And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Monday, June 18, 2018
Looks cramped, but it was fast
Dick Beith in his H/Streamliner off to attempt a record set at 144.36 mph.
Unfortunately, the swoopy minicar’s Mercury outboard engine topped out at 141.50.
Any motorcycle engine would have done it !!
ReplyDeleteA 2-stroke engine will be significantly lighter than a 4-stroke of the same power.
DeleteLarry, my understanding is weight is not your enemy on the salt. Just about every car I have seen running there carries plenty of ballast.
DeleteAre you sure it's not a pedal car???
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