This has been my experience with every car I've ever messed
with, the speed it was able to generate in a given distance hadnothing to
do with the number of gears you shifted it threw, just the power it had
available to do the job. Kvach----- Original Message -----
From: Marge and/or Dave Thomssen <mdthom@radiks.net>
To: Land-speed Racers <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2000 7:35 PM
Subject: Bonneville Transmissions
> Well, gang our experience might be interesting. In 1979 we ran the
Original
> Goldenrod streamliner (the one from Denver) with my flathead (unblown on
> gas) and a T-10 4 speed. It ran 179 MPH in the last mile and we thought
the
> gear spread was just right for the motor until something malfunctioned in
> the transmission and it locked in high gear. We pushed it off as fast as
we
> could (60Mph) and it chugged off barely able to pull away from the push
> truck. The quarter time and the 2 and the 3 mile were slow, but it ran
> 179MPH in the last mile anyway. Anyone have similar experience that might
> suggest that a long course car doesn't need a transmission at all?
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> Dave the Hayseed
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