Lloyd did go over 200 (Speedweek 1997) and qualified for a record return run
but wasn't able to back it up. If I remember, I think Costella loaned him a
tire or tired but Lloyd couldn't back up his record. He passed away before he
had a chance to come back. cris, SLC
John Beckett wrote:
> Someone correct me if I'm wrong but wasnt Lloyd Healey the first over 200
> MPH in an electric vehicle. Rannenburg holds the record now.
>
> John Beckett
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Henry Deaton" <hdeaton@verio.com>
> To: "Mike Jenkins" <MikeJ@speedrecordclub.softnet.co.uk>; "LSR List"
> <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2001 4:56 PM
> Subject: Re: 1991-2000
>
> > How about the first electric vehicle over 200 mph? 207 mph in October
> 1997.
> >
> > Vehicle: White Lightning
> > Team: Rannenburg Racing
> > Driver: Eric Luebben
> >
> > Henry Deaton
> >
> > At 02:44 PM 1/12/2001 +0000, Mike Jenkins wrote:
> > >List,
> > >
> > >The Speed Record Club is now 10 years old and to commemorate this we are
> > >putting together a 10th Anniversary Supplement for our magazine.
> > >
> > >What do people think that the most important record breaking events of
> each
> > >of the last 10 years were?
> > >
> > >Mike Jenkins
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