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Title: Suddenly -- It's 1949!
Post by: Stan Back on June 26, 2012, 04:27:10 PM

(or so)

Five Flathead-powered belly tanks entered this year.  Maybe should have a club.  How long is yours?  Who's designing the T-Shirt?

Title: Re: Suddenly -- It's 1949!
Post by: Tman on June 26, 2012, 04:40:05 PM

And Candyman from Kanada with a Jimmy powered tank!

Title: Re: Suddenly -- It's 1949!
Post by: Jack Gifford on June 27, 2012, 12:53:02 AM

My searching of the Internet didn't turn up an entry list for 2012 Speed Week. Is it available to the public? Where? Or only available via SCTA or BNI membership?

Title: Re: Suddenly -- It's 1949!
Post by: wobblywalrus on June 27, 2012, 01:03:27 AM

All of those tanks together would make a great photo.

Title: Re: Suddenly -- It's 1949!
Post by: LSR Mike on June 27, 2012, 08:19:10 AM

Quote from: Jack Gifford on June 27, 2012, 12:53:02 AM

My searching of the Internet didn't turn up an entry list for 2012 Speed Week. Is it available to the public? Where? Or only available via SCTA or BNI membership?

You have to be Not only SCTA/BNI, but also "connected" to get pre-entry info before the program is published.

Title: Re: Suddenly -- It's 1949!
Post by: Stan Back on June 27, 2012, 03:33:15 PM

Actually -- I guess I'm connected.  Like connected for four weeks typesetting every entry and calling dozens of them -- "What does this mean?"  But I get the big bucks for it.  If I could just reduce them about 27% on my copy machine  . . .

Title: Re: Suddenly -- It's 1949!
Post by: 4-barrel Mike on June 27, 2012, 04:12:12 PM

Quote from: Stan Back on June 27, 2012, 03:33:15 PM

Actually -- I guess I'm connected.  Like connected for four weeks typesetting every entry and calling dozens of them -- "What does this mean?"  But I get the big bucks for it.  If I could just reduce them about 27% on my copy machine  . . .

Only dozens?  Wow, I feel special, almost connected.  :mrgreen:

Mike

Title: Re: Suddenly -- It's 1949!
Post by: NathanStewart on June 28, 2012, 02:08:08 AM

what kinda fratheads?

Title: Re: Suddenly -- It's 1949!
Post by: Stan Back on June 28, 2012, 11:18:11 AM

Sorry, Nathan, I didn't mean to slight you.  I was talking  Gas XFs including one of the mini ones.

Title: Re: Suddenly -- It's 1949!
Post by: NathanStewart on June 28, 2012, 12:47:23 PM

Ah it's okay.  I think there's actually quite a few banger flatheads running this year as well.  We'll get together and take out own photo.   :-P

Title: Re: Suddenly -- It's 1949!
Post by: NathanStewart on June 28, 2012, 06:01:20 PM

Quote from: LSR Mike on June 27, 2012, 08:19:10 AM

You have to be Not only SCTA/BNI, but also "connected" to get pre-entry info before the program is published.

Really? (http://scta-bni.org/Bonneville/SpeedWeek%202012/Web_pre-entries.pdf)     

Title: Re: Suddenly -- It's 1949!
Post by: salt27 on June 28, 2012, 10:48:10 PM

Thanks Nathan.

I see that there is an entry from Aurora, Oregon. :cheers:

   Don

Title: Re: Suddenly -- It's 1949!
Post by: Elmo Rodge on June 28, 2012, 11:13:20 PM

Hey Don. There's one from Salina, Utah too.  8-) You and Gus coming this year? Wayno

Title: Re: Suddenly -- It's 1949!
Post by: salt27 on June 28, 2012, 11:24:57 PM

Wayno,
We will be there.
Your tank is looking good, can't wait to see it.

   Don

Title: Re: Suddenly -- It's 1949!
Post by: greyforestlakester on July 15, 2012, 12:06:35 PM

I'm dragging my flathead powered '36 stakebed out this year.  Would love to be in that photo shoot of the tanks in the background as if it were a support or push vehicle.  Getting there the afternoon of the 12th.

So, to clarify, there is another v-8 60 powered tank?  That is our bucket list project.  Hope a class for the little flatheads gets established.

Title: Re: Suddenly -- It's 1949!
Post by: Stan Back on July 15, 2012, 02:40:15 PM

There is a class -- XF/F or G Lakester.

Title: Re: Suddenly -- It's 1949!
Post by: greyforestlakester on July 15, 2012, 05:57:28 PM

Thanks, Stan.  Obviously I am still breaking the code on classes.  I asked last year when I was out there and thought I was told that a Ford V-8 flathead was a Ford v-8 flathead no matter what displacement.

Title: Re: Suddenly -- It's 1949!
Post by: maguromic on July 15, 2012, 06:07:10 PM

Stan is referring to XF Fuel or Gas lakester not F or G class. There is no displacement breaks in XF, they are all lumped in up to 325 CI which the V8-60 would run against.   Tony