What about an '80 El Camino? I guess it's a little boxy for a land
speed record...
We also talked about the salt flats. Some of the discussion
centered around what class I'd run the Monte in. With the motor
that's in it, I'd be in the "B" motor class. I wasn't sure what
body style class I'd be in. I also wondered about the "Classic"
category. Afterward, I looked into the SCTA rules and found that
if I could get an 78-81 Monte Carlo and put its body on my frame,
use my nose and spoiler and build a race car setup inside (8-point
cage, fire suppression, scattershield built into the floor and
along the driveshaft tunnel, etc) I could run it in *Classic*
Coupe, Competition Coupe or Altered. As it is, the 85 is too new
to compete in Classic. I wouldn't be competitive for a record
until it got into some real rarefied territory.
