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aerohead · 10-02-2010, 02:36 PM

Got home day before yesterday, after 4,181-mile trip out to USFRA' World of Speed at Bonneville Salt Flats,International Human Powered Vehicle Assoc.' Human -powered speed trials at Battle Mountain,Nevada,then on west to Carson City,Nevada for family visit with brother.
The T-100 had its new nose,new drivers-side hood blister fairing,front wheel arch trailing-edge radii and rocker-panel fairings."poco-loco",the boat hull aeroshell finally had the driver-side cab fairing along with new passenger-side window,and new rear windscreen.
The bellypan was missing 2-sections( forward and central) as well as the entire diffuser section.
The boat-tail was not used for this trip.
I was already 6-days late leaving and would have missed all events had I attempted any additional work on the truck.
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I broke the trip up into 3-segments,running at 3-different maximum velocities to help construct a 'spectrum' of performance.
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The first 2,378 miles were driven at a max velocity of 75-MPH.The worst tank was 28.139 mpg between Battle Mountain and Elko,Nevada.
The best tank was 31.367 mpg between Albuquerque,New Mexico and Lakeside Point,Utah.
Ave. for 2378 miles was 29.671 mpg.
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The second round was run at a maximum 65-MPH.The worst tank was 33.019 mpg,the best was 36.036 mpg with an average for 1,142-miles of 33.826 mpg.
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The last,and only a single tank was run at a maximum 60-MPH,from Dona Ana,New Mexico to the Gilkison residence just beyond Radium Springs,then back,and over San Augustine Pass,across White Sands,up to Cloudcroft,down across the Caprock,then descending into Denton,Texas; 661-miles at 33.187 mpg.
MPG reflects 36-complete stops along the 661 miles due to stop signs,traffic lights and road construction.
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Overall trip average for 4,181 miles was 31.242 mpg.
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Worst tank range ( to fuel starvation ) was 675-miles.
Best tank range was 864-miles.
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SIDE NOTE:
I went through tech inspection at Bonneville and have been given tentative approval to run the T-100 next year at the USFRA World of Speed event.
Also,I have been given conditional approval to run with the trailer as long as I do not exceed 130-MPH.I will post additional info about that at the 'Full-Boat-tail Trailer with Gap-Fillers for T-100' thread.
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I forgot to bring my camera with me,so it will be next Saturday before I can post images.Sorry!,my brain is kinda zorched from all the travel.Good to be home!

10-02-2010, 02:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
aerohead Master EcoModder Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sanger,Texas,U.S.A. Posts: 16,312 Thanks: 24,439 Thanked 7,386 Times in 4,783 Posts	T-100 Bonneville/Battle Mountain-trip results Got home day before yesterday, after 4,181-mile trip out to USFRA' World of Speed at Bonneville Salt Flats,International Human Powered Vehicle Assoc.' Human -powered speed trials at Battle Mountain,Nevada,then on west to Carson City,Nevada for family visit with brother. The T-100 had its new nose,new drivers-side hood blister fairing,front wheel arch trailing-edge radii and rocker-panel fairings."poco-loco",the boat hull aeroshell finally had the driver-side cab fairing along with new passenger-side window,and new rear windscreen. The bellypan was missing 2-sections( forward and central) as well as the entire diffuser section. The boat-tail was not used for this trip. I was already 6-days late leaving and would have missed all events had I attempted any additional work on the truck. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- I broke the trip up into 3-segments,running at 3-different maximum velocities to help construct a 'spectrum' of performance. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The first 2,378 miles were driven at a max velocity of 75-MPH.The worst tank was 28.139 mpg between Battle Mountain and Elko,Nevada. The best tank was 31.367 mpg between Albuquerque,New Mexico and Lakeside Point,Utah. Ave. for 2378 miles was 29.671 mpg. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The second round was run at a maximum 65-MPH.The worst tank was 33.019 mpg,the best was 36.036 mpg with an average for 1,142-miles of 33.826 mpg. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The last,and only a single tank was run at a maximum 60-MPH,from Dona Ana,New Mexico to the Gilkison residence just beyond Radium Springs,then back,and over San Augustine Pass,across White Sands,up to Cloudcroft,down across the Caprock,then descending into Denton,Texas; 661-miles at 33.187 mpg. MPG reflects 36-complete stops along the 661 miles due to stop signs,traffic lights and road construction. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Overall trip average for 4,181 miles was 31.242 mpg. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Worst tank range ( to fuel starvation ) was 675-miles. Best tank range was 864-miles. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- SIDE NOTE: I went through tech inspection at Bonneville and have been given tentative approval to run the T-100 next year at the USFRA World of Speed event. Also,I have been given conditional approval to run with the trailer as long as I do not exceed 130-MPH.I will post additional info about that at the 'Full-Boat-tail Trailer with Gap-Fillers for T-100' thread. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- I forgot to bring my camera with me,so it will be next Saturday before I can post images.Sorry!,my brain is kinda zorched from all the travel.Good to be home!