COOK'S SHOOTOUT 2012

[Plmkrze]

Thank You SSS and RTR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[superleggera]

I know at Speedweek that SD/GP had "wanted" an official 450 on the books upcoming.  He is pretty darn close now.

Definitely curious to see how Al squeezed 150lbs of weight into that Honda!

[hutchamatic]

Thanks so much for the updates. Did George not just reset that 406 to 419 yesterday? I am just asking.

[CGoodson]

SD was hauling the mail! Man that's fast with C motor! Come on SD back it up!

[Dean Los Angeles]

The 419 yesterday was with the D motor. The return run will push it out-of-sight!

[sabat]

Woooooohoooooo

[Glen]

SSS, how close are they to returning?

[Seldom Seen Slim]

Car is under way on the return run.  Sorry for the late notice -- system farkle here at lr.com

Moving along at flank speed, through the four mile.

Timed stretch:

entry speed  425   kilo   430  mile  429

[Dean Los Angeles]

Recap from the forum. No guarantees. Just wrote down what was posted.
Shootout 2012

Current records
Supercharged
Class A-1-8	2-3 liter / 122.048-183.071 ci
Speed Demon	Mile	345.522
Speed Demon	Kilo	326.227
Class A-1-9	3-5 liter / 183.071-305.119 ci
Speed Demon	Mile	363.673
Speed Demon	Kilo	363.847
Class A-1-10	5-8 liter / 305.119-488.190 ci
Al Teague	Mile	405.862
Al Teague	Kilo	406.321
Non-Supercharged
Class A-11-6	1.1-1.5 liter / 67.126-91.536 ci
Larry Wilcox	Mile	138.728
Larry Wilcox	Kilo	137.041
Class A-11-8	2-3 liter / 122.048-183.071 ci
Speed Demon	Mile	250.853
Speed Demon	Kilo	250.917
Sept 15 8:21	Speed Demon	Entry	432.99	Kilo	436.35	Mile	436.17	Exit	438.83	3-5 liter Class 9 299 ci “D” Record 363 No return run. Hole in head. 7
Sept 15 8:49	Rice/Vigeant	Entry	180.7	Kilo	181.6	Mile	181.6	Exit	182.3	1.1-1.5 liter Class 6 Record 138 Down run 8
Sept 15 9:21	Rice/Vigeant	Entry	178.45	Kilo	181.6	Mile	181.4	Exit	183.9	1.1-1.5 liter Class 6 Record 138 Return run 8
New Record	Kilo	181.687	Mile	181.543
Sept 15 10:38	Jamie Williams	Entry	212.22	Kilo	211.46	Mile	211.525	Exit	211.43	Record 201 9
Sept 15 11:33	Rice/Vigeant	Entry	182	Kilo	183	Mile	183	Exit	183.8	1.1-1.5 liter Class 6 Record 138 Down run  9
Sept 15 11:56	Rice/Vigeant	Entry	181	Kilo	182.426	Mile	182.379	Exit	xxx	1.1-1.5 liter Class 6 Record 138 Return run  10
New Record	Kilo	182.875	Mile	182.796
Sept 15 12:10	Al Lamb	Entry	206.8	Kilo	206.6	Mile	206.5	Exit	xxx	10
Sept 15 12:44	Greg Watters	Entry	256	Kilo	257.5	Mile	257.2	Exit	xxx	Record 232 10
Sept 15 12:50	Al Lamb	Entry	236.5	Kilo	241.500	Mile	241.734	Exit	xxx	10
Sept 15 1:20	Jim Knapp	Entry		Kilo		Mile		Exit		Chute self deployed, twisted jack shaft 11
Sept 15 1:53	Greg Watters	Entry	205.485	Kilo	203.374	Mile	203.400	Exit	xxx	Record 232 11
Sept 15 3:55	Al Lamb	Entry	238.09	Kilo	249.28	Mile	246.65	Exit	xxx	11 No return
Sept 16 7:54	Speed Demon	Entry	425	Kilo	428.8	Mile	428.7	Exit	432.3	5-8 liter Class 10 362 ci “D” Record 406 Down run  13
Sept 16 8:34	Speed Demon	Entry	404.9	Kilo	411	Mile	411	Exit	xxx	5-8 liter Class 10 362 ci “D” Record 406 Return run  Bearing problem in front wheel 14
New Record	Kilo	419.923	Mile	419.776
Sept 16 8:56	Jamie Williams	Entry	211.5	Kilo	212.0	Mile	211.99	Exit	212.1	Down run 14
Sept 16 8:56	Al Lamb	Entry	245.5	Kilo	252.3	Mile	251.8	Exit	256.9	Down run 14
Sept 16 10:34	Jamie Williams	Entry	207	Kilo	207	Mile	207	Exit	206.8	Return run 16
Sept 16 10:39	Al Lamb	Entry	252.2	Kilo	256.3	Mile	255.3	Exit	255.1	Return run 16
Sept 16 12:40	Jim Knapp	Entry	270.0	Kilo	269.4	Mile	269.3	Exit		2-3 liter Class 8 3 GSXR 1000 motors Record 250 Down run 17
Sept 16 1:12	Jim Knapp	Entry	262.8	Kilo	268.3	Mile	268.2	Exit	273.2	2-3 liter Class 8 3 GSXR 1000 motors Record 250 Return run 18
New Record	Kilo	268.894	Mile	268.837
Sept 16 1:31	Kim Krebs	Entry	238.12	Kilo	238.7	Mile	238.75	Exit	239.2	Record 204 Down run 18
Sept 16 1:37	Al Lamb	Entry	230.217	Kilo	228.5	Mile	228.29	Exit		Down run 18
Sept 16 1:47	Brandon Miller	Entry	91.9	Kilo	98.87	Mile	97.4	Exit	98.45	18
Sept 16 1:47	Speed Demon	Entry	419.1	Kilo	425.3	Mile	425.1	Exit	430.6	5-8 liter Class 10 362 ci “D” Record 406 Down run  Aux fuel circuit kicked in 18
Sept 16 2:08	Brandon Miller	Entry	87.9	Kilo	93.575	Mile	91.93	Exit		19
Sept 16 2:39	Speed Demon	Entry		Kilo		Mile		Exit		5-8 liter Class 10 362 ci “D” Record 406 Return run  Shut off. Oil dripping. Transmission gone. 19
Sept 16 3:05	Al Lamb	Entry	257.3	Kilo	240.5	Mile	235	Exit	203	Return run 18
Sept 17 6:55	Brandon Miller	Entry	84.75	Kilo	91.56	Mile	90.54	Exit	93.54	21
Sept 17 6:55	Brandon Miller	Entry	91.87	Kilo	94.77	Mile	94.12	Exit		21
Sept 17 6:55	Brandon Miller	Entry	85	Kilo	91.3	Mile	89.8	Exit		21
Sept 17 6:55	Brandon Miller	Entry	89.9	Kilo	90.0	Mile	89.3	Exit		21
Sept 17 7:17	Jamie Williams	Entry	210.4	Kilo	210.0	Mile	210.0	Exit	209	Down run 21
Sept 17 7:32	Al Lamb	Entry	257.4	Kilo	259.3	Mile	258.4	Exit	256.8	Down run 22
Sept 17 7:54	Jamie Williams	Entry	207	Kilo	209.3	Mile	208.7	Exit		Return run 22
Sept 17 7:06	Al Lamb	Entry	252.7	Kilo	254.4	Mile	254.3	Exit		Return run 22
Sept 17 8:58	Speed Demon	Entry	444.0	Kilo	449.32	Mile	449.16	Exit	453.8	5-8 liter Class 10 362 ci “D” Record 406 Down run. 23

[Seldom Seen Slim]

Speed Demon at the seven mile and chute is out, car is slowing.

Rice Vigeant plans to run next.  Car is on the salt in front of their pit and waiting to move to the start line.

R/V is being pushed out to their line now.

Speed Demon speeds are:   430.035  kilo  429.200  mile   Averages when available.

A bike engine is running in the Australian pit.  Take that for what it's worth, but it's the first time I've heard an engine ovefr there this morning.Speed Demon unofficial averages:   Kilo   439.562    mile  439..024 

Congratulations.

[RayTheRat]

A shot of the SD in the timed mile at around 430...with a shredded tire.  Not bad. George kept his foot in it big time.

[CGoodson]

That's awesome  Demon!

[Glen]

Front or rear tire?

[Seldom Seen Slim]

Now that the run is over, here's the post I tried to make twice a few minutes ago.  Oh, yes -- Betty Howard just informed me that this run is George Poteet's 26th run over 400 mph. 

On the down run the course watchers reported finding bits of rubber on the track after the Speed Demon went by.  And when the crew pulled the bodyoff the car in the pits they found one of the front tires had been chunked about 1/3 of the way around.  They proceeded to change the tire.

They also proceeded to relieve the notches in the pan under the tires, using files and hammers and spray lube.  Mike Cook was seen wielding a spray can - might have been putting a bit of paint  on the shield to show if there was contact.

Whatever, the tire bits were located at the part of the course where the car's speed would have been greatest - so the tire's growth would have been at maximum.  Here's the tire:

[artmodelman]

Slim, what size battery does your wind-o-meter take?

Jim Keeler
artmodelman@gmail.com