[DeTomaso] Silver State

[Bjoern Flesland]

Gary,
110 mph max speed class.
125 max tech speed. 
In May this year there was a NASCAR type car and Jim Peruto set a world record, close to 218 mph average.
And 252 mph across the finish line...

If you have not prepared yet it might be a little late but sure, if you already have the gear, a fire extinguisher and a Snell approved helmet you can still enter. 
They accept entries until Saturday.

And you will need to take the Andretti racing school in Vegas this Thursday morning at 6am.

We are on our way from SFO to Vegas now.
See you there then?
Cheers Bjoern

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Den 11. sep. 2012 kl. 08:06 skrev gow2 at rc-tech.net:

> At Silver state what is the max speed for a first timer? Were there any ex
> Nascars there?
> 
> What are some basic things which need be done to get one prepared?
> 
>> Well gang I wish more of you could have made the silver state.
>> I have the Pizza Car full of racing fuel, loaded on the trailer and ready
>> to roll.
>> I have made at least a dozen improvements to the car since it was at the
>> fun rally.
>> I will drive 550 miles to Ely on Friday and will run an average 140 mph on
>> Sunday.
>> It should be an easy run for Pizza.   The only section that I have to
>> watch out for is the narrows in the canyon.
>> I had the back end sliding around in 2002 with the white car.
>> Hard to slow down to 100 going through the narrows.
>> At least I won’t have that McClaren in front of me like at the fun rally
>> egging me on to go faster.
>> With the overdrive fifth gear in the car I expect the engine turns about
>> 4500 rpms at 145mph.
>> On the track I will run it at 7500 rpms so 4500 is a cruise.
>> In fourth at 7500 rpms  I am going about 155mph so to drive 145 mph I will
>> have to short shift 4th and 5th.
>> More like a country driving cruise, just focus for about 35 minutes going
>> back and forth over the two lane crown in the road at 140 mph taking
>> turns.
>> You do pucker once in a while.   I don’t have the turns memorized.
>> 
>> Rich
>> 
>> 
>> 
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