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1. Re: land-speed-digest V1 #1825 (score: 1): Author: gfp61@mindspring.com; Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 10:18:07 -0500 (GMT-05:00); I'll be 44 in April--hoping to get the Pinto out to the salt in '06.... Gary in Brooklyn, NY; /html/land-speed/2005-02/msg00200.html (6,262 bytes)
2. Hello again to everyone (score: 1): Author: gfp61@mindspring.com; Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 20:38:13 -0400 (GMT-04:00); Just wanted to reconnect with all you LSR people again. I've been on and off this list for a couple of years now--mostly off--but I'm happy to say that the Pinto LSR Wagon project continues to live!; /html/land-speed/2004-10/msg00028.html (7,461 bytes)
3. Re: Race Car Stability and Safety (score: 1): Author: <gfp61@mindspring.com>; Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2002 16:55:52 -0400; "Don't turn the round thing in front of you when you go down the course." Yep, that's probably the best advice that anyone driving a high-speed car on a straightaway could get. When I raced in Super; /html/land-speed/2002-09/msg00104.html (8,847 bytes)
4. Hey, everyone.... (score: 1): Author: <gfp61@mindspring.com>; Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 13:25:06 -0400; Well, Keith, I just resubscribed today after a half-year absence, so your message is perfectly timed.... Some of you guys may remember me from late last year and early this year--I drove a little bit; /html/land-speed/2002-08/msg00198.html (8,295 bytes)
5. Re: Lakesters (score: 1): Author: <gfp61@mindspring.com>; Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 22:48:35 -0400; Thanks, guys. Another option would be to use a chromoly FED/Altered/Funny Car frame, kits for which are available at www.markwilliams.com, if you're interested. I don't know if you could run them as; /html/land-speed/2002-08/msg00207.html (6,986 bytes)
6. Re: Hey, everyone.... (score: 1): Author: <gfp61@mindspring.com>; Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 22:54:44 -0400; You can check out that very same belly tank lakester at http://www.rodnrace.com/rnr/p-38.htm, where they sell a variety of fiberglass belly tank shells and parts (I believe these guys are LSR racers; /html/land-speed/2002-08/msg00208.html (7,167 bytes)
7. Re: Lakesters (score: 1): Author: <gfp61@mindspring.com>; Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 10:09:27 -0400; Not to belabor the SCTA vs. NHRA safety question, but if you're worried about landing on your head at 275 mph (and who wouldn't be?), just talk to Tony Schumacher, or Gary Scelzi, or John Smith, all; /html/land-speed/2002-08/msg00223.html (7,242 bytes)
8. Re: Belly Tank Lakesters (score: 1): Author: <gfp61@mindspring.com>; Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 14:43:57 -0400; And don't forget, there is an SCTA-legal frame and rollcage available for the 20" stretched fiberglass belly tank that Rod 'n' Race sells.... Gary /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo; /html/land-speed/2002-08/msg00266.html (7,298 bytes)
9. Hard-Blok (score: 1): Author: <gfp61@mindspring.com>; Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 14:21:33 -0400; Anyone have any opinions on using Hard-Blok water-jacket filler in an LSR engine? Anyone experience any cooling problems with it? I'm thinking about using it (at least a partial fill, anyway) to help; /html/land-speed/2002-08/msg00509.html (6,870 bytes)
10. Re: Hard-Blok (score: 1): Author: <gfp61@mindspring.com>; Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 09:57:05 -0400; Thanks, guys--your help is greatly appreciated... Gary As is usual my experience using hard block in a 455 Pontiac injected on gas on the long course was all good. Rich Fox -- Original Message -- Fro; /html/land-speed/2002-08/msg00536.html (7,317 bytes)
11. Re: An introduction and New Year's wishes (score: 1): Author: "Gary Perkinson" <gfp61@mindspring.com>; Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2002 10:10:31 -0500; It's a pleasure to meet you. I'm also here for the info and camaraderie, so I look forward to picking all of your much more experienced brains as I wade into the world of LSR.... Thanks! Gary; /html/land-speed/2002-01/msg00001.html (7,497 bytes)
12. Re: An introduction and New Year's wishes (score: 1): Author: "Gary Perkinson" <gfp61@mindspring.com>; Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2002 20:28:21 -0500; Thanks for the specs. They're good to know, because what I'd really like to do first is to build a big-block chevy from the ground up, and I was curious as to what sort of HP to speed ratios are com; /html/land-speed/2002-01/msg00017.html (7,909 bytes)
13. Indy/F1 cars at Bonneville (score: 1): Author: "Gary Perkinson" <gfp61@mindspring.com>; Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2002 19:21:01 -0500; Just curious. Have Indy- or F1-style bodies ever been used in LSR? If not, is there a reason (i.e., an aerodynamic reason) why not? Some of the lakesters do seem to resemble older-style (i.e. circa 1; /html/land-speed/2002-01/msg00060.html (6,885 bytes)
14. Abandoned airfields (score: 1): Author: <gfp61@mindspring.com>; Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2002 12:02:31 -0500; I haven't gone through this guy's list (which is long), but who knows--maybe there's a gem of a racing surface in there somewhere.... Gary http://members.tripod.com/airfields_freeman /// unsubscribe; /html/land-speed/2002-01/msg00086.html (7,039 bytes)
15. Boeing test facility (score: 1): Author: <gfp61@mindspring.com>; Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2002 13:15:53 -0500; Anyone have any pull at Boeing? This one's got a well-maintained, 13,500-foot runway! Couldn't do it in the winter, but hey, what the hell! http://www.boeing.com/assocproducts/techsvcs/boeingtech/bts; /html/land-speed/2002-01/msg00128.html (6,903 bytes)
16. Lakester questions (score: 1): Author: <gfp61@mindspring.com>; Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2002 15:04:51 -0500; I'm contemplating building a fiberglass-shell, steel-tube-frame belly-tank lakester powered by a naturally aspirated 350 small block. A couple of questions: 1. Anyone have any idea how much such a b; /html/land-speed/2002-01/msg00262.html (7,853 bytes)
17. Re: Lakester questions (score: 1): Author: "Gary Perkinson" <gfp61@mindspring.com>; Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2002 23:49:47 -0500; Thanks for the help! ready-to-run incorrectly--applies the MY /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or try /// http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo /// Archives at http:; /html/land-speed/2002-01/msg00276.html (8,498 bytes)
18. Re: Bonneville (score: 1): Author: <gfp61@mindspring.com>; Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2002 13:20:25 -0500; I'm a newbie, so take this for what it's worth, but I personally can't envision the masses and/or mass media overrunning Bonneville, or LSR in general. Why? Because we live in a fairly lazy, comfort-; /html/land-speed/2002-01/msg00296.html (8,074 bytes)
19. Tech questions (score: 1): Author: "Gary Perkinson" <gfp61@mindspring.com>; Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2002 10:22:51 -0500; A couple of tech questions. Any and all answers are appreciated: 1. Do LSR cars generally use alternators, or is charging done between runs to save HP? 2. What are the pros and cons of auto vs. manu; /html/land-speed/2002-01/msg00328.html (7,642 bytes)
20. New guy (score: 1): Author: "Gary Perkinson" <gfp61@mindspring.com>; Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 22:17:56 -0500; I know I've already introduced myself, but since you were asking.... I grew up in upstate New York, and first got hooked on LSR when the Blue Flame was setting the speed record. (Anyone know where t; /html/land-speed/2002-01/msg00366.html (7,297 bytes)

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