I personally from the outside looking in that you should of put some
minimums in the ECTA deal to begin with to eliminate some bogus records
for points sort of thing.. I am sure some percentage off of lets say
Muroc or El Mirage speeds might be appropriate for a minimum.. What does
every one else think ??
Dave Dahlgren
Keith Turk wrote:
>
> Interesting side light to the Minimum issue... it actually bothered me that
> a guy could set a record over Two Hundred and not get in the Two Club at
> Bonneville.
>
> Then Tom was patient with me and Larry Volk took some time one night to
> explain the History of the current record system and how they had to change
> a bunch of records around when they combined the records...
>
> They felt to uphold the integrity of the Two Club they needed to establish
> record minimums in several of the open classes that were created as a
> result of the changes.. This way no one would get an easy record... for
> example 201mph with a AA/Fuel/Altered... obviously the speed is to low for
> the cars class... someone did their homework and the minimums have been
> broken several times... but always with a Race car...not your daddy's
> Oldsmobile... I can argue some of the Minimums but for the most part they
> are fair for the classes involved.... and in the not to distant future They
> will all be gone.. as the they will be broken.
>
> The ECTA needs to establish some sort of system that is similar for the
> Points championship.... as it would level the playing field...
>
> Keith
>
> ----------
> > From: Tom Neimeyer <3cbxs@ev1.net>
> > To: Land Speed <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > Subject: 200 Club Minimums
> > Date: Thursday, November 02, 2000 10:28 AM
> >
> > Guys,
> > Where can I find a list of the 200 club minimums for given classes?
> >
> > Thanks, Tom
> >
> >
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