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Misc Forums => LSR General Chat => Topic started by: Jack Gifford on January 05, 2016, 12:46:33 AM
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I just read some blurbs about Jack Donohue and his V8 Ford 8N tractor at Wilmington. Every article said that he broke Ab Jenkin's record (from 1935 or so?). Excuse me, but WHAT record under WHOSE sanction? Have I somehow missed seeing "farm tractor" category in rulebooks- SCTA & ECTA? :?
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That's the new class to run at the Bonneville Mud Flats. Break out ur farmin quipment y'all! :evil:
Cuzzin Sid. :-D
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http://www.deseretnews.com/article/595096478/This-tractor-was-built-for-speed.html?pg=all
http://bangshift.com/general-news/event-coverage/bonneville-speed-week-2014-1935-ab-jenkins-went-68mph-allis-chalmers-tractor-2014-theres-modified-8n-showing-blow-away/
http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2009/09/15/land-speed-tractors-oldfield-v-jenkins/
We all know that the only "real" records are SCTA sanctioned, but this is what they are referring to.
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its the world we live in now....
for growing numbers of people there is no difference between traditional true lsr -average
speed maintained for min of 5280 ft or 1000 m...vs 60-120 ft...
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I just happen to have an old AC just waiting for resurrection.
Maybe this is it's calling. :roll:
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It may have issues to get through tech, but this tractor looks like it could be a contender to the title.
I guess it would run in B/BGT (Blown Gas Tractor)???
https://youtu.be/IZZpAO0jP7E (https://youtu.be/IZZpAO0jP7E)
This is just further proof that when males can't be left alone too long with anything mechanical unsupervised.
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I'm surprised that it doesn't have a turbine engine in it since it's from Sweden.
Oh yea, I've got the push vehicle too. :-D
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I'm surprised that it doesn't have a turbine engine in it since it's from Sweden.
Oh yea, I've got the push vehicle too. :-D
Yeah, but will you be able to match the paint when you restore it?
:-D
F/B
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I just read some blurbs about Jack Donohue and his V8 Ford 8N tractor at Wilmington. Every article said that he broke Ab Jenkin's record (from 1935 or so?). Excuse me, but WHAT record under WHOSE sanction? Have I somehow missed seeing "farm tractor" category in rulebooks- SCTA & ECTA? :?
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I think you will find in the ECTA rule book theres a catogory T/O this now stands for Tractor Only.
The sanction is ECTA did you miss that? Heck better get busy on your tractor the record is a bit soft right now but when Jack gets the bugs worked out that record is going to fall hard :cheers:
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Thanks.
I'm a few years behind on reading the ECTA rulebook. When I had seen references to "T/O" I thought it meant "Time Only".
But apparently journalists simply took the liberty of labeling Jenkins' runs as "world records"?
Heck, I could claim the "[tire] speed record" for all blue tractors named "Challenger" that are powered by a blown Pontiac V8... @ 123 MPH... :roll:
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I'm surprised that it doesn't have a turbine engine in it since it's from Sweden.
Oh yea, I've got the push vehicle too. :-D
Good call, in an effort to entertain myself I somehow ended up searching for "Turbine/Pulse jet explodes" on the net the other day, man, those Swedes have an adrenalin problem :-D
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I'm surprised that it doesn't have a turbine engine in it since it's from Sweden.
Oh yea, I've got the push vehicle too. :-D
Yeah, but will you be able to match the paint when you restore it?
:-D
F/B
That's the easy part, they are both Allis Chalmers "Persian orange". :-D
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I thought he was asking about the SW Oregon Mossy Green. :mrgreen
Mike
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I thought he was asking about the SW Oregon Mossy Green. :mrgreen
Mike
Oh, that's east too, you don't have to do a thing, just live West of the Cascades. :-D
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I have been trying to figure out what kind of LSR project to build and now I have the inspiration!
Instead of the worlds fastest tractor I'm going to build the worlds fastest couch. Oh crap its already been done. Uh ... how about the worlds fastest lawn mower, no scratch that. Bar stool? Skate board?
I know. The worlds fastest Barbie Car!! I wonder if Pee Wee Gleason would pilot it?
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I have driven an 8 N w/ a Sherman over/under in high/high....that was fast enough for me.
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You might be ok with the Barbie car, doesn't look like "those guys" record the speed! :-D
Sid.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7yCCcVJE54
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Anybody got a picture of the couchmobiles from the 70s?
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You might be ok with the Barbie car, doesn't look like "those guys" record the speed! :-D
Sid.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7yCCcVJE54
hee hee
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Thats gotta hurt :-D Maybe the pavement record is avalible?
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Didn't the JCB boys have a big tractor that they push started their streamliner with that was supposed to go over 100? I thought I had a picture but couldn't find it.
Rex
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Pork Pie has lots of stories about that vehicle - and photos, too. I 'spect he's posted them somewhere on here. Maybe there's even one or twoof the tractor in the lr.com gallery under his name. Take a look.
As I remember, the top speed was "classified" by JCB, but the thing was known to have gone somewhere in the lower 80s, I think it was, while on the salt. It was quite the rig to watch, I remember. I s'pose that if I were to dig out that old 'puter where I usta store photos -- I'd find it. That's a lot of work. See if you can find it easier.
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I talked to the FasTrac driver, Collin Bond, when JCB was at the salt. He said that before shipping it to Bonneville they changed the rear end R & P to a 1:1 but JCB ordered then not to see how fast it would go! That was the official story, anyway... :-D
Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
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It may have issues to get through tech, but this tractor looks like it could be a contender to the title.
I guess it would run in B/BGT (Blown Gas Tractor)???
https://youtu.be/IZZpAO0jP7E (https://youtu.be/IZZpAO0jP7E)
This is just further proof that when males can't be left alone too long with anything mechanical unsupervised.
B/... pretty sure that thing is more along the lines of D/ or E/, C/ at the most