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Loring Timing Association (Maine) => Loring (AFB) land speed venue => Topic started by: greencar on September 02, 2023, 09:43:16 PM
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The Greencar is safely in the driveway.
As always a very enjoyable few days.
Thank you to all who made it happen
All the best
Carol and Ed
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Glad you guys made it home okay Ed. You passed us twice on I-95S. We always enjoy watching you run.
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Next year we are reviewing an addition of classes for TRI-FIVE Chevy. We could use some imput from potential competitors.
Joe
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2023 Harvest Event. At speed we see the team Chevomet Racing entry 1812 Mercury Comet. Driven by Tom Pease, they made a number of strong passes. I will post speeds when we get them distilled down. This team is being called the "Ambassadors of Land Speed" by Robert "Digital" Duffy. The enjoy themselves and make it fun for everyone. I would love to hear the story about the 1st Cavalry Division patch. Stephan Cyr photo.
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Always great to see you there, Carol and Ed!
Love that green 55.
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Last fall we bought some vintage vehicles from Conrad Halburg. One was a historic belly tank racer that had a timing tag on the fire wall. It stated that the team of Hugh Drury, Fowler, Red Holmes and Jerry Kugel went 203 mph in 1964 at Bonneville. Tom Pease took the rusty chassis and the skin of the tank and cleaned it up, matched the paint and put it back together, just the way it was in 1964. He got a junkyard 260 Ford for it . Frank Walka freshened up the Halibrand quick change. All we're missing is the injectors for the 260.
After 3 passes at Loring Timing Association, we hit 137.605 with the car just the way it ran in 1964. It's an awesome feeling!
Jerry Kugel,1964
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I am guessing that the 260 Ford engine had a little more than fuel injectors. They had to be running a heavy load of nitromethane to get 200 from a small early Ford engine.
Joe
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I was wondering how a 260 could generate enough power without something extra so this makes sense.
I wonder if NOS could do the same thing? Especially on shorter tracks.
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That will be another question for Jerry.
And how do you post pictures? Mine are all too big.
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I don't know. So far I've run 189 with my Flathead powered Tank. Naturally aspirated on gas. 203 doesn't sound too far fetched for a 260. :cheers: Wayno
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That will be another question for Jerry.
And how do you post pictures? Mine are all too big.
Download !rfanview (free) and use its "Resize" feature. Be sure to save the resized file as another name or you will overwrite he original.
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Marcia - free app
https://www.resizepixel.com/. Use "Compress" set size to 475 KB
This forum only posts photos under 500 KB -
joe
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2011 Maine Event. Charles Venable dropping the laundry at the big end. Charlie is in the Maxton and Loring 200 mph Club with this beautiful Studebaker. Tom Shay photo.
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You can resize in Microsoft Paint, too!
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OK, you can put up to 4 pics in a post... total under 500k
I usually make mine under 125K, they are fine at that size... most start at over 2 meg and I resize with paint to 15% or less depending on starting size.
Be sure to come up with a unique name... pic1 or joescar are probably already taken in the database. It can be a major pain to have to change after you try to post...
:cheers:
Back to thread... :clap :cheers:
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One very annoying thing about this forum is that it will not allow a photo to be posted if it has ever been posted before. Rename it & try again but you may get another error message saying that your post already exists. Have a couple of beers and forget it.
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Neil, the database doesn't know it's the same photo, it flags that that photo already exists.... Computers are great, but they can't tell blue from blue....
But if you could figure that out, you could be a rich man... :cheers:
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"...the database doesn't know it's the same photo, it flags that that photo already exists..." and won't let you post it again. :angel:
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2012 Maine Event. At speed we see team Ball Racing entry 9894. Ridden by Dave Ball to a top speed of 212.158 mph in class MPS/G1350 (Modified Partial Streamlined / Gas 1350 cc). He made 5 passes over 200 at this event. This was big speed 11 years ago for a naturally aspirated Hayabusa. Tom Shay photo.
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2013 Harvest Event. At the big end we see Caribou, Maine's team JRT Customs entry 9778 Nissan pickup. Driven by Jason Theriault to a record speed of 207.203 mph in class D/BFSS (5 Liter / Blown Fuel Super Street). This beautiful pickup set a number of records at Loring. Jason built it using a Toyota 2JZ turbo charged engine. I think it came out of a Toyota Supra. He is racing well up in displacement as the 2JZ is only 3 liters from the factory. Josh Bate photo.
I have been subsequently informed that the truck was powered by a 2 Liter SR20 Nissan engine. Outstanding speed from 120 cubic inches in a vehicle not noted for great aero.
Joe
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2023 Harvest Event. At speed we see the Speed Queen Team entry 105 Lakester. Driven by Jack Gifford to a top speed of 101.834 mph in class F/BFL. ( 3 Liter / Blown Fuel Lakester). Jack's well designed and beautifully constructed belly tank had a problem sealing the head to the block. The combination of the boost from the GMC supercharger and the different materials used made it difficult for the head gasket to keep the coolant inside. Jack is considering a different engine. Tom Shay photo.
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2023 Maine Event. At the starting line we see Indiana team Nosnhoj Racing's entry 9320 Ford Mustang coupe. Driven by Doug Johnson to a top speed of 201.530 mph in the mile running in class C/BFALT (6 Liter/Blown Fuel Altered). Doug licensed up and had this beautiful red Mustang humming until they experienced a mechanical issue. This car is capable of 240 mph+. and will certainly need 2 chutes to help stop it. I anticipate a big number from this iron horse. Tom Daly photo.
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2018 Harvest Event. In the top photo at bike tech we see team Geerhed Racing's entry 481 Yamaha with owner/rider Paul Koehler and tech inspector Joe Daly. Bottom photo we see Paul ready at the starting line to set the record speed of 113.237 mph in class APS/G-125/2 (Altered-Special Construction Partial Streamlined/Gas-125cc/2 Stroke). A ton of speed from a small displacement 2 stroke. There is a lot of engineering in this bike.
Paul has the unique distinction of being a competitive side car racer as well. Both photos by Stacy Robey.
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