Tricky,
at first thanks for getting this old note back to the light and the information from David.
More information about this 425....
it was before Al set his last FIA record in 2002 when he has starts to talk with the FIA, that the FIA correct the list.
Jane was so kind and had sent me a photo of Al's 91 FIA record certification...I was also one who was confused about the numbers in FIA record list...and on the certification - in FIA tradition - the kilo speed was in km/h....
converting the km/h into mph it was 425 mph...
Talking the same year to Al at the salt he was very surprised when I told him this speed...he never had the idea to do a converting of the speed...so he was not aware of this number-
Al checked his information and a while later he contact me that this has to be an error that someone mixed a one way speed as the average of both runs....or something like that
so he starts to talk with the FIA...the answer to that time was more or less....it is so in the book....
Al would be the last who likes to have a record he had no rights for....he is a great example for one fair sportsman....
if now, also with the rewriting of the record lists after all the rule changes, and so I understand David's note, finally they follow the wish from Al to take care of the correct number, it would be great....especially for him and for the speed community.....
By the way, in 2002, when Nolan White tried to go for this record....this mistake was discussed at the salt with the "FIA" person....without any result...