Bonneville Update #3

[DBesic@domain.elided]

Alfisti -

Good news and bad news.....  

First the good news:  Pre-Speed Week inspections by officials from the 
Southern California Timing Association (SCTA) indicate that the Salt Flats 
have not looked this good in YEARS!   Yeah!!!   Apparently, as a result of a 
massive salt pumping project (to replenish salt that had been harvested for 
decades), the salt is much thicker and the course has much more area.  
Because of limited space in previous years and safety being a major concern, 
there were excruciating delays between runs.  SCTA's goal this year is "to 
minimize the time you spend sitting in line to run".  I like the sound of 
that....

The bad news:  The blown 2.0 litre is not putting out.  Its most recent visit 
to the dyno was dismal.  Even with a blower pulley spinning the blower at 
twice engine rpm, the boost was only 7-8 lbs with HP well below 200.  Even 
with adjustments to cam timing, we can't avoid the fact that we need a bigger 
blower.  If we consider that the blown 1470 did not obtain peak HP until we 
installed a supercharger designed for a 3.0 to 5.0 litre, then the blown 2.0 
must require a supercharger designed for a small block Chevy!!  Our 
suspicions were confirmed when a supercharger specialist informed us that the 
Eaton (Roots-type) were horribly inefficient.  Is to too late to swap to a 
PowerDyne (centfrifugal type)?     8 days to go.....

Dick Kreines, "Bonnie's" benevolent owner, is learning the hard way that to 
make a small fortune in car racing, you first have to start with a large 
fortune.  

Ciao,

Darren Besic and
Mikle Besic of Besic Motorsports

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