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Re: Rotary Factor - Rule Change

To: Dan Warner <dwarner@electrorent.com>
Subject: Re: Rotary Factor - Rule Change
From: Dave Dahlgren <ddahlgren@snet.net>
Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2001 13:58:24 -0500
Sort of depends on how serious someone is and how serious
the other efforts were in the past wouldn't you say?
Dave

Dan Warner wrote:
> 
> Dave,
> 
> Look at the book! Anything with Racing Beat is the sole remaining rotary
> record.
> 
> E/BGT @ 238 - 1986
> E/GT  @ 183 - 1978
> 
> The G/Prod record set in 1973 was raised in 2000 by a Ford Focus station
> wagon to 141 from 138. A 3 mph jump, was the rotary unfairly factored by x3
> when a well preped  entry can put only 3 mph on a record almost 30 years
> old?
> 
> Dan W
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dave Dahlgren <ddahlgren@snet.net>
> To: John Beckett <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
> Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2001 6:01 AM
> Subject: Re: Rotary Factor - Rule Change
> 
> > Ok I will go for for that at least the insurmountable E/BMS
> > record at 260 is a piston engine. How old are the other 2
> > records John?
> > Dave
> >
> > John Beckett wrote:
> > >
> > > No the E/BGT at 238 and the E/GT at 183 are held by Wankles. Both Racing
> > > Beat entries.
> > >
> > > John
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Dave Dahlgren" <ddahlgren@snet.net>
> > > To: <Flowbench@aol.com>
> > > Cc: <mmanghel@hughes.net>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>;
> > > <dwarner@electrorent.com>
> > > Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2001 6:01 AM
> > > Subject: Re: Rotary Factor - Rule Change
> > >
> > > > if this is true and I am sure you would know then the only
> > > > rule held by a rotary is the old G/Pro record set in '73 by
> > > > racing beat then?
> > > > Maybe they are not so competitive after all.
> > > > Thanks Mike,
> > > > Dave Dahlgren
> > > >
> > > > Flowbench@aol.com wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Just a note: The E/BMS record was set by a Nissan 300 ZX with a twin
> > > turbo
> > > > > V-6.
> > > > >
> > > > >                                     Mitech Mike

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