[ratpack] Re: Quick update from the salt
- From: John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ratpack@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 05:59:30 -0500
Dammit ....... I want a wagon.
http://www.chevyasylum.com/cruisin/Cruisin2009/20090808/20090808_0716r8_jpg.html
I grew up with them, and they have more room than SUV's (as I remember). a
57 is my first choice, but I love the 59-60's too. Modern power and
suspension, and road trips. That's what I want to retire with. I have lots
of time.
JC
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John Christensen
Saint Charles, IL
On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 10:25 PM, Ray Buck <rbuck@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Flathead motors run in a class of their own. In the past the Nebulous
> Theorum cars have run motorcycle engines and set records in the G, H, I, J
> and K classes. For whatever reason, Jack Costella decided to put a
> flatmotor in the same chassis and go for the XF/FS (Flathead V8/Fuel
> Streamliner) record...which was probably a little soft at 236 and change. I
> think it was held by Jim Lattin's Red Head liner that was retired years ago,
> but made an appearance on the salt along with Mickey Thompson's Challenger
> and a coupla others:
> http://www.chevyasylum.com/lsr/bsf2004/wfi/20041006/20041006_040r8_jpg.html
>
> Anyway, Costella & Yacoucci not only broke the record, the smashed it to
> bits by running 280.023.
> http://www.yacoucci.com/
> I think they'll prolly go for Ron Main's Flatfire XF/BFS (adding a turbo or
> two) which is around 295.
> http://www.flatfire.com/
> Stay tuned for the next meets: World of Speed: Sep 16-19, Top 1 Oil
> Streamliner Shootout: Sep 20-26 (yes, those overlap the Grand-Am weekend)
> and World Finals: Oct7-10. Poteet and Main will run in the Shootout for
> sure. Supposedly they're having a special Liberty transmission build with
> everything "twice the size" (so I was told) as the one they kept breaking.
> If that works, the Speed Demon (which started out as the Flatfire, then
> became the EcoFire with a GM Ecotec motor and then the Speed Demo running
> Mopar midget motors last year and then the 299 Chevy SB2 smallblock D class
> motor this year) will attempt to break Burklands' absolute flying mile speed
> of 417 mph, since they were able to get a 401 exit speed on their next to
> last run. They've already stated that they want to shoot for 450...but I
> dunno what motor they plan on using for that speed. Kenny Duttweiler, the
> engine builder, is very, very good. Maybe he otta build a motor for the
> Nishes so they can at least make 2 runs in a row without blowing their Ron
> Klein motor.
>
> Back on track, all you say is correct, Larry...but since there are hundreds
> of different classes, it sorta doesn't matter about the relative power of an
> OHV, or OHC motor vs a flathead. Btw, I dunno if you've heard of an Ardun
> conversion, but it's a set of heads that bolt onto a flathead motor and make
> it into an overhead valve hemispherical combustion chamber motor. Those
> conversion motors (which are rare as hens' teeth and made from pure
> costalotium) have their own class, too: XXF.
> http://www.chevyasylum.com/lsr/bsf2003/wf/031017/031017_054r8_jpg.html
>
> It gets confusing with so many classes and takes a few years of experience
> with it to become sorta comfy with it...and then there are the motorcycle
> classes which completely boggle my mind, as do SCCA Solo II classes.
> Speaking of which, I'd told the local regional people that I'd cover their
> events as long as I could have my expenses covered...about $75 for each
> event. The members all said that they'd be happy to buy prints or photo
> files from me. But since I grossed $65 for the last two events combined, I
> told 'em I won't be coming back any more. I'm not upset about it, I'm
> looking at it as a business venture that didn't work out.
>
> I got the shots from the rat rod cruise-in at the Nugget up on the server:
> http://www.chevyasylum.com/cruisin/Cruisin2009/20090808/090808.html Some
> very interesting cars there. Now I'm working on the rods and kustoms I saw
> on the salt, then I can get the race cars. I hope to hell I get it done by
> this weekend. Is anyone going out there on Friday?
>
> Back to work,
>
> Ray
>
>
>
> At 10:12 AM 8/17/2009, you wrote:
>
>> Great stuff Ray, I love that Nebulous Theorem III car. Why would they
>> use a flat head v8, size? Don't overhead valve engines produce a lot
>> more power, volumetric efficiency and all?
>> Larry
>>
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