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Re: Land Speed Racing at White Sands Missal Range

To: <Askotto@aol.com>, <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Land Speed Racing at White Sands Missal Range
From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 05:02:15 -0600
Muroc is the only other one Otto....

There are currently only 5 actual LSR events....  The Silver State deal is 
just a show... I don't think they keep records or have a 200mph club...

K
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Askotto@aol.com>
To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 1:12 AM
Subject: Land Speed Racing at White Sands Missal Range


> Hi Listers
>
> Quit listing and straighten up before you fall over! LOL
>
> I'm doing research for a proposal to the Feds to use White Sands  Missal
> Range for LSR. They have four huge runways spread across 3200 sq. miles 
> of packed
> gypsum.
>
> I raced Harley KR's on packed gypsum at Louisville Downs back in the 
> 60's.
> It's a great surface with traction better than salt or dirt. It does tend 
> to
> "sand blast" anything it hits though.... Won't be a problem for us  with 
> one
> vehicle racing at a time.
>
> Anyway, other than Bonneville, El Mirage, Maxton, Texas Mile and the 
> Silver
> State Classic held on 90 miles of route 318 in Nevada, what other LSR 
> events
> are  held in the states?
>
> I know of one in Nebraska but I can't find the web site.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Otto
> CEO, S.W.T.A.




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