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1. Wheelspin, JCB and a new contender (score: 1): Author: M Pittwood <MPittwood@compuserve.com>; Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2006 08:28:41 -0500; The latest edition of Race Car Engineering magazine may assist drivers, as they describe the JCB Dieselmax systems that Andy Green focused on. These included the wheel spin difference that told Andy; /html/land-speed/2006-11/msg00217.html (7,254 bytes)
2. Photography of Bluebird CN7 Bonneville sixties (score: 1): Author: "MPittwood@compuserve.com" <MPittwood@compuserve.com>; Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2006 13:56:17 -0400; I have been asked to seek help for two colleagues in the Speed Record Club who are preparing a colour book on the record bids of Donald Campbell. Many colour photographs obtained from the estate of t; /html/land-speed/2006-08/msg00076.html (7,749 bytes)
3. Potential for good - JCB? (score: 1): Author: M Pittwood <MPittwood@compuserve.com>; Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 09:15:36 -0400; There is potential for some good coming out of JCB experiencing the LSR world at the SCTA Speedweek meeting as well as from their private FIA time. And when I say 'some good', that is from my analys; /html/land-speed/2006-08/msg00299.html (8,421 bytes)
4. Recent thoughts on LSR at Bonneville (score: 1): Author: M Pittwood <MPittwood@compuserve.com>; Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 03:53:15 -0400; Two of my latest postings to answer Otto and others on the JCB seem to have failed to reach the list. Will not repeat anything but the summary points. JCB were a team using the event to demonstrate w; /html/land-speed/2006-08/msg00432.html (8,043 bytes)
5. Airfield use (score: 1): Author: "MPittwood@compuserve.com" <MPittwood@compuserve.com>; Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 18:38:41 -0400; Doug & List I do not know why the airport authority allowed the use of the Wendover facility for running the Dieselmax, as Pork Pie has confirmed they did and photos reproduced over here show the car; /html/land-speed/2006-08/msg00444.html (8,423 bytes)
6. Goodwood Festival (score: 1): Author: "MPittwood@compuserve.com" <MPittwood@compuserve.com>; Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2006 16:30:09 -0400; Fortunately I was not at Goodwood this year gathering any autographs - (you want to see the copious amounts of money within motor sport then you have to go), as I have had to organise a land speed r; /html/land-speed/2006-07/msg00207.html (8,408 bytes)
7. Explanation regarding Andy (score: 1): Author: "MPittwood@compuserve.com" <MPittwood@compuserve.com>; Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2006 08:38:47 -0400; Bryan & list Re-reading my e mail I should have made it clear that the UK press (and perhaps worldwide media) continue to refer to "the Richard Noble Thrust SSC supersonic record", often omitting the; /html/land-speed/2006-07/msg00225.html (7,457 bytes)
8. What the letters mean (score: 1): Author: "MPittwood@compuserve.com" <MPittwood@compuserve.com>; Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2006 11:07:06 -0400; I just love it when someone feeds me the first line ................ snip "try to explain to someone who is unfamiliar with the sport (but into other types of racing) what the letters after the car; /html/land-speed/2006-07/msg00226.html (6,902 bytes)
9. Absolute World Record - flying mile or kilo (score: 1): Author: "MPittwood@compuserve.com" <MPittwood@compuserve.com>; Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2006 11:07:11 -0400; I am not as pessamistic as Pork Pie on the future of the ultimate or absolute world record. There are three teams working on cars - two well advanced on build and one on the finalised design. And th; /html/land-speed/2006-07/msg00227.html (7,835 bytes)
10. Keith Turk (score: 1): Author: M Pittwood <MPittwood@compuserve.com>; Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 08:24:49 -0400; Just an observation that sixty percent of Keith's hats were achieved at the wheel of British cars. Fake rocks but real British class. Hey does that make him and "Anglo-Alabamian", with a touch of a; /html/land-speed/2006-07/msg00294.html (6,885 bytes)
11. Another 'sanctioning body' in the UK (score: 1): Author: M Pittwood <MPittwood@compuserve.com>; Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 13:03:12 -0400; If you have not seen the chat entries regarding the speed of 265.4 mph achieved in the UK by a Hyabusa rider on landracing.com, then it may interest US racers that there is a 'new' governing body of; /html/land-speed/2006-07/msg00384.html (9,066 bytes)
12. Who governs LSR? (score: 1): Author: "MPittwood@compuserve.com" <MPittwood@compuserve.com>; Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 14:55:51 -0400; Seems to me that if two people in this sport were asked the question there should have been at least three answers ............. not a total blank. Terry, Running at Bonneville is an American speed p; /html/land-speed/2006-06/msg00225.html (8,081 bytes)
13. Safety of drivers (score: 1): Author: M Pittwood <MPittwood@compuserve.com>; Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 12:25:56 -0400; Seems that my recent efforts to post on safety have been lost in cyber space. I will not try to resend. But ..... after cautioning that 'home brewed' devices may not be advisable ..... Who is a, or; /html/land-speed/2006-06/msg00329.html (6,843 bytes)
14. Driver safety systems (score: 1): Author: "MPittwood@compuserve.com" <MPittwood@compuserve.com>; Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 09:44:25 -0400; The people behind the HANS system started moving into its single seater use in the late 90's with the knowledge of the severity of several accidents in open wheeled motor sport, that could be consid; /html/land-speed/2006-06/msg00354.html (8,227 bytes)
15. Motorcycle streamliner (score: 1): Author: M Pittwood <MPittwood@compuserve.com>; Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 08:30:32 -0400; It is great to hear of a project taking shape in Ireland - which is a little bit closer to the UK than the USA, but I guess you are following the path to Bonneville? If you need to know about the UK; /html/land-speed/2006-06/msg00448.html (8,056 bytes)
16. South Africa (score: 1): Author: "MPittwood@compuserve.com" <MPittwood@compuserve.com>; Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 15:38:15 -0400; Welcome to the list - its good to have representation from South Africa. Keith Turk its founder will no doubt give you the official welcome too. My point was that US racers are not too bothered abou; /html/land-speed/2006-05/msg00031.html (7,296 bytes)
17. The World Record Holder To Race SCTA/BNI (again) (score: 1): Author: "MPittwood@compuserve.com" <MPittwood@compuserve.com>; Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 16:01:42 -0400; The British tabloid newspaper The Sun carried the story today of Wing Commander Andy Green's latest ride - a dual diesel engined streamliner to be called the "JCB Diesel Max". Some of you will know t; /html/land-speed/2006-04/msg00301.html (8,049 bytes)
18. Diesel bid (score: 1): Author: "MPittwood@compuserve.com" <MPittwood@compuserve.com>; Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2006 10:12:18 -0400; There is confusion in the English press about the JCB Dieselmax speed record attempt and as the stories are based on quotes attributed to those involved rather than just any data on their website (ww; /html/land-speed/2006-04/msg00339.html (8,553 bytes)
19. Traction Control (score: 1): Author: "MPittwood@compuserve.com" <MPittwood@compuserve.com>; Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2006 14:48:24 -0400; You may have spotted something in the JCB plans. The two engines of the car are either end of the cockpit. According to a diagram drawn in the Sunday papaer they will have "synchronised six speed ge; /html/land-speed/2006-04/msg00353.html (7,019 bytes)
20. JCB Dieselmax (score: 1): Author: "MPittwood@compuserve.com" <MPittwood@compuserve.com>; Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 15:12:00 -0400; I wonder why some US racers become troubled by a speed car that happens to carry the name of an engineering company - in this case JCB, on its flanks. This so called "corporate" organisation builds b; /html/land-speed/2006-04/msg00393.html (8,419 bytes)

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