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Re: [Land-speed] Brit Steam Car Efforts

To: speedtimer@beyondbb.com
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Brit Steam Car Efforts
From: drmayf <drmayf@mayfco.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:30:23 -0700
Great!  I wonder why information like this is not up front?  The salt 
record is 145. I wonder if they can get it to run that fast at that 
density altitude?  The oxygen content for the flash steam boilers is a 
lot less than desireable for that kind of system.   Curious, will they 
need to run the car on the short course to show that it can qualify for 
the long course to run?  I suspect it is a slow speed gatherer like a 
turbojet engine.  That might eliminate the short courses.

mayf
speedtimer@beyondbb.com wrote:

> The steam car is a FIA record attempt. The Rice Bros. (Chronologic) 
> are timing it along with a FIA steward on site to witness the vehicle 
> and turn around times. It is not a function of SCTA. As I was told 
> they still plan on Speed Week after this attempt and if all works out 
> they will go after the BNI class record.
>
> Glen
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@adelphia.net>
> To: <drmayf@mayfco.com>; "LSR" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 1:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Brit Steam Car Efforts
>
>
>> Donald Wales is a friend of mine and I'll ask him tomorrow... but I 
>> believe it's a FIA attempt.
>>
>> K
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