928's dont race



Kidding Randy, I swear!

 

Oh, now you did it. Better bring something that can top 220 if Todd shows up on the salt flats

 

salt flats? rust problems???

I'm running my DeLorean!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I'll be happy with ~205 with the 951, the wagon, 140+

 

Is there a 85-100mph class?

 

You mean... it'll go that fast??

:O!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

It only has to go precisely 88mph....

Rich

 

Ya' know, I live here and I won't drive my 928 on the salt. I did once for some photos, never spun a wheel and only drove about 200' on it. A friend did a 180 with a touch of throttle leaving and that car is still showing salt. It has been in California for a few years now...

I have worked on some salt racers, I would only do that to one I didn't like.

 

I talked with a guy who used to race on the salt flats and he says what Ketchimi says....the car will never be the same as it's impossible to get all the salt out of a complicated street car. Too many nooks and crannies.

Harvey

 

Like this one:



Taken in 2002 (even though I edited/posted the image in 2004).

By the way, that's my S4, Dave's S, and Pete W's S4, we were there for the
inaugural Bonneville 100.

 

I think you guys worry too much. Kiborts got the world record flying mile car from 1986...I never heard of any rust issues....and they ran the **** out of that thing on the salt!

Anyway, this is a dream of mine as well. I wouldn't take an intended street car as it is not set up for this kind of use. I thought about doing a documentary of taking a street car and running it stock, then progressively making modifications over time. I have already designed the car in my mind. Would love to achieve 250mph just for bragging rights, but that is so much easier said than done. Just the ability to drive at high speed on the salt is a feat in itself. It's like driving on marbles so I've heard.

 

what about MK taking the ol holbert car back out there? THAT would be really cool!

 

I trust Wally Plumley's assessment on running the flats. He has experience running there and has posted about it somewhere here. I go to Utah frequently and always wanted to run the flats but have been talked out of it.

H2

 

I was thinking the same about the Holbert car. it would be neat to revisit the place where this car made history 20 years earlier.

That would be a nice documentary...for us atleast.

Roger
87s4

 

One last Saturday morning bump, more info will go out in the next week to those who's email addy's I have. If you havent sent me your email address, get it to me NOW.