Wes
Thank you, I agree. Having timed all of the recent FIA record attempts and
myself and other volunteers doing the work, suppling the well paid stewards
furnished by SCCA to look over our shoulder, take our record work sheets and
copy them so they can send them to France that will supply them to the
record setter for another fee stinks. Like you said other then our friends
down under there are now other venues running streamliners capable of the
speeds that the salt flats allow.
Glen
----- Original Message -----
From: "W S Potter" <wester6935@comcast.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 6:22 PM
Subject: Re: SCTA & FIA
> Malcolm,
>
> A "World Authority" is one that does more of "something" and knows more
> about that "thing" than anyone else. There's no reasonable challenge to
> the
> pre-eminence of the racing bodies in the USA that race at Bonneville, El
> Mirage, Maxton, the Texas Mile and on occasion Muroc which all use the
> same
> Rules and Records Book as a standard. The racers at Lake Gairdner have to
> play catch up even though their venue is in far better condition than
> Bonneville. There are NO regularly scheduled speed trials anywhere else
> in
> the world.
>
> SCTA/BNI certainly would be able to certify records like the FIA does ...
> have a local "expert" rubber stamp the time slip of certified clocks with
> a
> verified mile distance. If the inspection for compliance was as thorough
> as in "Warnerville" that shouldn't be a problem. The issuance of a record
> certification certificate would be far quicker than what the FIA does.
>
> You question the authority of an association that only races at "one track
> in Utah". How many streamliners race anywhere else in the world at speeds
> nearly that fast? Those records really only matter to other racers,
> witness
> the total lack of mention of Tom Burkland's runs in any media not directly
> connected with the salt. As far as the FIA and land-speed racing is
> concerned, the Guinness Book of World Records has more interest, and is
> more
> prompt to recognize accomplishments than the FIA.
>
> Wes
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