UK RECORD 208.10 MPH IN A 928
08-16-2010, 09:25 PM
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You MUST be kidding. Marc & Susan always drove the White Car to events. George Suennen too, over 500 miles each way (although he has only done 198.6 MPH to date). Tim & Cheryl now trailer their 208+MPH car (mostly so they don't have to worry about the tires) but they have driven it at "funride" events. George carries race wheels & tires in a support vehicle and changes them before the race. The mods do not make the car undrivable on the street. Get the mods done before you kill yourself.
08-16-2010, 09:28 PM
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Brett:
Crashed at 199 MPH in one of our open road races. Walked away BECAUSE of full rollcage, arm restraints, head restraint system, 6-point harness, fuel cell, fire suppression. You KNOW you need this stuff, as well as the aero mods. Sorry to preach to a former top fuel crew chief, but your casual attitude has me wondering what you are thinking.
Crashed at 199 MPH in one of our open road races. Walked away BECAUSE of full rollcage, arm restraints, head restraint system, 6-point harness, fuel cell, fire suppression. You KNOW you need this stuff, as well as the aero mods. Sorry to preach to a former top fuel crew chief, but your casual attitude has me wondering what you are thinking.
You are correct, I DO know I need that stuff but....
I am prepared to do it without....most of it anyway....
I have always taken risks in my life and always will....
You can choose your own adjective...insane, nuts, a fool.... any other you can think of....
But its MY choice and I have done some silly things which are riskier than this....try jumping out of a perfectly good plane at 30,000 feet on oxy and you will see what I mean....
Also, for very good reasons , I am a Fatalist, in other words ...I seriously believe that I will die on a date and time that is already set lol
It should have been long ago, so every day is borrowed time and I do weird things to enjoy it....I survived this one and may or may not survive the next one, but if I don`t....don`t blame anyone else...just me
At least I will have gone doing something that made me happy
All the best Brett
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08-16-2010, 09:47 PM
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Hi Bill
You are correct, I DO know I need that stuff but....
I am prepared to do it without....most of it anyway....
I have always taken risks in my life and always will....
You can choose your own adjective...insane, nuts, a fool.... any other you can think of....
But its MY choice and I have done some silly things which are riskier than this....try jumping out of a perfectly good plane at 30,000 feet on oxy and you will see what I mean....
Also, for very good reasons , I am a Fatalist, in other words ...I seriously believe that I will die on a date and time that is already set lol It should have been long ago, so every day is borrowed time and I do weird things to enjoy it....
I survived this one and may or may not survive the next one, but if I don`t....don`t blame anyone else...just me
At least I will have gone doing something that made me happy
All the best Brett
You are correct, I DO know I need that stuff but....
I am prepared to do it without....most of it anyway....
I have always taken risks in my life and always will....
You can choose your own adjective...insane, nuts, a fool.... any other you can think of....
But its MY choice and I have done some silly things which are riskier than this....try jumping out of a perfectly good plane at 30,000 feet on oxy and you will see what I mean....
Also, for very good reasons , I am a Fatalist, in other words ...I seriously believe that I will die on a date and time that is already set lol
It should have been long ago, so every day is borrowed time and I do weird things to enjoy it....I survived this one and may or may not survive the next one, but if I don`t....don`t blame anyone else...just me
At least I will have gone doing something that made me happy
All the best Brett
08-16-2010, 09:55 PM
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Lol..People always seem amazed at my attitude or insanity if you prefer...
Look at it this way, some people climb mountains with every piece of safety gear in the world and sometimes still die...
Some people free climb with nothing and sometimes do not die...or sometimes do...
I am the second type and the first type always think the second is nuts
All the best Brett
08-16-2010, 09:56 PM
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Head back to the drag strip. It's safer and they'll give you a time slip, too. You should get some monster trap speeds since you car can cruise over the 200 mph mark.
08-16-2010, 10:06 PM
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Hi Bill
In Top Fuel its a little different...
Firstly the track is already prepared (both the 1/4 and the shutdown)
Second its a lot quicker lol...even when testing you go out, hit the loud pedal then the chutes...and stop (mostly )
I did actually check for things like broken concrete and major flaws in the surface where I was at low speed...prior to the run...
I am not totally insane lol, just a little nuts
All the best Brett
In Top Fuel its a little different...
Firstly the track is already prepared (both the 1/4 and the shutdown)
Second its a lot quicker lol...even when testing you go out, hit the loud pedal then the chutes...and stop (mostly
)I did actually check for things like broken concrete and major flaws in the surface where I was at low speed...prior to the run...
I am not totally insane lol, just a little nuts
All the best Brett
08-16-2010, 10:10 PM
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Hi Greg
UK teams only, which you may or may not heard of....The Priors and Nobby Hills were the main ones, I also assisted Sammy Miller when he was at SantaPod with his Rocket car, Vanishing Point.
All the best Brett
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08-17-2010, 11:01 AM
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Hi Glen
I have been thinking about it...
I may have to get a half cage as a full cage is not practical as its my daily driver, or maybe just the roll over central bar from a half cage.
I am pretty sure nothing like that is available in the UK...is it in the US ?
All the best Brett
I have been thinking about it...
I may have to get a half cage as a full cage is not practical as its my daily driver, or maybe just the roll over central bar from a half cage.
I am pretty sure nothing like that is available in the UK...is it in the US ?
All the best Brett