Bonneville Speed Week: Oldest Record on the Books

[CTX-SLPR]

Checked the list of entrants and found someone who's chasing the oldest record on the books

F/CBGC Clean Air Corvair T. Keosababian 08/74 173.090

714

F

CBCG

C. THOMAS WOODFORD

C. THOMAS WOODFORD

As much as I want to break it, we've all seen how fast my LSR effort has been evolving... Best of luck to you C. Woodford!

[Monster]

I translate the F/CBGC alphabet soup to "123-183.99 CID Classic Blown Gas Coupe"

[CTX-SLPR]

Looks like someone broke it and not C Woodford

Vehicle	Entry Name	Engine	Body	New Record
3871	Paul Perenica	F	CBGC	183.142	Paul Perenica	8/16/2018

Looks like Paul started in CBGALT (Classic Blown Gas Altered) so switching to Gas Coupe would have been an easy swap.

[SuperBuickGuy]

Oldest standing record, you say. 1906

http://www.racecar-engineering.com/n...-steam-record/


In my dreamland, I dream of setting a steam record.... never happen, but it's better then counting sheep.

[RockJustRock]

Talking about steam LSR records puts me in the mood for a nap, yes....... ZZzzzzZZzzzz

[SuperBuickGuy]

Talking about steam LSR records puts me in the mood for a nap, yes....... ZZzzzzZZzzzz

racing with the potential of a catastrophic explosion because of large volumes of high-pressure steam.... yeah, boring

[RockJustRock]

This guy kinda outdid that....

[SuperBuickGuy]

This guy kinda outdid that....

I don't remember who said it - but this answers that - "the hardest part about land speed racing is staying on the ground"

[DanStokes]

I don't remember who said it - but this answers that - "the hardest part about land speed racing is staying on the ground"

Yep. Not at my speeds but at 470, you bet.

Dan

[CTX-SLPR]

Yep. Not at my speeds but at 470, you bet.

Dan

Dan did you get to see #3871? I want to know what it is and what it was running.

[SuperBuickGuy]

Yep. Not at my speeds but at 470, you bet.

Dan

my dad is a friend of Les Leggitt and I've been entertained with the stories of what they to to stay on the ground..

[DanStokes]

Dan did you get to see #3871? I want to know what it is and what it was running.

Which car? I don't remember numbers well (why I'm not an engineer) so if you describe the car I can probably fill you in.

Dan

[CTX-SLPR]

I have no idea, trying to find out what it was. All I know is that its F/CBGC for the record but started as F/CBALT.

[DanStokes]

That might be the Datsun B210-based car with a stretched nose though I'm FAR from sure of that. I know they changed classes in a similar fashion though they were not alone in that - not sure that was an "F" engine though. If so, it was running a Hayabusa. Or maybe the Lattin's American Bantam? Again, we see SO many cars it's hard to remember all of 'em.

Dan

[Saltfever]

Not so sure about the "stretched nose", Dan. Gas coupe is a stock body with an engine swap or QC. Altered is the same body but with an air dam, headlight covering, belly pan and a bunch of other stuff. A max of 2% stretch in the cowl area ahead of the firewall is allowed. Since he switched from Altered to GC I don't see how he could have removed the 2% stretch to be legal GC. Most GC guys, that run the Altered configuration, just add the Altered stuff to the GC to make the Altered class without the 2% body stretch. For example the Cohn's or Gib Lama. I sure wish I could find out what Paul was running. Have been searching and can't find out anything. Very impressive record . . . nice job!