So much for intelligent conversation !!!!!!!!!!
You told me to think about it . Did you??
Ask a question in all seriousness ... well you know the rest... maybe some one
that does know the answer or have something to say that is helpful or thoughtful
will reply..
BTW.. have seen little sanding water lately and the salt is so hard you can
leave rubber on it so an interesting thought you had but it makes no sense at
all...
Lets go for something serious..
How many of you guys out there can piss up a wall over your head?
Dave Dahlgren
Marge and/or Dave Thomssen wrote:
>
> Think about it: We race on a hard surface covered with mush and standing
> water.
> Dave the Hayseed
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Dahlgren" <ddahlgren@snet.net>
> To: "Malcolm Pittwood" <MPittwood@compuserve.com>
> Cc: "LSR List" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2001 6:30 AM
> Subject: Re: Mickey Thompson
>
> > I don't mean to belittle going 400+ mph in any way, but something has
> occurred
> > to me over the years. The progress in the unlimited cars has been very
> slow.
> > Does anyone have some insight why this is? It seems like cars were going
> 400+ in
> > '47 and to date the best improvement has been this year at just under 460
> and
> > the piston record is only about 6 mph better than '47.. Is it lack of
> entries,
> > lack of technology, or have we reached the limit of adhesion to go much
> faster?
> > Certainly we have the power available. Does anyone know what the speeds
> were on
> > Vesco's 458 run on a by mile basis as well as the others that have run in
> this
> > range. It might be interesting to plot the acceleration rates for each
> mile and
> > see if there is something in common with all of them.. I am starting to
> think it
> > all comes down to where the rubber meets the salt as when I last got an
> e-mail
> > from Tom Burkland he mentioned running 450 at 53% throttle so it is not
> about
> > power available in my mind it might be about 'sticktion' though. May be we
> > sometimes have to just close the hood and see what is the real problem....
> >
> > I would love to hear from those that have run in the 400 and over range
> what
> > they think is the next big hurdle to going faster if they would like to
> share
> > their thoughts with the rest of us...
> > Dave Dahlgren
> >
> > Malcolm Pittwood wrote:
> > >
> > > Whilst correcting an error from the family press release (which is also
> > > published in many magazines and books), I would not want this list to
> think
> > > that I would wish to take away anything from MT's achievements in motor
> > > sport - be it on the salt, drag strip or dirt.
> > > I guess that this hot rodder and his Challenger 1 car did more to affect
> > > Donald Campbells speed record activities in the early '60's than anyone
> > > else.
> > > Its just a shame that one way speeds become described as 'one way
> records'
> > > over time.
> > > 406 mph if backed up would have affected every wheel driven team until
> the
> > > Vesco's and Burkland's got motoring.
> > > Malcolm Pittwood, Derby, England.
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