BTW Malcolm, you are aware that there is a 200 MPH
Club on that stretch of highway aren't you? Too bad
you wont meet the rules for it... Click on:
http://www.openroadracing.com/html/200_mph_club.html
There is also a 200 MPH Club for the Silver State
races....Anybody that wants to make ALL the 2 Clubs
better figger out how to make their cars turn ;-)
Ed
--- M Pittwood <MPittwood@compuserve.com> wrote:
> List
>
> Some of the comments made about the Primetime LSR
> attempt already
> demonstrate how the
> possibility/probability/likelihood (pick any one) of
> two bodies claiming World governance over the LSR
> mile and kilo records
> will cause chaos and will lead to the world's media
> not knowing which way
> to turn for information.
>
> The Primetime team operating the car 'ABB e=motion'
> have always applauded
> the efforts of the Buckeye Bullet team in both forms
> (BNI Int and SCTA) of
> their National Land Speed Records. Contact is
> maintained between the two
> drivers by e mail.
>
> However Primetime are not able to run under SCTA/BNI
> governance on this
> attempt - we are near the salt but not running on
> it! The team will run to
> the ACCUS/FIA operating rules and their record to
> beat is 245 mph - ask Pat
> Rummerfield if he still holds an International LSR.
> The FIA have not yet
> been asked to recognise a 300 mph record speed in
> the electric motor
> classes to their operating procedures, so this team
> hopes to be the first.
>
>
> Clearly the differences between the FIA and any
> other governing body do get
> diluted on press releases and websites. I can
> assure Jon that here in
> England and at ABB offices around the world the
> speeds of all electric
> vehicles have been studied and are understood. The
> key message is that we
> are following operating procedures that were
> established by the first
> electric powered LSR vehicles in France.
>
> (Now that should get you all talking - but I will
> not be at the PC later to
> hear the abuse - see as many as possible in Maxton).
>
> The vehicle ABB e=motion runs in the heavyweight
> class at well over 1000kg
> without the driver.
>
> It was thanks to a suggestion from Ed that contact
> was made with MKM Racing
> Promotions last year and we obtained full support to
> be on 'their track'
> ahead of the Bonneville 100 event.
>
> Malcolm Pittwood, Derby, England
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