Continuation of Thread: Drag race - Kirkham 65 side-oiler vs Ferrari 458 Italia

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Good Man Blitz.

Blitz You may have to slip your clutch some and apply the accelerator as much as possible and get to those shift points as soon as you can.
Remember, commit to a shift, don't play around ( I would power shift (if the shifter is up to it) and crack back on the gas pedal a little and get right back into applying the gas as needed). sometimes granny shifting fast hangs up a TKO.
Could you post your type of transmission and clutch, and rear gear ratio again.
Half shafts worry me a little. If one breaks, whooooa look out!!
This is going to test your car especially if the track has some moose juice on it.
Practice means alot and it will strain your parts too.
I'm ready for this.
My daughter is in the AIR FORCE at Nellis AFB. I may send her there to observe if she can.
Lou

[Buzz]

I'll be there.

[tommygold]

All -

Folks should hold off before making any travel plans. It turns out that I have to do an event at the Library of Congress on March 8 but my assistant hadn't put in my calendar. So Blitz is kindly looking into the 9th.

-Tom

[tin-man]

Originally Posted by tommygold

All -

Folks should hold off before making any travel plans. It turns out that I have to do an event at the Library of Congress on March 8 but my assistant hadn't put in my calendar. So Blitz is kindly looking into the 9th.

-Tom

Tommy, good to know, BTW I checked with a John Motley VP Public Relations of the Raceway and received the following message:

John:

Your best bet to get to the speedway is a rental car. Buses don't run to the speedway.

The speedway is about 20 minutes north of the Strip at Exit 54 on Interstate 15.

Since this is a private event, you will need permission from one of the two racers to be given admittance to the facility.
Regards,

Jeff Motley
Vice President of Public Relations
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
7000 Las Vegas Blvd. N.
Las Vegas, NV 89115
(O) 702-632-8266
(M) 702-210-4158
(F) 702-644-7774

So, not sure how you want to handle the invite for those folks who plan on attending the race, its your call.

Cheers, John, AKA, tin-man

[tommygold]

Hi T-M. I expect we'll want to do whatever takes up the least of our time in terms of getting people in. Maybe we'll let people email my assistant, or something. We'll work it out, though. Unless Blitz has a different view, all are welcome. -Tom