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Braukuche
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 Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2021 12:55 pm Post subject: Re: News from Bonneville World of Speed |
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With a modified 36hp I believe.
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Starbucket
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| Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2021 3:10 pm Post subject: Re: News from Bonneville World of Speed |
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Probably Judson supercharged running alcohol and nitro. Hope he doesn't have to swerve as it looks like the wheels have 1" of travel  |
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John Moxon
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| Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2021 1:54 am Post subject: Re: News from Bonneville World of Speed |
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| Starbucket wrote: |
| Probably Judson supercharged running alcohol and nitro. Hope he doesn't have to swerve as it looks like the wheels have 1" of travel |
Certainly not supercharged. Quoting Burly Burlile: "it is just over 2900cc's, naturally aspirated with old style fuel injection, dry sump on alcohol"
So not 36hp based...runs in the aircooled "Big Block" category.
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190 mph? Damn!
What was the old record? |
I think the previous record was around 165mph by the late Darrell Vittone about 3 years ago. Bonneville is a flying 2 runs each way, over a measured mile.
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| Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2021 9:57 am Post subject: Re: News from Bonneville World of Speed |
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190mph...
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Thanks for that link John. As a driver, holding the throttle pinned for that long, you just start hearing every little sound, every little vibration. You mind starts to wonder about tire or engine failure. Even I was holding my breath in the last 2 markers. 
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John Moxon
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| Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2021 11:27 am Post subject: Re: News from Bonneville World of Speed |
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| John Moxon wrote: |
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Thanks for that link John. As a driver, holding the throttle pinned for that long, you just start hearing every little sound, every little vibration. You mind starts to wonder about tire or engine failure. Even I was holding my breath in the last 2 markers. |
Yeah I was due to drive Britt Grannis's KG on the final day in 2011 but it had a transmission fault so I missed out. I'm no racer so I was kinda relieved as I kept thinking what if I mess this up...it's pretty easy to spin a car on the salt.
I still think people should be impressed when I tell them I've driven a rental car on Bonneville Salt Flats.
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60ragtop
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| Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2021 11:48 am Post subject: Re: News from Bonneville World of Speed |
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| I still think people should be impressed when I tell them I've driven a rental car on Bonneville Salt Flats. |
I was 
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I've restored a large number too, but I don't toot my horn quite as loud.
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maybe he just snapped cause his car sucked  |
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John Moxon
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60ragtop
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| Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2021 12:01 pm Post subject: Re: News from Bonneville World of Speed |
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good, you know it is a limited run collector's item 
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