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Malcolm_Ball
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 Land speed record(s) http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default ... ryId=23729As soon as I saw this I thought "TurboCox" - I take it You've seen this Stuart ?
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Malcolm
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turbocox
Where is my Number Plate?
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Location: Near Milton Keynes
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Re: Land speed record(s) Yep already seen this   Thanks anyway  I spoke to the designer of the Bluebird Mach 1.1. last week. Which was designed in 1965/66 with the target of breaking the sound barrier by using 2 Rocket assisted take off engines. It was never built, because Donald Campbell died, whilst trying to raise funding for it by setting a new water speed record on 4/1/67. The Same DAY the Cox G.T.M was first released at the Racing car show, London. Click here to see a model of Bluebird Mach 1.1 http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=h ... 24&bih=685
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THE WORLD'S FASTEST 'A' SERIES COX GTM Standing 1/4 Mile in....13.502 @115mph MITP 08
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Pantera2075
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Re: Land speed record(s) I used to work for the company that built all the cooling ducting for Thrust 2.
(I also used to work for the company that supplied the metal for the Iraqi super gun) Oopsy.
A good mate of mine has the world record for "How many clothes pegs can you attach to your face"
Anyway.... errr,
AFAIK The Mini Marcos still owns 4 British Land speed records - Maybe we should aim at that?
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turbocox
Where is my Number Plate?
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Re: Land speed record(s) What records are they  I have been told this before, but don't know what they are Does anyone know
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THE WORLD'S FASTEST 'A' SERIES COX GTM Standing 1/4 Mile in....13.502 @115mph MITP 08
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Pantera2075
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Re: Land speed record(s) I Think:
It's either sub 1300cc or sub 1000cc
Standing mile and metric equivalent. Flying mile and metric equivalent
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turbocox
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Re: Land speed record(s) Found this after a google around............ Land Speed Records Racing was not the Mini Marcos's only forté. Steve Roberts in the Trans-XL Mini Marcos (Photo, 56 kbytes) set four British land speed class records which survive to this day. These are the flying mile, 1/4 mile, kilometre and 500m for cars up to 1600cc. Many of the cars are still regularly campaigned in historic sportscar races, sprints and hillclimbs around the world. But no speed details, I've just been on the guinness world records site, and did a search in their "records Search" section and found nothing about Mini Marcos. Are they just "Mini Marc-i" Records Mini Marcos Marque specific records
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Pantera2075
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Re: Land speed record(s) Found this: http://www.fia.com/sport/Regulations/Records/index.htmlWorld speed records Still searching for British
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David Large
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Re: Land speed record(s) turbocox wrote: Found this............ Land Speed Records Racing was not the Mini Marcos's only forté. Steve Roberts in the Trans-XL Mini Marcos (Photo, 56 kbytes) set four British land speed class records which survive to this day. These are the flying mile, half mile, kilometre and 500m for cars up to 1600cc. Many of the cars are still regularly campaigned in historic sportscar races, sprints and hillclimbs around the world. But no details, I've just been on the guinness world records site, and did a search in their "records Search" section and found nothing about Mini Marcos. Are they just "Mini Marc-i" Records Mini Marcos Marque specific records The Mini Marcos is for sale on Pistonheads as attached http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/1377576.htmIt has ben for sale for some time. David
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turbocox
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Re: Land speed record(s) I thought of that, I remember having seen it advertised. I thought that it mabe worth giving them a call to find out what excatly the records details are 
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Malcolm_Ball
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Re: Land speed record(s) Pantera2075 wrote: ....the world record for "How many clothes pegs can you attach to your face" We've had days like that in work - not very many tho' - and not as inventive 
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