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Offline Jack Gifford

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What's in a name...
« on: December 03, 2013, 01:31:53 AM »
Having read/heard many discussions (sometimes contentious) regarding "belly tank"/"belly tanker" et.al. terminology, I scoured early interviews with Alex Xydias. I didn't see any instance of him calling them anything other than "tanks". I'm inclined to adopt that name for my lakester's configuration.
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Offline Peter Jack

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Re: What's in a name...
« Reply #1 on: December 03, 2013, 02:21:28 AM »
Does it really matter. Any of those types of terminology are understood by anyone involved in lsr. If it bothers anyone, that's their problem not yours.

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Re: What's in a name...
« Reply #2 on: December 03, 2013, 08:23:32 AM »
I will agree that "Tanker" grates on my ears. And I know that I always called them tanks, and thought that was a universal truth. However I recently saw an early '50s magazine  that calls one a "Tanker" repeatedly. So i would say it's your choice. If you want to be period correct. Unless you care about my ears. If so, Thank you.
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Re: What's in a name...
« Reply #3 on: December 03, 2013, 08:23:40 AM »
How about drop tanks?

Maybe that's too ominous?

Either way cool.

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Re: What's in a name...
« Reply #4 on: December 03, 2013, 10:24:55 AM »
Tanks for the memories................................... :cheers:
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Re: What's in a name...
« Reply #5 on: December 03, 2013, 10:37:23 AM »
I'd be tempted to use the additional syllables and call it what it is - a belly tank lakester. 

For those who know - it will qualify the car more succinctly.  For those who don't, it will more further open the conversation.

And I always liked the word, lakester.
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Re: What's in a name...
« Reply #6 on: December 03, 2013, 10:46:56 AM »
I'm not changing my spell checker!  :-D
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Re: What's in a name...
« Reply #7 on: December 03, 2013, 11:32:34 AM »
Of coarse if it had been dropped during it original use, it probably would not make such a nice race car.

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