Thanks Ed, I knew the dates were there.
Dan W
----- Original Message -----
From: Ed Van Scoy <edvs@uswest.net>
To: Wester S Potter <wspotter@jps.net>
Cc: Dan Warner <dwarner@electrorent.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2000 7:07 AM
Subject: Re: Important dates
> >From Dean's book:
> 1st Muroc 5-8-32 Muroc Racing Association
> 1st SCTA sanctioned race (at Muroc) 5-15-38
> 1st El Mirage sanctioned by SCTA 4-28-46
> 1st Bonneville Nationals 8-22/27-49
>
> Put "The American Hot Rod" on your Christmas wish list, it's a gem!
> Ed
>
>
> Wester S Potter wrote:
>
> > Yes, The American Hot Rod ... didn't even have to move out of my chair
to
> > look up the dates! Nothing about the first Bonneville exact dates or
ECTA
> > or USFRA but it does list the dates for pre war dry lakes meets and the
fast
> > time of the year up to the late eighties. The Pierson Brothers could
give
> > some interesting details on why the various timing associations were
formed.
> > Wes
> >
> > From: "Dan Warner" <dwarner@electrorent.com>
> > Reply-To: "Dan Warner" <dwarner@electrorent.com>
> > Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 04:18:43 -0800
> > To: "Glen Barrett" <speedtimer@earthlink.net>
> > Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > Subject: Re: Important dates
> >
> > I was thinking on the way home yesterday morning that this info is in
the
> > back of the Dean Batchelor book, American Hot Rodder or a title close to
> > that. Of course I forgot to look it up last night.
> >
> > I'll be off email for a week, going to Sedona. Maybe Glen can look it up
in
> > his copy.
> >
> > Dan W
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Glen Barrett <speedtimer@earthlink.net>
> > To: Jonathan Amo <webmaster@landracing.com>
> > Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2000 3:33 PM
> > Subject: Re: Important dates
> >
> > > Jon
> > > I have a lot of this information. Let me work on it this week end.
> > > Glen
> > >
> > > Jonathan Amo wrote:
> > >
> > > > List,
> > > >
> > > > can anybody tell me what the dates were for the 1st Speeweek, Muroc,
El
> > > > Mirage, and the Ecta meets?
> > > > Have any other dates in mind, what are some historic dates in land
speed
> > > > history?
> > > >
> > > > Jonathan
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