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Re: Ballast & Handling

To: "Thomas E. Bryant" <saltracer@awwwsome.com>
Subject: Re: Ballast & Handling
From: "Ed Van Scoy" <edvs@uswest.net>
Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2001 10:10:06 -0700
Or, figure this one out; Juris Mindenburgs went close to 280 in his '84
Vette, but when he sold it and built the '85 Vette, It didn't want to handle
over 250 mph. Very unfortunate for him...........
Ed


"Thomas E. Bryant" wrote:

> Jon,
> Ask the McDonald-Pitts crew. They developed the '92 that went
> almost 300 in the early '90s, eventually taking the Joe Kugel
> over 300 MPH, but have trouble keeping control their present Firebird in
> excess of 250 MPH.
>
> Tom, Redding CA - #216 D/GCC

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