SCTA Organizes First Running at Bonneville 1949

[4-barrel Mike]

Jalopy Journal -> hamb -> trog

[RichFox]

Kid; As I understand it, you want to participate in Land Speed Trials. But you feel that the existing structure requires to much effort to build a legal car. You want a place to run a "Bird style" car. You can do that. Mike Cook thought that he could improve on the SCTA  style of event, So he began running his own. Nothing stopping you doing the same. Your own meet for "Bird Style" cars Find a place, Arrange timing equipment and have at it. The "Bird Style" Nationals. Or BS Nationals for short.

[Stainless1]

CKid.... do you know anything about vintage sports car racing...  they do not bang fenders on those $125K-250K cars... it is a gentleman's racing sport...

And no... anything that does not meet the current safety requirements will not race in land speed racing venues.  There  are a variety of venues on runways that have different rules but you better read them and comply with that organization's rules if you expect to race.  
Lawyers and insurance companies drive a lot of it...  

So if you want to run on your own on any variety of dry lakes out there or on abandoned runways then go for it.... Let Darwin be your guide... but don't expect the folks on this site to be complicit in your plans.  There is no section dedicated outlaw racing....

This site is about current rules and racing.... with respect to our history... most of us know people that paid for a rule change in blood.  

And some of us participating on this site have survived wrecks from 150 to 400+ MPH because of those rules.  

If you want to start your own no rules racing organization then go for it, but that topic is not something we do here.  So I suspect unless you want to follow your buddy Franklin....keep that in mind

[The California Kid]

'Kid; As I understand it, you want to participate in Land Speed Trials'

Sorry you got that impression.No we don't.

Building a car that is Flying Mile style and running it down a deserted air strip.

Keeping it simple.One thing at a time.

I hope that clears things up.

[RichFox]

Sorry. I took your comments about a new SCTA class for Front Wheel Drive , Corvair powered cars to imply you wanted to run with the SCTA.. This thread kind of skips around a lot and it is hard to keep up. I have lived in California for some time. But it is a big state. Still, I am not aware of these abandoned airstrips that you can run on. Can you enlighten me? What part of the state do you live in?

[The California Kid]

'Sorry. I took your comments about a new SCTA class for Front Wheel Drive , Corvair powered cars to imply you wanted to run with the SCTA..'

Rich.I think Front Drive Corvair drivetrain streamliners can run in that 'Sunday' catchall running for starters.If I understood what I read about a 'catchall' running.Like for cars that don't fit in a class.

As far as abandoned straight roads and airstrips just use same method as finding sitting cars.
Keep your eyes open and ask the right people.You probably know that.

[RichFox]

Yes you can run as a "Time Only" entry. But it would still need to meet all the safety rules as a Lakester or Streamliner. So why not just run in class? I think that would be a more straight forward way of going through tech. As far as asking "The right people". If you know of one around the center of the state, That would be you. So I thought that was what I was doing.

[The California Kid]

'So why not just run in class? I think that would be a more straight forward way of going through tech.'

To fix the communication here let me say this.

You say 'you'.We're stay at homes.That's that.

If someone wants to build a Front Drive Corvair and go up there and run in the 'Time Only' seesion I think that's great!

I think it was you that said our Kohler powered straamliner is a 'Hobby Car'.

That is what we're doing.Also getting our Corvair engine down here to start the 'Getting to Know the Engine' thing.

[ronnieroadster]

Kid; As I understand it, you want to participate in Land Speed Trials. But you feel that the existing structure requires to much effort to build a legal car. You want a place to run a "Bird style" car. You can do that. Mike Cook thought that he could improve on the SCTA  style of event, So he began running his own. Nothing stopping you doing the same. Your own meet for "Bird Style" cars Find a place, Arrange timing equipment and have at it. The "Bird Style" Nationals. Or BS Nationals for short.

  Great idea the BS nationals gives one the the opportunity to use other words starting wilt each letter when needed.   

[Stan Back]

Hint to members . . .

Go back and read all this dribble.

Why bother trying to advise and participate?

[Jack Gifford]

Reads like drivel.

[Mike Borders]

"Never try to teach a pig to sing -- it wastes your time, and annoys the pig."   

[Stainless1]

With Darwin as his guide it looks like he has followed Franklin into the internet abyss....
If they continue on their quest I'm sure we will read about them in the paper....