Hanging at Bonneville, setting land speed records.
08-23-2008, 04:18 AM
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Re: Hanging at Bonneville, setting land speed records.
HASport/Hondata Insight K20 started to tighten up, Brian didn't have a spare.
Doug broke Thawley's record but was pedalling it, so his wife could also get into the two club.
Notes from a few days ago.........
8-19
• Doug Macmillan (co-owner of Hondata) ran a qualifying speed of 217.496 yesterday in his G-BGCC RSX (2-liter, blown, gasoline, competition coupe). Return/record run this morning was 225.xxx So that's another Honda door-slammer in the 200mph club.
• His wife Miriam set a record of 180 in a CRX (running against Doug's NA record from last year).
• Doug's going to switch classes (which means removing some streamlining stuff and running the stock nose) to go after my G-BG/ALT record of 203mph. If nothing breaks, he's going to crush it.
• John Romero is there with a 1.5-liter turbo Civic (the AEM Civic) looking for 200mph. He's been well over 190 before, so its doable...
• Brian Gillespie (from Hasport) is there with a K20 powered Insight. Sadly, his motor tightened up on one of his rookie runs and he doesn't have a spare.
"Here's the Hasport K20a powered Insight. Brian was on a 140mph rookie run when the engine got tight. With no spare, he hung out to spectate for a day and then went home. Talking to him on the phone, he said he thought a completely stock K20a would be strong enough to reach the ~160mph he needs to take the G/GT record."
Oh yeah, I get to prep a landspeed tranny soon. The old guy bought a DD CRX from Lee Grimes of Koni, happen to introduce himself to Fowee and his "Brakclen" CRX........
Small world us damn gearheads!
Doug broke Thawley's record but was pedalling it, so his wife could also get into the two club.
Notes from a few days ago.........
8-19
• Doug Macmillan (co-owner of Hondata) ran a qualifying speed of 217.496 yesterday in his G-BGCC RSX (2-liter, blown, gasoline, competition coupe). Return/record run this morning was 225.xxx So that's another Honda door-slammer in the 200mph club.
• His wife Miriam set a record of 180 in a CRX (running against Doug's NA record from last year).
• Doug's going to switch classes (which means removing some streamlining stuff and running the stock nose) to go after my G-BG/ALT record of 203mph. If nothing breaks, he's going to crush it.
• John Romero is there with a 1.5-liter turbo Civic (the AEM Civic) looking for 200mph. He's been well over 190 before, so its doable...
• Brian Gillespie (from Hasport) is there with a K20 powered Insight. Sadly, his motor tightened up on one of his rookie runs and he doesn't have a spare.
"Here's the Hasport K20a powered Insight. Brian was on a 140mph rookie run when the engine got tight. With no spare, he hung out to spectate for a day and then went home. Talking to him on the phone, he said he thought a completely stock K20a would be strong enough to reach the ~160mph he needs to take the G/GT record."
This was bound to happen: I am no longer a Bonneville record holder.
Doug Macmillan (of Hondata) yesterday, beat my G-BGALT record of 203.009 with a two-run average speed of 208.646mph. Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. Or a better friend.
He set a record on Tuesday of 221.652 in a different class. Bewildered, I asked him if the aero changes for the ALT class had really cost the car 13mph? "No" he said. "I was peddling it." But why, I asked, you should have buried it. "I wanted to leave something in it so Miriam (his wife) could raise the record and get in the two-club."
Miriam got one record on Tuesday, but lost her CRX's bellypan in a qualifying run after that. With pan repaired, she got sideways on the following morning's record run and pulled the shoot to straighten everything out and abort the run.
Last I heard, Miriam's still working on that 2nd record and Doug has moved on to a third.
Thawley – former Bonneville record holder
Doug Macmillan (of Hondata) yesterday, beat my G-BGALT record of 203.009 with a two-run average speed of 208.646mph. Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. Or a better friend.
He set a record on Tuesday of 221.652 in a different class. Bewildered, I asked him if the aero changes for the ALT class had really cost the car 13mph? "No" he said. "I was peddling it." But why, I asked, you should have buried it. "I wanted to leave something in it so Miriam (his wife) could raise the record and get in the two-club."
Miriam got one record on Tuesday, but lost her CRX's bellypan in a qualifying run after that. With pan repaired, she got sideways on the following morning's record run and pulled the shoot to straighten everything out and abort the run.
Last I heard, Miriam's still working on that 2nd record and Doug has moved on to a third.
Thawley – former Bonneville record holder
Small world us damn gearheads!
totally the new generation h22 crx
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