Author Topic: Speedy Wheels #1 / Solved by Amsterdam and Metalshapes (Read 3075 times)

Otto Puzzell · « **on:** March 07, 2010, 09:17:24 AM »

14 vehicles, built for speed. Some are recent, others quite old. Each was built to be as fast as possible, given their motive power and expected venue.

How many will you ID?

Seth and Tanis Hammond Lakester / Metalshapes

Howard Johanson Twin-boom DeSoto / Metalshapes

Ecotricity Greenbird / Amsterdam

Henry Segrave's 1,000 hp Sunbeam / Amsterdam

Jesse James / Dees Milodon Hydrogen Streamliner

1939 Mercedes T-80 LST / Amsterdam

Ab Jenkins's Allis-Chalmers 1935 / Metalshapes

René Stapp's Jupiter / Amsterdam

1903 Packard Grey Wolf LSR / Amsterdam

Glenn Leasher's Infinity / Amsterdam

Project Runningblade / Amsterdam

Austin Miller's Australian Land Speed Record Cooper / Amsterdam

Bloodhound SSC / Amsterdam

Pollution Packer / Amsterdam

Arunas · « **Reply #1 on:** March 07, 2010, 09:27:16 AM »

Quote from: Otto Puzzell on March 07, 2010, 09:17:24 AM

How many will you ID?

One

Amsterdam · « **Reply #2 on:** March 07, 2010, 01:40:00 PM »

Speedywheels3 The Ecotricity Greenbird wind powerd land speedrecord car
Speedywheels4 Henry Segrave's 1,000 hp Sunbeam land speed record car
Speedywheels5 Jesse James modifided this Dees Milodon Engineering Davis B streamliner to be Hydrogen Powered
Speedywheels6 1939 Mercedes T-80 Land Speed Record car
Speedywheels8 René Stapp 1932 land speed record car
Speedywheels9 1903 Packard Grey Wolf Land Speed Record Car
Speedywheels10 The Infinity jet car
Speedywheels11 Kawasaki powerd 100Mph lawnmower countox by Don Wales
Speedywheels12 Australian Cooper T51 F2-20-59 by Austin Miller
Speedywheels13 The Bloodhound SSC jet-powered vehicle
Speedywheels14 Pollution Packer sponsored rocket car Ky Michaelson

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #3 on:** March 08, 2010, 03:58:24 AM »

Speedywheels3 The Ecotricity Greenbird wind powerd land speedrecord car

Speedywheels4 Henry Segrave's 1,000 hp Sunbeam land speed record car

Speedywheels5 Jesse James modifided this Dees Milodon Engineering Davis B streamliner to be Hydrogen Powered

Speedywheels6 1939 Mercedes T-80 Land Speed Record car

Speedywheels8 René Stapp 1932 land speed record car (what's it called?)
Speedywheels9 1903 Packard Grey Wolf Land Speed Record Car

Speedywheels10 The Infinity jet car

Speedywheels11 Kawasaki powerd 100Mph lawnmower countox by Don Wales (what's it called?)
Speedywheels12 Australian Cooper T51 F2-20-59 by Austin Miller

Speedywheels13 The Bloodhound SSC jet-powered vehicle

Speedywheels14 Pollution Packer sponsored rocket car Ky Michaelson

Amsterdam · « **Reply #4 on:** March 08, 2010, 04:35:43 AM »

René Stapp 1932 land speed record car (what's it called?) Jupiter (bristol jupiter powered)
Kawasaki powerd 100Mph lawnmower countox by Don Wales (what's it called?)

project runningblade landspeed record lawnmowe??

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #5 on:** March 08, 2010, 04:47:13 AM »

Right, and right. To the relief of the other Rookies here, those two answers boost you to the expert level. If/when this one makes it to the expert ranks, you can take a whack at the remaining vehicles.

Amsterdam · « **Reply #6 on:** March 08, 2010, 04:56:03 AM »

Quote from: Otto Puzzell on March 08, 2010, 04:47:13 AM

Right, and right. To the relief of the other Rookies here, those two answers boost you to the expert level. If/when this one makes it to the expert ranks, you can take a whack at the remaining vehicles.

Thanks

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #7 on:** March 17, 2010, 03:13:40 AM »

Moved to Expert

metalshapes · « **Reply #8 on:** March 17, 2010, 03:47:50 AM »

#1 Hammond Lakester.

metalshapes · « **Reply #9 on:** March 17, 2010, 04:13:07 AM »

#2

Howard's Automotive Twin-Tank Streamliner.

Built by Howard Johansen, DeSoto Hemi powered.

metalshapes · « **Reply #10 on:** March 17, 2010, 04:17:10 AM »

#7 is a repost.

I'll see if I can find it in the Solved section.

metalshapes · « **Reply #11 on:** March 17, 2010, 04:25:04 AM »

Here it is...

http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=7736.0

'71 Silver Eagle

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #12 on:** March 17, 2010, 04:28:43 AM »

Clean your glasses

metalshapes · « **Reply #13 on:** March 17, 2010, 04:30:21 AM »

Quote from: Otto Puzzell on March 17, 2010, 04:28:43 AM

Clean your glasses

Hey!!

Neat trick..

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #14 on:** March 17, 2010, 04:31:33 AM »

Don't worry - I'll give you a point when all is done.

metalshapes · « **Reply #15 on:** March 17, 2010, 04:46:08 AM »

I'm not worried...

Was #2 correct?

Edit.

Howards Cams.

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #16 on:** March 17, 2010, 04:53:35 AM »

I missed that one. You are correct.

metalshapes · « **Reply #17 on:** March 17, 2010, 04:54:40 AM »

#7

Ab Jenkins on a Allis-Chalmers tractor at Bonneville

( him and Barney Oldfield were doing LSR runs with Tractors at the time...)

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #18 on:** March 17, 2010, 04:55:39 AM »

~~Slow down, will ya?~~

Never mind - it's done. I'll tally up the points on the morrow.

metalshapes · « **Reply #19 on:** March 17, 2010, 04:57:16 AM »

Cool...

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #20 on:** March 18, 2010, 04:09:45 AM »

That's 11 total for Amsterdam, and 3 for Metalshapes. Well done, lads!

RayTheRat · « **Reply #21 on:** May 30, 2012, 05:07:39 PM »

I ran across this thread today and noticed Seth 'No Nitro' Hammond's number 77 Lakester. That car pencil rolled many times in 2003...well, it was just one crash, but it sure went over and over a whole lot. I don't have photos of the crash nor the wrecked vehicle (the sanctioning bodies are very strict about that) but I have some photos of the aftermath (emergency vehicles, tv reporter, SCTA official, etc) and then the Modified Roadster he ran in 2004 and finally many photos of the NEW number 77 lakester that's just faster than greased lightning.

If desired, I can post them as an addendum here, or in the Racing section where I can include links to all the photos on my website.

If yer interested, lemme know and I'll do what I can.

RtR

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #22 on:** May 31, 2012, 06:08:43 AM »

Bring 'em on, please!

RayTheRat · « **Reply #23 on:** June 01, 2012, 07:47:49 PM »

Ok. I'm attaching one photo from 2003 and then I'll start a thread in Racing called, "Seth Hammond - Salt Flats Lakester" since I've just picked out almost 30 shot of his cars and a couple others.

The shot here is the only one I got in 03 before he rolled it. There's another on of it at speed, but it's not mine...I have permission to use it, tho.

Seth is known a "No Nitro" Hammond for reasons that I've never been able to really dig out, although when he runs in the Fuel classes, he runs straight alcohol. Most other racers will run at least 20 percent nitro to just to make up for the thin air. The salt flats are at 4300 feet above sea level. (1300 meters, approximately.) The extra oxygen contained in nitromethane allows it and the other hydrocarbons to burn with much less atmospheric oxygen. For some reason, Seth prefers not to use it...a wild guess, but probably because it can be hard on motors and he may be using NOS instead, although I've never seen a green bottle in the car...but I've never inspected it inch by inch, either.

I'll explain more about lakesters and other classes in the post in the Racing section.

RtR
(who almost bought a new Suburban today....the old one is dying.)

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #24 on:** June 02, 2012, 04:15:29 AM »

Love that look. Kind of a throwback, in a way.

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Author Topic: Speedy Wheels #1 / Solved by Amsterdam and Metalshapes (Read 3075 times)

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