Both the 130 and 150 club require at least one licensing run at around 100
mph. This is both to get a feel of the salt and to dial in tachs. It is
frightening the worst accident Gary saw was a 39 chev coupe with a GMC 6
that barrell rolled 5 times and spit both axles off. It was going about 125
mph when it happened. They wanted a 150 mph timing slip. The roll cage
allowed the driver to walk away.
Gary & Ellen Wilkinson
Utah Salt Flats Racing Association
----- Original Message -----
From: Ed Van Scoy <edvs@uswest.net>
To: Jonathan Amo <webmaster@landracing.com>
Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2000 9:21 PM
Subject: Re: WOS 150mph club
> Jon,
> I try to push this program with my road racing cronys, but they think 150
> mph is too slow! Little do they know the problems involved in going fast
on
> salt. In 1993, the first year I took my street car up there, the best I
> could get out of it was 141 mph, yet, it had run 180 mph in the Silver
State
> race 2 days before! (yes it was down hill) In 1994 (yeah, I know the
program
> says 1995, but who cares) I brought the Vette I am now racing to run the
150
> Club. It was street-legal & licensed , and was originally built to run the
> Unlimited Class in the Silver State races. I ran 159 first pass & had so
> much fun I promptly forgot about using it for road racing & went back to a
> stock (?) ZR-1 for Silver State. I still try to promote it because I
think
> it is a great entry door to this sport. USFRA is a bit gun-shy about this
> program (and I don't blame them) as one idiot can screw up and spoil the
> whole deal for all of us. Yes, you CAN crash at 150 MPH with disasterous
> results, contrary to the thinking of those who have never driven on salt.
> If I was USFRA, I would keep the program, as I see it as a great promotion
> tool, but I would change the rules to make it mandatory to make the 130
Club
> before turning a driver loose on the salt at up to 159.999 mph, per
current
> rules. Just my .02 worth..............................
> Ed
>
> Jonathan Amo wrote:
>
> > List,
> >
> > For those of you who run during WOS. How come we only have 10 members in
> > the 150 mph club. Seems that most of us can be in the club, why not be
> > in there. I know alot of people run faster than that, but its still in a
> > honor to be in the club.
> > If bike runs well during WOS and we make it there, I would be more than
> > happy to join the club members of Ed Van Scoy and Ron Christenson in
> > this club, and run the bike.
> > Any comments on this?
> >
> > Jonathan Amo
> > www.landracing.com
>
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