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Re: varity of classes

To: "Glenn Ridlen" <gridlen@yahoo.com>, "DrMayf" <drmayf@teknett.com>,
Subject: Re: varity of classes
From: "glen barrett" <speedtimer@charter.net>
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 15:22:38 -0700
Ridlen
Don't say nasty things about the California dudes. We inspect the vehicles
and do the timing. Upsetting the inspectors is uncool.
Glen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Glenn Ridlen" <gridlen@yahoo.com>
To: "DrMayf" <drmayf@teknett.com>; "Dan Warner" <dwarner@electrorent.com>;
"land speed" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 3:07 PM
Subject: Re: varity of classes


> DrMayf
> You hit the nail right on the head. When we started
> getting serious about building something, the truck
> catagory seemed right for us. At least we wouldn't be
> up against a whole bunch of those dern California
> dudes with 20+ years head start on us. It worked out
> great. We had a little success early. The catagory
> seems to be getting more popular and from what I hear,
> it is about to be a lot more competitive. Now that we
> got our feet wet, we think we are ready for that too.
> Heck, some of us are even talking about lakesters and
> streamliners and stuff.------Skip,  How much did you
> say you wanted for the Rose?????
>
> --- DrMayf <drmayf@teknett.com> wrote:
> > Here is one last thought from me regarding this, I
> > swear.... If there are
> > classes with no records, someone will come along and
> > build a vehicle for it.
> > Just as we peruse the rulle book today and see what
> > class we might be
> > interested in, the another person if he had more
> > choices might be enticed to
> > begin the sport. It is pretty intimidating to start
> > in a class where you are
> > competing with legends. Maybe the new guy does not
> > want to build a roadster
> > (shame on him), but something that fits his
> > psyche...like a rice rocket or a
> > 50 cc streamliner or maybe a tiny lakester or
> > ......maybe ......
> >
> > mayf
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Dan Warner" <dwarner@electrorent.com>
> > To: "land speed" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 9:43 AM
> > Subject: varity of classes
> >
> >
> > > Those classes are precious.  I can't imagine
> > > eliminating them or any others simply to save a
> > single line in the records
> > > book.
> > > *******************************
> > >
> > > Dan & list,
> > >
> > > My point exactly!!
> > >
> > > There are classes with existing records with no
> > entries - build and race
> > > there. No need to add to the database when no
> > interest exist for what is
> > > currently available.
> > >
> > > Another example is the discussion I had at the
> > lakebed last Sunday. The
> > guy I
> > > was talking with said he was not going to conform
> > to the "event gas" rule
> > > because ERC did not have the octane rating he
> > wanted to use. When I told
> > him
> > > that he could not record in that manner he
> > insisted that he would take the
> > > SCTA-BNI to court. I asked him if he had spoken to
> > Rick at ERC about his
> > > products, he said no he had not. The point here is
> > should the procedure be
> > > changed for one person when it has worked well for
> > several years?
> > >
> > > DW
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