freakin AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
amd the reality that you left even bigger speed
out there.........damn, tremendous job finding a way
to make big speed and taking every bit you could
jumping each obstacle in stride.........
big history, glad we were there to see some of it
Joe :)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas E. Bryant" <saltracer@awwwsome.com>
To: "Rick Yacoucci" <turborick@TurboRick.com>
Cc: "'Land Speed List'" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 8:33 AM
Subject: Re: Speed Week '04 Costella & Yacoucci
> Way to go Rick! I saw the 299 quarter run, it sounded great.
> Congratulations on your records.
>
> Tom, Redding CA - #216 D/FCC
>
> Rick Yacoucci wrote:
> > We had a fantastic time at speed week, didn't have much time to visit
but I
> > did a little
> > We ran H/BFS on a 269 record in liner 988
> > On our first run we ran 293 in the quarter and then the engine sneezed
and
> > blew off the tube to the intercooler.
> > On our second run we ran 299 in the quarter, 314 in the first mile, then
> > lost high gear in the middle mile at 328.
> > We went to impound and assessed the damage, pulled the oil pan off and
found
> > a pile of teeth from sixth gear laying in the bottom, there werent any
> > teeth left on the gear so we decided to run it as a five speed and take
it
> > to the rev limiter, next we saw the drive chain was wore out so we put a
new
> > one on and were ready for the backup run in the morning.
> > In the morning I decided to take it easy in the first few gears to see
if we
> > can make the chain last, We ran 264 in the quarter 282 in the mile and
319
> > in the middle mile running right below the rev limiter for the whole
mile.
> > And bumped the record to 324, when we inspected the chain it was trashed
> > again so we put a new one on and we turned the rev limiter up a few
hundred
> > rpm.
> > Next we jumped classes to H/BGS on a 239 record our car number changed
to
> > 1988
> > On our first run we did 290 in the quarter 305 in the first mile and 334
in
> > the middle mile, back to impound and put on our last chain....boy this
chain
> > thing is getting old.
> > In the morning I lost count of what gear I was in and shifted into sixth
> > that now was a "high neutral" I got it back into fifth with a lot of
> > cringing on my part. We went 291 in the quarter 305 in the first mile
and
> > 327 in the middle mile. That was good enough for a 331 average.
> >
> > Rick Yacoucci
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