[Land-speed] Lead Ballast

[neil at dbelltech.com]

Bobby;

Depleted uranium is even heavier than lead but with its price &
availability, perish the thought!

Regards, Neil  Tucson AZ

-----Original Message-----
From: land-speed-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:land-speed-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
Bobbyhotrods at comcast.net
Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 5:11 PM
To: Landspeed
Subject: [Land-speed] Lead Ballast

After watching a pal spin and then load the car back up onto the trailer
immediately thereafter, I equipped my roadster for ballast. The local
purveyor wanted $2+ per pound for lead. I checked ebay and bought 100# for
$67, plus $20 for shipping. I could not imagine how the guy could send 100#
of anything from Lousiana to Boston for $20, but he did by using two USPS
Priority Mail boxes at $9 something for 50# each box.
It was fun watching the mailman deliver it, too!
I guess when mailtrucks are full they're still light.
I'm waiting for another 250# via the mail, due this week.  BJ