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Offline geezer1

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Great article in Hot Rod Magazine - The ECTA Rules!!
« on: July 05, 2014, 08:54:30 PM »
Many thanks to Brandan from Hot Rod - he got it right!!!
Best to the ECTA Crew -

Geo Turner
For the Geezers
Geezer Racing - (Turner/Herr/Mclellan/Acton/Pranger/Acton/Acton /McDonald/Hascall/Patul)
Trever is in at over 210!!!!!(17 yrs. old) Kyle is in at over 212!!!!! (16 yrs' old)
2 Wins in the Hot Rod Top Speed Challenge in Super Street 2014-2015
5 Different Geezer Drivers set records at Maxton, Loring, and Ohio
We also had the honor to have the fastest Innkeeper in Wilmington Ohio in the Geezer Express
Thank you ECTA and our great LSR Friends! Press On Regardless!!

Offline MIKE MATY

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Re: Great article in Hot Rod Magazine - The ECTA Rules!!
« Reply #1 on: July 09, 2014, 10:09:33 AM »
We both made out pretty well!! :cheers:
ECTA 200MPH CLUB Maxton
A/FRS      205.531
D/FSS      159.427
ECTA 200MPH CLUB Ohio
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Offline revolutionary

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Re: Great article in Hot Rod Magazine - The ECTA Rules!!
« Reply #2 on: July 11, 2014, 09:40:25 AM »
Looks like good times...
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Re: Great article in Hot Rod Magazine - The ECTA Rules!!
« Reply #3 on: July 11, 2014, 09:51:56 AM »
I bought a 2 yr subscription and paid $6 for this copy because of this issue. Very Nice Hot Rod.

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Re: Great article in Hot Rod Magazine - The ECTA Rules!!
« Reply #4 on: August 12, 2014, 09:39:12 AM »
Geezer Racing - (Turner/Herr/Mclellan/Acton/Pranger/Acton/Acton /McDonald/Hascall/Patul)
Trever is in at over 210!!!!!(17 yrs. old) Kyle is in at over 212!!!!! (16 yrs' old)
2 Wins in the Hot Rod Top Speed Challenge in Super Street 2014-2015
5 Different Geezer Drivers set records at Maxton, Loring, and Ohio
We also had the honor to have the fastest Innkeeper in Wilmington Ohio in the Geezer Express
Thank you ECTA and our great LSR Friends! Press On Regardless!!

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Re: Great article in Hot Rod Magazine - The ECTA Rules!!
« Reply #5 on: August 12, 2014, 09:45:23 AM »
Not a bad showing yourself Geezer. :cheers:
ECTA 200MPH CLUB Maxton
A/FRS      205.531
D/FSS      159.427
ECTA 200MPH CLUB Ohio
A/FRS       208.530
2013 Hot Rod Top Speed Challenge Winner

Offline Gary Perkinson

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Re: Great article in Hot Rod Magazine - The ECTA Rules!!
« Reply #6 on: August 12, 2014, 11:03:28 AM »
Great story! Nice to get details on cars that people might have seen but not known anything about...
LTA   G/BGALT Record (1 mile)     143.313
LTA   G/BGALT Record (1.5 mile)  148.321
LTA   F/PRO Record (1 mile)         114.668

Offline John Noonan

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Re: Great article in Hot Rod Magazine - The ECTA Rules!!
« Reply #7 on: August 17, 2014, 07:44:06 PM »
It was a great article...really has me thinking about doing a turbo Vette...

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Re: Great article in Hot Rod Magazine - The ECTA Rules!!
« Reply #8 on: September 24, 2014, 07:38:27 PM »
I read the article until I got to the part where the writer stated that as
speed doubles, the power required to overcome aerodynamics multiplies
by 4.

Wrong!  The FORCE required multiplies by 4 (or the square of the factor
of increase of the speed), and the POWER required multiplies by a factor
of 8, or the cube of the factor of increase of the speed.

I wish motojournalists would learn the truth before writing misleading
stuff.

At that point, I gave up reading the article, because I had lost faith in
the writer.

tallguy

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Re: Great article in Hot Rod Magazine - The ECTA Rules!!
« Reply #9 on: September 24, 2014, 08:52:41 PM »
I read the article until I got to the part where the writer stated that as
speed doubles, the power required to overcome aerodynamics multiplies
by 4.

Wrong!  The FORCE required multiplies by 4 (or the square of the factor
of increase of the speed), and the POWER required multiplies by a factor
of 8, or the cube of the factor of increase of the speed.

I wish motojournalists would learn the truth before writing misleading
stuff.
 
tallguy
  Hot Rod Mag is trying to promote Land Speed Racing the facts may not be perfect but the fact is there helping get the word out that this stuff is happening.  :cheers:
Working in the shop I use the 'F' word a lot. No not that word these words Focus and Finish go Fast and Flathead Ford!
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Re: Great article in Hot Rod Magazine - The ECTA Rules!!
« Reply #10 on: September 24, 2014, 09:30:29 PM »
Tall, you obviously don't understand journalism... unlike engineering, a good journalist will not let a few facts get in the way of a good read... and as stated a little good press is good for the sport....
Ok, I think I will sit down and color  :-D
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Offline Elmo Rodge

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Re: Great article in Hot Rod Magazine - The ECTA Rules!!
« Reply #11 on: September 24, 2014, 11:08:32 PM »
Stainless, stay inside the ............ Oh, never mind. Like you're going to listen anyway.  :roll:             :cheers: Wayno