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  • Vinnie P.
    Editor NCRS Restorer Magazine
    • May 31, 1990
    • 1557
    #1

    Bonneville 2013

    After a disappointing engine failure in 2012, Dave Gray, KC Strawmyre, and Mike McCagh returned to Bonneville this week in an effort to break the 200 mph barrier with their '56 Corvette. Today on the first run on a very slippery track, Dave ran 200.6 mph and they feel tomorrow they could reach 210 with a drier track.

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    • Michael J.
      Extremely Frequent Poster
      • January 27, 2009
      • 7073
      #2
      Re: Bonneville 2013

      Wow! This is incredible. And to think it took a new ZR1 for me to join the 200 mph club!
      Big Tanks In the High Mountains of New Mexico
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        • Dick C.
          Past NCRS President
          • November 1, 1995
          • 450
          #3
          Re: Bonneville 2013

          Good job guys and good luck tomorrow
          Dick Capello
          New England Chapter/Mid Atlantic Chapter
          Past NCRS President
          Past Region 1 Director
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            • Dick W.
              Former NCRS Director Region IV
              • June 30, 1985
              • 10483
              #4
              Re: Bonneville 2013

              Good luck boys. Have another friend that is there trying to break the 300 mph barrier.
              Dick Whittington
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                • Bill W.
                  Extremely Frequent Poster
                  • March 1, 1980
                  • 2000
                  #5
                  Re: Bonneville 2013

                  What engine & trans. are they using ?
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                    • Terry M.
                      Beyond Control Poster
                      • September 30, 1980
                      • 15573
                      #6
                      Re: Bonneville 2013

                      Best of luck to you guys. One of these years ...
                      Terry
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                        • Tom B.
                          Very Frequent User
                          • March 1, 1978
                          • 720
                          #7
                          Re: Bonneville 2013

                          Good luck. Go for it!!

                          Tom
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                            • Ray G.
                              Extremely Frequent Poster
                              • May 31, 1986
                              • 1187
                              #8
                              Re: Bonneville 2013

                              WOW, incredible. GOOD LUCK. Envy here.
                              And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
                              I hope you dance


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                                • Scott S.
                                  Very Frequent User
                                  • March 1, 1979
                                  • 747
                                  #9
                                  Re: Bonneville 2013

                                  Great work and good luck.
                                  Scott
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                                    • Paul H.
                                      Very Frequent User
                                      • September 30, 2000
                                      • 678
                                      #10
                                      Re: Bonneville 2013

                                      Nice job guys. Now that's fast in a solid axle Corvette!!!
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                                        • Dan D.
                                          Extremely Frequent Poster
                                          • November 5, 2008
                                          • 1323
                                          #11
                                          Re: Bonneville 2013

                                          Did they ever publish what went wrong with the engine last year? They were going to tell us when they got the engine apart.

                                          -Dan-
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                                            • Vinnie P.
                                              Editor NCRS Restorer Magazine
                                              • May 31, 1990
                                              • 1557
                                              #12
                                              Re: Bonneville 2013

                                              Originally posted by Dan Dillingham (49672)
                                              Did they ever publish what went wrong with the engine last year? They were going to tell us when they got the engine apart.

                                              -Dan-
                                              Dan...if I recall correctly, they spun three bearings...mainly due to lack of oil circulation, this year they added a dry sump oil system and I believe some baffles to correct the problem.
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                                                • Vinnie P.
                                                  Editor NCRS Restorer Magazine
                                                  • May 31, 1990
                                                  • 1557
                                                  #13
                                                  Re: Bonneville 2013

                                                  Originally posted by Bill Williamson (3245)
                                                  What engine & trans. are they using ?
                                                  Bill...I'll find out later today what engine & trans they're running...
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                                                    • Dan D.
                                                      Extremely Frequent Poster
                                                      • November 5, 2008
                                                      • 1323
                                                      #14
                                                      Re: Bonneville 2013

                                                      If they spun bearings they are lucky it did not explode on them. At 200 MPH that could have been very traumatic. They must have shut it down just in the nick of time.

                                                      -Dan-
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                                                        • Mike L.
                                                          Very Frequent User
                                                          • January 1, 1986
                                                          • 312
                                                          #15
                                                          Re: Bonneville 2013

                                                          Good Luck guys hope you get that 210mph!!!
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