WF 2021 -- I'm late starting this. Sorry.

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WOODY@DDLLC

Quote from: Elmo Rodge on October 02, 2021, 03:58:38 AM
As I recall it was. I was busy walking on a cloud after running 189.593 in my Tank.  :cheers:
Wayno

Looks like you'll need to enlarge your grin!  :cheers:
All models are wrong, but some are useful! G.E. Box (1967) www.designdreams.biz

Elmo Rodge

Woody, oddly enough, the changes I have made since 169 mph are aerodynamic.  :wink:
Wayno

WOODY@DDLLC

Forget the wide grin - that's more frontal area!  :evil:
All models are wrong, but some are useful! G.E. Box (1967) www.designdreams.biz

trimmers

Now that the full results are posted, I see that Vesco's Little Giant ran against its own new E3 record and bumped it clear up to 353+MPH.  That exceeds Buckeye Bullet's FIA record, so Team Vesco can add the laurels for fastest electric car to their many other records.  Congratulations!
Jeff in Boise
------------- 1 of just 3 in all 3  -------------
USFRA 130 MPH Club 09/18/2008 136.757
USFRA 150 MPH Club 09/17/2009 152.162
Bonneville 200 MPH Club 09/15/2019 218.600
Best Run: 253.080 MPH 09/14/2019 #6556

Stainless1

Quote from: WOODY@DDLLC on October 02, 2021, 01:43:32 PM
Forget the wide grin - that's more frontal area!  :evil:

Well Woody I don't think that wide grin will disappear for a long while... Wayno is now in view of the record... from now on HP may be his best friend... we all know...
Lakester aero is all smoke and mirrors....  :cheers:
Stainless
Red Hat 228.039, 2001, 65ci, Bockscar Lakester #1000 with a little N2O

sabat

Nice write up on the 444 electric Little Giant. More details on the program changes from SW to WF etc. 

https://jalopnik.com/heres-how-the-revolt-systems-streamliner-set-the-electr-1847798014

manta22

I'm sure this is a dopey question but what is the difference between the "130 Club" and the "1st Mile" on a timing slip? Where are they measured?
Regards, Neil  Tucson, AZ

trimmers

#53
Well, first of all, you'd only see "130 Club" on a timing slip from World of Speed rather than World Finals.   The "130 Club" speed trap is a 132-foot long trap at the end of mile one (from 0 to 1, that is) on the USFRA's short course.
"First Mile", on the other hand is the first full mile-long speed trap.  On the USFRA's (or SCTA_BNI's) short course, that would be from Mile 1 to Mile 2, as there's no timing light at Mile 0.  After that comes the "Quarter", which is from Mile 2 to 2-1/4.  Then comes the "Second Mile", which is from Mile 2 to Mile 3.
On the (five mile) long course, you have the quarter (2 to 2-1/4), then the "First Mile" (from 2 to 3), followed by the "Second Mile" (from 3 to 4), the "Last Mile" (4 to 5), and then "Exit Speed", which is the last 132 feet of the "Last Mile".  There's no light at Mile 1 on the long course, but a "combo" course would have a light there.
Jeff in Boise
------------- 1 of just 3 in all 3  -------------
USFRA 130 MPH Club 09/18/2008 136.757
USFRA 150 MPH Club 09/17/2009 152.162
Bonneville 200 MPH Club 09/15/2019 218.600
Best Run: 253.080 MPH 09/14/2019 #6556

manta22

Thanks, Jeff. You've explained it clearly.
Regards, Neil  Tucson, AZ

WOODY@DDLLC

#55
Sumthin' like dis?  :?
All models are wrong, but some are useful! G.E. Box (1967) www.designdreams.biz

37 ROADSTER

  The long course at all SCTA  events have lights from the 1 to the 5. All speeds in each mile are on the timing slips.

manta22

Thanks, everyone. I was primarily asking about the "130 Club" and the "First Mile" since I could not find anything about them on the USFRA or SCTA websites.
Regards, Neil  Tucson, AZ

Seldom Seen Slim

About half way down the USFRA site's home page you'll find a section for the 130 and 150 Clubs (and other stuff, too).
Jon E. Wennerberg
a/k/a Seldom Seen Slim
Skandia, Michigan
(that's way up north)
2 Club member x2
Owner of landracing.com

manta22

That's true Jon, but nothing about the location of those two timing lights.
Regards, Neil  Tucson, AZ