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1. Re: Road America 5 June 2002 (score: 1)
Author: rtmack <RTMACK@pop3.concentric.net>
Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2002 19:56:42 -0500
most of the roadrace experts seem to support the idea that a good-handling bike that IS NOT OVERPOWERED will teach you the most about roadracing in the shortest amount of time. The baby Ninja may we
/html/land-speed/2002-06/msg00012.html (8,481 bytes)

2. Re: Ardun Blown Gas Roadster: Best Flywheel Weight for Maxton (score: 1)
Author: rtmack <RTMACK@pop3.concentric.net>
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2002 08:42:07 -0500
you look damned well preserved, for 99 years-"plus"! Russ /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or try /// http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo /// Archives at http://w
/html/land-speed/2002-06/msg00097.html (9,328 bytes)

3. Re: 08/16 (score: 1)
Author: rtmack <RTMACK@pop3.concentric.net>
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2002 16:54:31 -0500
Now I understand why so many of you guys are against anything with electronics in it. It affects you like hip-hop music, right? Russ (MUCH younger) /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordom
/html/land-speed/2002-06/msg00241.html (9,556 bytes)

4. Re: 08/16 (score: 1)
Author: rtmack <RTMACK@pop3.concentric.net>
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2002 21:25:13 -0500
Oh, I completely agree. As long as you guys are determined to have 3 1/2 lbs (or so) reciprocating mass in each cylinder, you'll never encounter the magneto RPM limitation that some of the "boy race
/html/land-speed/2002-06/msg00243.html (8,517 bytes)

5. Re: 08/16 (score: 1)
Author: rtmack <RTMACK@pop3.concentric.net>
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2002 22:18:12 -0500
probably shouldn't have mentioned the old Mog; Miss Maddie says it's actually an Albatross. It's one of those "back-burner" projects that you're "going to get around to next year"-- you know? Only I
/html/land-speed/2002-06/msg00262.html (10,604 bytes)

6. Re: 1935 Vertex Mag (score: 1)
Author: rtmack <RTMACK@pop3.concentric.net>
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2002 22:22:05 -0500
you any relation to Dean Martin? You did an excellent "straight-man" that time! We all know that-- even though you like to race in "nostalgia" classes-- you appreciate the new technology, as well. R
/html/land-speed/2002-06/msg00263.html (6,794 bytes)

7. Re: 08/16 (score: 1)
Author: rtmack <RTMACK@pop3.concentric.net>
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2002 14:03:03 -0500
a neat thing about 50s Morgans (and many other Brit sports cars of the day) is that they were really easy to push when the Lucas electrics quit. That also helped those who couldn't find reverse in t
/html/land-speed/2002-06/msg00282.html (10,215 bytes)

8. Re: Number of Classes (score: 1)
Author: rtmack <RTMACK@pop3.concentric.net>
Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 07:45:20 -0500
in the army we called them "gopher clips"-- 'cause if you slip and let one spring out of your pliers, it'll disappear and you'll have to "gopher" another one. Russ /// unsubscribe/change address req
/html/land-speed/2002-05/msg00252.html (8,707 bytes)

9. Re: Maxton (score: 1)
Author: rtmack <RTMACK@pop3.concentric.net>
Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 10:59:40 -0500
wonderful story, beautifully told. Congratulations to both of you. What an excellent thing that you got to share this experience! Russ Mack (in southeast Texas) to try driving a land speed racing ev
/html/land-speed/2002-05/msg00266.html (8,654 bytes)

10. Re: Rulebook Firewall Question (score: 1)
Author: rtmack <RTMACK@pop3.concentric.net>
Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2002 10:27:45 -0500
Hi, all. Just back from a business trip to beautiful Puerto Rico. Dave's idea below (for de-bugging the Rulebook) seems to me to have great merit. As usual with volunteer organizations, the problem
/html/land-speed/2002-04/msg00143.html (11,139 bytes)

11. Re: Rulebook Firewall Question (score: 1)
Author: rtmack <RTMACK@pop3.concentric.net>
Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2002 13:54:49 -0500
didn't mean to imply assumption that there is not currently a de-bugging process for the Rulebook. Just wanted to point-out that the one Dave D. suggested sounds like it could be potentially very ef
/html/land-speed/2002-04/msg00155.html (8,987 bytes)

12. Re: Tool Making / Welding (score: 1)
Author: rtmack <RTMACK@pop3.concentric.net>
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 09:40:05 -0500
I can testify from experience that this approach is not fail-safe for some kinds of automotive work. Using the home oven for the curing of thermoset plastics, for example, elicits a lot of nose-twit
/html/land-speed/2002-04/msg00192.html (10,024 bytes)

13. Re: Tires (score: 1)
Author: rtmack <RTMACK@pop3.concentric.net>
Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2002 17:54:42 -0600
maybe what you want is among these? http://partneraccess.oclc.org/wcpa/servlet/BriefDisplay;jsessionid=f86e5rrt72?query=ti%3Atire+w2+rolling+w2+resistance+and+dt%3Dbks+and+ln%3Deng&sessionid=f86e5rr
/html/land-speed/2002-03/msg00026.html (8,276 bytes)

14. Re: Tires (score: 1)
Author: rtmack <RTMACK@pop3.concentric.net>
Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2002 21:32:18 -0600
sorry that didn't work. Try this: http://www.abebooks.com/ ...I went there (a used book market) and asked for the book you mentioned (by title). When the search didn't find it, they offered a librar
/html/land-speed/2002-03/msg00029.html (8,434 bytes)

15. Re: Tech Questions (score: 1)
Author: rtmack <RTMACK@pop3.concentric.net>
Date: Sat, 09 Mar 2002 17:03:45 -0600
I really liked Keith's direction on this thread-- and there are a whole passle of things I don't know about LSR-- but I've been slow to respond because I've been just plain busy. So here is my first
/html/land-speed/2002-03/msg00213.html (7,942 bytes)

16. Re: Tech Questions (score: 1)
Author: rtmack <RTMACK@pop3.concentric.net>
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 12:18:17 -0600
It's nice when a record-holder can be humble, but I don't think many on the list believe that "stupid" people are likely to set land speed records these days in classes where others are competing. O
/html/land-speed/2002-03/msg00226.html (9,882 bytes)

17. Re: harley pro stock bike (score: 1)
Author: rtmack <RTMACK@pop3.concentric.net>
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2002 21:37:39 -0600
If she is, she hasn't started to stretch her leathers yet. Just saw her on TV, qualifying #2 at the Gator Nationals. Note that the Vance & Hines "Harley" was a DNQ. snicker. Russ /// unsubscribe/chan
/html/land-speed/2002-03/msg00298.html (7,788 bytes)

18. Re: Im back (score: 1)
Author: rtmack <RTMACK@pop3.concentric.net>
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2002 21:44:14 -0600
excellent report. Sounds like a great meet, and maybe even better salt than this year at Bonneville. Now I'm wondering what it would cost to get self and bike to Australia! Having seen some of your
/html/land-speed/2002-03/msg00299.html (8,944 bytes)

19. Re: harley pro stock bike (score: 1)
Author: rtmack <RTMACK@pop3.concentric.net>
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2002 11:50:58 -0600
last night the announcer said they just needed a little more power. I watched the bike make one pass, and everything looked good-- no control problems evident, no excessive wheelspin-- just not fast
/html/land-speed/2002-03/msg00310.html (7,672 bytes)

20. Re: magneto (score: 1)
Author: rtmack <RTMACK@pop3.concentric.net>
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 09:54:38 -0600
when I changed my Suzuki twin to a "twingle" in 1980, I was running both coils off one set of points. I found that much of the time only one cylinder would fire. After considerable anguish and theor
/html/land-speed/2002-03/msg00324.html (8,468 bytes)

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