Cc: lsr list <land-speed@autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Monday, January 31, 2000 9:29 PM
>> Subject: Re: Youngsters
>>
>>
>> > John,
>> > A size limit, or configuration rule would be the easiest way to
limit
>> the
>> > speeds. As far as how much speed can a 12 year old handle?. That really
>> > depends on the kid. Some are going to be able to handle more than
others
>> due
>> > to natural talent and lack of fear (common sense?). Here is where a
>> > graduated or progressive type of license like adults use might make
>sense.
>> > Just, a weird thought, how about a Briggs & Stratton or Tecumseh
>type
>> > engines with various type of restrictor plates, based on a license. Go
>as
>> > fast as you can, as long as you use a certain size restrictor. It would
>> work
>> > with any carburetor engine.
>> >
>> > Dale "Chief" Thomas
>> >
>>
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