Any predictions for top speed car and bike..?
Fastest ladies..
Charles Vicky...
BillIamfasterthanyounakedwarner...
Keithwhereismydietcoketurk...
Joniownlandracing.com...
"Ga head, tawk amongst yaselves"
Be safe racers, get your best times and records if you are fortunate and have a great time!
John
PS, Better lock up your s&@t so you can leave with it when the racing is done, keep an eye out with the person/folks pitted next to you. :cheers:
J
Pictures are from tech inspection today and courtesy of Randy (Rchop) Smith.
Scott
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The long Crosley in the 2nd pic above has this Buick straight 8 in it....
Good luck Jarl And Doug (The Aprilia 175 and honda 250) WISH I was there. you too Charles
Or favorite starter gets a hug from Donna...
Mr and Mrs Landracing.com...
Noon break, so here's the readout -- the newest records.
Bikes:
Doug Wotring APS/F 125/2 89.372
Greg Neal A PS F 650/4 173.063
Jarl Wathle A PS F 350/4 101.965
Samantha Prins M PF 125/4 61.213
TomSchaefer MF 350/4 97.605
Chris Koninsky P PB 100/4 57.495
Jarl Wathle A PS F 350/4 109.068
Greg Neal A PS F 650/4 173.564
Dean Sabatinelli M BG 1000/4 212.511
I'll post this and then dso one for the cars.
Car records as of the Saturday lunch break:
Andrew Nelson C/CBGC 164.177
Bob Vollmerhausen H/FMR 131.777
Steve DiMartino XO/VFCC 108.317
Ed Brace A/BFRMR 152.715
Joel Wolcott E/BMMP 91.862
B. Hemonway D/GCT 165.046
Andrew DiMartino F/BMFS 148.554
There are more, buty the record-keeper took the sheet back. I'll post more later.
I notice I haven't included bike or car numbers. Do you folks need those, too? Let me know.
More cars:
Chris Fister G/GSS 134.161
Lawson Bilhardt C/BGC 186.598
Graeme Bartils B/BGR 167.863
Mike Romen J/GL 149.311
Ed Brace A/BFRMR 153.370
Andrew Nelson C/CGC 164.464
Tim Schoeny H/FMS 130.107
That's it for now. It's 93F and mostly cloudy -- so not too unbearable. Gentle wind (maybe 5-8 MPH from the front/left quarter) -- decent conditions for lunch. It was mucho hot and sunny while we were in line -- used up about 2/3 of our drinks -- by 11AM.
As for me -- well, the first run would've been fast if I had bothered putting the bike into high gear, and the second run -- well, crappy would be a courteous way of saying that I messed up about seven or eight shifts on the run. But -- there'll be more runs soon.
Later, folks.
Those shirts you were talking about were maybe shifts? :roll: I never didn't shift into 6th gear. But I did tr y to get into 7th several times. :-o
Way to go Jarl and Doug. both set records :cheers: WOW Greg went 173
Keep the info coming Jon . It is very much appreciated
Okay, where'd I leave off?
Todd Dross, riding Tom Schaefer's sidecar rig SCF 2000/4 136.144
Greg Neal AF750/4 160.018
David Dunfay MVG 500/4 88.347
Michael Schneider AF100/2 88.678
That's where I was when Mark DeLuca showed up with another record -- so he gets to have the rec ord list for a while. Steve Knecum has one, this is Mark's second for the day.
Okay -- Mark ran in A/BF 3001/4 and bumped the 209 record to 213 earlier today and now to 214.114.
Larry, he didn't hurt the motor.
Steve went 225 on a 203 record.
I'll get the sheet back again soon and keep typing.
Any cars running there, or is it a bike meet??????????? :?
I'm not going to try to type in all of them in this breeze -- it's hard to keep the pages from blowing around.
Bob Self B/BGT 193.985
Bob Ida D/B G SS 169.675
Don McMeekin XO/GALT 138.744
Christopher Wolcott E/BMMP 105.937
Later, folks. There's a pizza party at the Pine Acres pool tonight. See you there?
Glen, I've put up more car speeds than bikes. Geez, just 'cause I race a bike. . .but I know that those folks with four wheels want to know about their kind of folks, too. . .
OK, I'm sorry for picking on the bike bunch :-D, Did the Cajun Kid run the Vicky??
Okay, Glen, you're more than forgiven. I'd like an extra three or four MPH on my time at SpeedWeek in exchange, okay?
First of all -- I know that Charles ran the Vicky -- we heard it,. and it sounds great. I don't have a speed for him -- and I didn't see him run after that -- so I don't have any information. I'll try to dig up some at the pizza tonight.
Next -- here are the record logs from about 5PM today.
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They might not be in proper order -- the Phgotobucket machine is scrambling them. But they're up to date save for the last hour. It was a hot event -- after five PM there were only three or four competitors running, and Joe Timney, in the tower, kept calling for more racers -- we could run laps. That's how hot it was -- I made my last run about 2.30 and was slow -- headwind, of course, and also just no pizzazz left in me. Too Dodge hot!
Now -- for those of you that might know him, here's Big Al, our starter, that crashed his bike on the way to the meet back in May. See if you can read his t-shirt. It was awaiting him, sent by an "anonymous" donor, here at the Pine Acres:
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And finally (for now, at least) some eye candy. What would a meet bne without good-looking ladies, and Todd getting in the photo, too?
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That's it for tonight, boys and girls. If you want to go see other photos you're welcome to go to photobucket and the Seldom Seen Slim section. I've got lots more race photos to load -- but these are the only ones there now. I'll get more up once I finish this post. Pizza's ready!
Glen
Charles went 149.9xxx something the first run i didnt see the second
sorry
later
robbie
THANK YOU JON . As a stuck at home person ,this is a big help . I just cant miss another meet .
Glen,,, man it was hot.... my first run was 149.98xx.. ooh that elusive 150 MPH...
We went back to the pits after the 149.9 run and added a hot weather tune,,, my motor guy did his job...
For the second run ,I did not do my job quite as well,, I launched hard and roasted the tires in first, good shift to second, but hit third way to soon ,dropping out of the peak power range , then the CROSSING HEAD WIND got me near the last patch before the finish line and then again at the finish, I thought I was going to take out some cones on the left side of short shutdown, Vicky was throwing a tantrum and did not want to stop short, so took a ride down long shutdown,,,
But I did make my goal to break the 150 MPH barrier.. wow,, it was fun but HOT,,, now that I exceeded my tech limit (by .3mph...) it was to some A/C in the truck and the 2.5 hour ride back to the shop... Have to get more safety stuff installed to tech to 175 by September,,,, (just in case the Stude is not done by then....
Second Run 150.3xx ?
I will post the in car video later tonight,,,,
Charles
WOW, I am happy for you. The personal goals mean a lot and all of the hard work is then worth it.I hope you get a nice trophy.
Congratulations Charles, great job, cant wait for the Stude.
And Forstall, Knecum, and Deluca, awsome as always.
Fred
Congrats Charles on your 150 :-) it sounds like a great time. I wish we were ready, but we will have to wait till Sept, Oct :-(. To everyone else have a safe meet and good luck. Jim
Jim, thanks... hope you make it out for the September and October meets... Not near as hot and muggy...
Take care.
Charles
8.27 Sunday morning and Joe's just announced that the first run of the day is about to leave the line. It's about 75F and 5-8MPH breeze from the north (headwind).
I'll be in touch, folks.
Okay -- the "Bonneville Tune-up" ECTA meet -- June 2009 -- is history. It was a fine meet, without too many racers - and that's a good thing, because the temps were so high and the humidity, too - that lots of folks were felling right on the edge of being ill. Yes, it's a good way to get in shape for Bville -- learn how to sweat and how to stay hydrated.
First of all -- there was one entrant to the ECTA 200 MPH Club this event. Ali Akubar (I don't think I spelled that right, but I'm close. On this Forum he goes by "Shiphteey") made it look easy. He started racing at Maxton a while back and expected to be abkle to breeze into the Club, and sure enough, just less than four years later -- he's in! Here's him showing off his new shirt:
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From left ot right there's me, Deb Dross, Joe Timney, Ali, Keith, Tonya, and Todd Dross.
And here are the record sheets from today (and a bit of yesterday's runs, too):
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Other than that -- well, the ECTA ladies promise to try like the dickens to have all of the data up on the ECTA site later tonight, maybe, or tomorrow, for sure, probably, they hope.
The weather today, by the way, was way nicer than yesterday. We had a bit of cloud cover a good portion of the day, and although the thermometer here in the truck (as we're headed west on I-74) says 95 -- I doubt that it was over 90 at the race track. It felt about mid-80s, and the humidity wasn't so high as yesterday, and there was a nice breeze of five miles/hour or so. It moved around all day long -- no tailewind, headwind, or even cross-wind to bother the racers -- just enough to keep us comfy.
Because the turnout was low we were treated to Joe, up in the tower, begging for racers to get down to the start line a few times late today, and oncde I think he was singing - he was that lonely. Either it was singing or he had gas pains -- I wasn't sure which was which.
Anyway, that's it from Maxton for this month. Lots of folks siad they were planning on going to Loring. Keith, at the driver's meeting yesterday, asked for a show of hands -- and by golly a bunch were raised. I hope everyone leanred lots this weekend and didn't blow u[ anything big -- because that inaugural event oughta be something super, at least as far as the Maxton racers implied.
Best wishes for a good month, everyone. Nancy's driving and I'm signing off for now.
Oh, yeah -- I got to drive a Hayabusa for the first time ever today. Nice bike, and thanks, Deb, for letting me ride it.
PS No, I didn't set a record -- but then, why would I have wanted to do that -- it was my own record set on my Kawasaki.
Jon,
Thanks for the reporting and information/pictures... :wink:
Ali congrats on getting in, you have definitely put your time in.. :cheers:
Deb now with giving Jon a ride on a Busa he will be trading in that Cowasawkey... :lol:
John
Keith WHO?>
I would like to send out a special thanks to Joe Timney and Keith Turk. I finally got my newly built I/G streamliner completed enough to take to Maxton on Saturday to have the guys check it out. Since this is my first LS build I wanted to make sure everything was in order. Joe and Keith both took time out of their busy schedule to look the car over and give me some very valuable advice. They made me and my wife feel very welcome to be a part of the landspeed comunity. I got to meet a lot of very friendly people at the meet and hope to be running the car soon. Thanks again Joe and Keith.
So that was your 'liner right in front of bike inspection, hey, Jerry? Thanks a bunch for walking all of thirty feet across the pit road to say hi to Nancy and me.
Okay, okay, you had other stuff on your mind. And yeah, I could've walked across to look at your car, which sure seemed nice from my vantage point. I was pretty fagged from the heat and didn't stir out of the chair any more than necessary in the afternoon - and that's why I don't have photos of Jerry's car. Wanna help me find salvation and send some to me -- or post 'em yourself?
We're on I-74 almost to the Virginia border -- hoping to make it into West Virginia before we hole up for the night. Still won't get home 'til Tuesday.
Nancy and Jon
Thanks for the coverage Jon. Congrats to all the record breakers and a special congrats to Andrew Nelson. Looks like he snagged four records with his self-built Stude. He raised his two existing records and got two more. Wish I could have been there in person. Maybe I'll make October. . . . Art
Opps!! Looking at the official results shows Andrew Nelson with SIX! records.
And Greg Neal with SEVEN!!
Quick correction, Paul Powell III got into the 2 club with a car Saturday. We had a quick induction ceremony (early this morning I think? Geeze it's all a blur!) as he had to get on the road so we had one car guy, Paul & one bike guy, Ali.
Great job guys! :cheers:
We're working on results now! More to come!
Knecum & Deluca rocked this weekend! :cheers:
Great talking to you "Charlie"! ;)
Debbie
Jerry's car is a work of art.
terry
SSS, Sorry I did not get to meet you and Nancy. I guess I got caught up in getting the car checked out. Plus I was looking for a cool shade tree. Man it was hot. I truly hope to meet you guys at the next meet.
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Jerry's car is a work of art.
terry
Jerry you have any pictures of your car? I'm sure others would like to see them too.
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Meet results are up!
http://www.ecta-lsr.com/?page_id=133
Thanks Deb et al for the instant results, you guys rock.
Jerry it was good to meet you, fantastic car, you will fly.
Dean
What a weekend. All of the volunteers worked so hard to keep us running. An ENORMOUS THANK YOU to each of you. Our team struggled with the conditions, but had a great weekend in the end. I'm still drinking water trying to rehydrate. See you in Maine. Hopefully just a little cooler.
I must have had 8 bottles of water and 3 Gatorade's on Saturday... I am still thirsty !!!
Both times after waiting in line to run, I was held (while fully suited up and strapped in) once for a track check after a bike lost it's chain and the other because the starting line crew thought my drivers side front tire looked low,,,
I am very glad they check us out so well, even with the extreme heat they are a great group and do a tough job... (oh by the way my tire had 34 lbs in it and all was fine)
But with all the wait time while suited up,, I sure sweat BAD,,,
Hmm, whew !! my head sock is stinky .... can I wash a nomex head sock ? and it still have it's fire protection properties ?
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I must have had 8 bottles of water and 3 Gatorade's on Saturday... I am still thirsty !!!
Both times after waiting in line to run, I was held (while fully suited up and strapped in) once for a track check after a bike lost it's chain and the other because the starting line crew thought my drivers side front tire looked low,,,
I am very glad they check us out so well, even with the extreme heat they are a great group and do a tough job... (oh by the way my tire had 34 lbs in it and all was fine)
But with all the wait time while suited up,, I sure sweat BAD,,,
Hmm, whew !! my head sock is stinky .... can I wash a nomex head sock ? and it still have it's fire protection properties ?
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See my comment on the video run post
Quote from: Jerry O on June 28, 2009, 01:18:09 PM
I would like to send out a special thanks to Joe Timney and Keith Turk. I finally got my newly built I/G streamliner completed enough to take to Maxton on Saturday to have the guys check it out. Since this is my first LS build I wanted to make sure everything was in order. Joe and Keith both took time out of their busy schedule to look the car over and give me some very valuable advice. They made me and my wife feel very welcome to be a part of the landspeed comunity. I got to meet a lot of very friendly people at the meet and hope to be running the car soon. Thanks again Joe and Keith.
I took quite a few pics of your streamliner on the trailer, do you mind if I post them?
RChop.... Feel free to post your photos of the liner. I would like to see them myself. I am in the process of adding some of my own to my Photobucket account and will posting more tonight or by tomorrow. Thank you for taking the photos...........JerryO
Thanks, I should get some posted tomorrow.
Jerry's streamliner...
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Thanks RChop, the photos look great. I have tried for about two hours and still can't get photos to load. Also, thanks for the complements on my car. I hope to be running it soon.....JerryO
Was busy and missed the car over in tech, only got to see it going out on the trailer. Thanks for taking and posting the pics Randy.
Nice build Jerry, looking forward to seeing it completed and making runs.
Ed Purinton
Randy,
Did you happen to get any pics of the new rear engine modified roadster under construction with the panels off? If so I would enjoy seeing them posted. Thought the aluminum work on that one was outstanding.
Big part of my attending Maxton is to steal tech and pick brains...........
Ed Purinton
I'm not sure Ed, I will be posting more in the next couple of days.
That 'liner is AMAZING. I accused him of filling the welds with body filler to make 'em SO pretty - they were that nice. Just like my welds - only excellent.
The other "fit and finish" star was the Vincent 500 single. If it weren't a competitive motorcycle it could have been in a museum. There was a pic posted earlier (it's a tan color). It's owner was a guy named Dave - can't pull up his last name. He road races the bike regularly and is a great guy. Hope he comes back.
Dan
Jerry,,, MAN that is one sweet liner... great build,,, even better than you described.. Hope to see it run in September.
Charles
Jerry liner looks great. How fast are you trying to go, and do you think your tires will grow any? :cheers:
Meticulous work; looking very good.
JerryO, very nice looking streamliner, wish I could have seen it.
Nice pics RChop.
Well, another great meet gets entered into the record books.
Congratulations to Paul Powell in C/BFALT who blew away the 195.86932 record with a 202.26128 !!
Ali Abubakr moved the M/F-1350/4 record to 203.43874 MPH from the previous record of 199.18599.
Well earned green hats for you guys !!
No rainouts, no oil-downs and no accidents.
A beautiful meet.
:-D
...and hot lapping like the old days! :cheers:
Life is good! 8-)
Thanks for all of your hard work Steve & all the other volunteers!
Debbie
Wow! Thanks everyone for the complements on my liner. This is my first landspeed build and it means a lot to me. I can't wait to get it finished so I can be a part of a very good group of guys and gals running at Maxton. ( bvillercr ) My mph goal for Maxton will be around 230mph. The engine that is in the car now will not run those speeds but I hope to have a stronger engine combo for next year. As for tire growth, I am sure I will have some growth in the tires and will have to open the wheel openings in the belly pan. Again, thanks everyone and hope to be running in September.
That is one beautiful liner Jerry! Looking forward to seeing it run.
Thanks everyone, I had a blast...well not till the end....electrical gremlins kept stealing my mph! I was pretty pissed...on Sunday I figured I wouldn't go 2 since I went 194 with the clutch slipping a little. My buddy convinced me to make one more pass so I went back to staging, sat calmly, focused but not too hard and ran.
Besides 1st gear sputtering, the clutch slipping from 3rd through 5th, hitting the rev limiter in 6th and shifting into 7th it wasn't too bad!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRLqqPV1d-s
A.
Cograts to every one that had success , what a fun ride a had this past weekend :-D Had a Good time out for dinner with Jon Nancy Bill and Steve .Thanks again Shane for the chain , Todd for the tape, Bill for the cadding of our suits, and always thank you Larry and Steve... Mark D.
The Vincent is owned by Dave Dunfey and is a 1950 Grey Flash. He told me that only 31 were made (same number as the Black Lightning) and that only three came to North America---Yes it is a museum piece. They came down from New Hampshire to run with us. If he's not out roadracing it, it may be at Loring.
Jerry's pic
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