Seems like everybody likes that term..... The Silver State
Open Road Race boys in Nevada have "Speedweek" in September
when they have 2 races on successive Sundays. They also have a
"Land Speed Record" and a 200 MPH Club. Wonder where they got
all that stuff?
Ed
---- Original message ----
>Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2003 16:56:53 -0500
>From: John Szalay <john.szalay@worldnet.att.net>
>Subject: Re: Daytona Speedweek ?
>To: land-speed@autox.team.net
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>At 01:51 PM 2/14/03 -0700, you wrote:
>>list;
>>
>>Those roundy round boys have done it again! I thought the
only REAL
>>Speedweek was on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Mid August
every year. Oh
>>well just blame it on KT,as he searches for Miss Daytona LOL
>>
>>Tom Shannon
>
>
> FWIW: we used to have Hawaii Speedweek , including the Hawaii
>Grand Prix back in the early 1960's. Don't know if they
still call it
>that, but I see that they are debating money for a new track
complex
>to replace or in addition to the Campbell Industrial park
courses.
>
> (came close to getting my ticket punched by one of the early
>Shelby Cobra's that was sliding thru the turn where I was
working
>flags at the old Kahuku track. Before Campbell was built
>we ran like crazy to get out of the way,lost the phones, the
>flags and a cooler full of beer. Cobra kept
>on going, to finish the race with one tire flat,)
>
>
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