[Land-speed] Fuel for Thought By Land Speed Louise Ann Noeth.

[Bryan Savage <b.a.savage@wildblue.net>]

From:
Fuel for Thought By Land Speed Louise Ann Noeth.

The most historically significant
Bonneville Salt Flats news this year came
when world record holder Bill Summers
of Goldenrod fame answered a phone call
from Texan Charles Nearburg in late
September; he was calling minutes after
breaking the Summers Brothers decades old
record averaging 414 MPH driving
his bSpirit of Rettb streamliner.
bItbs about time,b quipped Bill Summers
to Nearburg, bWe held that record a
long time b 44 years, 10 months and 12
days. That you went that fast with only
one naturally aspirated engine driving
only through two wheels, is a phenomenal
achievement.
Nearburg does not rely on traction
control; he prefers to drive on feel, bI
canbt flat foot it until 300 MPH and can
also spin the tires at will. bI drive to find
traction from the moment we push off
the starting line. We have enough down
force and drag, a combination of factors
working together to exceed 400 MPH.b
The Spirit of Rett was built over a
six year time period by Arizona resident
Howard Nafzger who took advantage of
the sportbs broad opportunities to be creative
and later sold the car.
bI was very surprised, humbled, and
proud,b he said, bHorsepower is easier to
come by than slippery cars. Generally
speaking, once the aerodynamic drag
exceeds the available traction, adding
more horsepower will not make you go
much faster. How did Charles hook up so
much horsepower with two-wheel drive?b
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