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[PSUBS-MAILIST] Re: Underwater Drag Racing...
On Tue, 1 Feb 2000 12:37:29 -1000 "Captain Nemo" <vulcania@interpac.net>
writes:
>The idea I presented to Chris Nugent in the thread entitled Shadetree
>Sub Builders was offered there as a jest; but it's something I've
>thought seriously about since the 80's; UNDERWATER DRAG RACING.
You're in California, aren't you?
>It could be done at, say, depths of less than 33 feet. Classes could
>include "closed circuit" and "tank aspirated / open circuit" exhaust =
>systems. Propulsion? Hell! Run what you brung! Unlimited!
You're nuts.
I love it. Can I think about rockets?
>We could mark off a quarter mile with boats; run from a standing start;
>go flat out for ET's. Probably need some rigid "drag chute" device to
>pop out of the hull at the end of the run to keep us from ending up in
>Tahiti.
Water's denser than air. Probably stop somewhere this side of
Hawaii, in the Pacific. In the Atlantic, point the course toward
Bermuda and let things happen.
>Whataya think the World speed record for minisubs is?
I dunno, but it's worth breaking.
>I've got two streamlined hulls that were earmarked for other projects;
>I'd be willing to convert one to this purpose. I've got two Chevy 350's
>downstairs growing rust; and if the competition gets tough, I could
>always pull the 454 out of my 'Vette.
What year and model Vette?
Ever se the high-speed snorkels the Germans were working on at
the end of WW2?
>Turning a radical prop or a Berkley Jet Pump, that sucker would haul
>balls! Talk about instant pucker-factor! Your buns would be pluckin'
>lint from the inside of your baggies, for sure!
>
>Now THIS is what I call a RUSH; and we could do it.
Offhand, I'd say you're our resident high-speed expert . . .
>Comments? Well-intended cautions (which I'll probably ignore anyway)?
>
>Remarks about my sanity? All are welcomed.
>
>Whatya think?
I love it.
Is there any reason NOT to give this some serious thought?
Mike
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