Did you think by then someone might break them?? If Mike allen decides
to make the lakester a streamliner you might have a problem has been
over 219 as a lakester and was not geared right to get the beast speed
.. was geared to make sure it got in the 2 club and run over 200 for a
very long time.. might go 225 geared taller.. and as a streamliner could
be dangerous.. i would think 240 is not out of the question..That is a
H/GL now..That makes 240 hp at the sprocket..
Dahlgren
Tom Neimeyer wrote:
>
> Joe & All,
> I am entering into "lakester" project. It will not be completed until
> Speedweek 2002 (soonest). I would hate to have them change the minimums
> after a lot of money and time have been spent. From the stories being
> related, it is possible and quite worrysome.
>
> Joe, got the bike back together?
>
> Regards, Tom
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joe Amo" <jkamo@rapidnet.com>
> To: "John Beckett" <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
> Cc: <SaltyCuda@aol.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, November 03, 2000 6:47 PM
> Subject: Re: 200 Club Minimums
>
> > It definately PAYS to inquire with the rules committee before nearly ANY
> change
> > to your vehicle, a few years ago the motorcycle engine classes went from
> > 1300cc, followed by 2000cc, and I had a 1327cc which meant I ran in the
> 2000cc
> > class, we spent an arm and a leg to by a new aftermarket block and pistons
> > (couldnt sleeve this block down with what was available) to get my
> displacement
> > 30cc lower, came to Bonneville with a 1297cc to run in the 1300cc class
> and they
> > said guess what we changed the class to 1350cc. I attended a rules
> meeting 2
> > years ago in which overbore was discussed, the vintage engines were
> allowed .050
> > overbore, I asked why I could not and was STERNLY informed that that is
> what I
> > get for running a bike who's stock displacement is so close to the class
> limit,
> > we are running in the 1000cc class and stock displacement is 998cc meaning
> that
> > I cannot even run a well worn stock cylinder, so I again had to pay an arm
> and a
> > leg to have JE make custom stock bore pistons (they only shelf overbore
> pistons)
> > and I show up this year at Bonneville and they say guess what we changed
> the
> > rules so all classes except Prod. can run .020 beyond that which provides
> > maximum displacement for the class, I was so thrilled, Guess I will be
> making
> > many more calls to the tech people before I make changes or spend lots of
> money,
> > even if I think I have a grasp of what I think are the current rules
> > Joe :)
> >
> > John Beckett wrote:
> >
> > > Well I'm not trying to change any of them. Just trying to find out what
> some
> > > of the new ones are. But I sure don't like the idea. Guess my big beef
> is
> > > that they were never brought up to the general membership before being
> > > inacted.
> > >
> > > John Beckett
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: <SaltyCuda@aol.com>
> > > To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > > Sent: Friday, November 03, 2000 10:00 AM
> > > Subject: Re: 200 Club Minimums
> > >
> > > > All I want to say about minimums is once they have been set, don't
> revise
> > > > them. We put our A motor on the engine stand, build a B motor because
> the
> > > > minimum was lower in B than the record in A. However, the 2-club
> board
> > > > revised the minimums, increasing the B minimum to about 5 mph higher
> than
> > > the
> > > > A record. We weren't aware of the change until we were on the salt,
> in
> > > line
> > > > for our qualification attempt. We went on to set a record in the
> class,
> > > but
> > > > did not exceed the new minimum. We would have been better off just
> > > > freshening up our A motor.
> > > >
> > > > So if you set them don't change them.
> > > >
> > > > Jim (frustrated with the system) Snyder.
> > > >
> > > > PS I got into the club in 1990, AA/Alt class. Long before minimums,
> in
> > > fact
> > > > we had to do it three times to get a record back then. Qualify by
> > > exceeding
> > > > the record, then the next day at 7:00 a.m. all the previous day's
> > > qualifiers,
> > > > made a run down the course and back within an hour or so, to get the
> two
> > > way
> > > > average. The attempt with the B motor was in '96 with my partner at
> the
> > > > wheel, Phil Grisotti.
> > > >
> > > > J
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