Actually it's 1.3 miles...132 foot trap at the end.
Mike Meierle
#847 F/BMMP
SCTA-BNI/Gear Grinders/Sidewinders/ECTA
ECTA Record Holder
-----Original Message-----
From: land-speed-bounces@autox.team.net
[mailto:land-speed-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Wester Potter
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 9:57 AM
To: Dave Dahlgren; LAND SPEED LIST
Subject: [Land-speed] Fwd: Fwd: Jesse James "record" at El Mirage
> We have a class for that at World of Speed Dave, it's called the 130
> Club. The problem for you is that the record is for the driver, not
> the car. You just can't go over 139.999 mph and stay in the class.
> The next class requires a roll cage and some other modifications, you
> have to go faster than 150.000 mph but under 159.999. You would
> likely have to bring your own fuel. There's no Mobile Stations in
> Wendover, UT or Wendover, NE that I know of.
>
> Jesse apparently has a parachute. It would be interesting to see how
> his liner would do in a salt flats tech inspection. What is the
> distance over which vehicles are timed at El Mirage by the SCTA? I
> know it's not a full mile. Kenny Hoover holds that El Mirage A Fuel
> Streamliner record at 253.991.
>
> Wes
>
> On Jun 24, 2009, at 7:03 AM, Dave Dahlgren wrote:
>
>> The only valid way to set a record of any kind where speed is
>> involved is to either specify the distance measured or the time in
>> the case of a 12 or 24 hour endurance attempt. The rest is pointless
>> and self serving. real point is this was entertainment and without
>> claiming a record or accoplishment it would have less entertainment
>> value than it currently does.. whick is not much..LOL Here is the
>> real reality check for me, it has a claimed 780 hp in a streamliner
>> so lets call it an NA 450 inch bbc on gas what might be the record
>> for that? Though saying that Rick Yacoucci ran a 210 with a G/GS so
>> 199 is really hauling the mail right? I don't think so...
>>
>> If we are going to have classes definined by the competitors I want
>> one for a green C4 Corvette with a stock L98 Automatic Kendwood CD
>> player driven by someone over 57 on Mobil 93 octane fuel and driven
>> to the track from Mystic Ct by the competitor.. Lets just call the
>> class 'My Car'...
>> Dave
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@adelphia.net>
>> To: <drmayf@mayfco.com>
>> Cc: "LAND SPEED LIST" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 6:51 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Fwd: Jesse James "record" at El Mirage
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