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Re: [Land-speed] Soft Records

To: "Sparky" <sparky.2211@cox.net>,"AA List" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Soft Records
From: Skip Higginbotham <saltrat@pahrump.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 06:52:30 -0700
Hear, Hear!
Skip





At 01:24 AM 8/20/2007, Sparky wrote:
>Otto,
>I guess that I am one of those "soft record" no interigity guys you refer to!
>When I started in 00 as an engine partner in Skips car there were open records
>in all four AA special construction classes.  I was a driver in 01 and we
>posted SOFT records of 262.AA/FL l and 267 AA/GL. Now these records wre so
>soft----both were below the min. of the 2 club of 280 and 270 that the gas
>record has been run on for nearly ever year since and the 608 car who was in
>qualifying inpound 4 times this meet before being succesfull by raising the
>record 4mph...
>
>Otto, for the life of me I don't understand where you are comming from other
>than to vent---sometimes you talk not only from both sides of your mouth but
>also your lower body orfice---it dosent become you and does not do JUSTCIE to
>the person I thought I found you to be in person.
>
>If you stay in LSR and choose to become other than a one meet ATHOURITY---I
>suspect that you will come to respect just what an accomplishment it is to get
>that car dialed in as you so stated and to be able to get it down the track on
>so many back to back runs.
>
>I know I am having my problems geting my car "dialed in" on the track
>conditions we raced on---I am learnig why so many high hp, higher speed cars
>have weight and or wings. My goal is to have my Lakester as dialed in as the
>HRM and the 608 were this meet.---I should be so lucky----but I do have one
>good pass in it and as I continue to make changes as suggested and in some
>cases "required"---I will be able to run as my runs as the 608 and the HRM did
>this week!!!!!
>
>My hats off to you guys--- thanks for showing what planning and presistance
>can do!!!!!!!!
>
>       Sparky
>AA/_ L  2211
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