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Monday, September 23.1974
University Daily Kansan
Drags draw special crowds . . .
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race of a few seconds' duration. In that few seconds, the car must be on all the components of the automobile.
"I would suppose that the average racer gets between five and 10 runs out of an engine before it needs to be rebuilt," the graduate student said. "I once got 48 runs out of my engine, but that's almost unheard of.
"It really expensive. After I set the first two records, I缴 my mine up and it cost $$00 just for the parts to put it back together, and I was doing all the work. I needed a new engine block, but that cost $500 and I just couldn't afford it.
"THE ENGINE THAT I put together didn't have as much horsepower as I'd had before, but by changing the weight around I was able to get better distribution and get more 'bite' as I was coming out of the hole (the starting line).
"You'll look at those guys out there and you'll see that they've put a lot of money into them to impress him, but they don't give any thought as to how to set up the chassees. Those guys with
their front ends jacked up and shackles in the rear have made their cars slower by
There is a seemingly endless array of equipment available from speed equipment manufacturers. Much of its costs more than would be expected weekend racer can comfortably afford.
"I WAS CONTINUALLY broke," the graduate student said. "If the manufacturers put a new product for your type of car, you have to buy it. There may be only a few hundredths of a second between you and your rival and if he buys it—a new carburetor, a manifold, or whatever—you've got to have it too, if you want to staycompetitive. You can't afford something every few months. And then there are the tires. As soon as somebody comes out with a new rubber compound, you've got to have it.
"Drag racing is a disease. The manufacturers know it. They have better products designed and waiting to go into production but they'll put out products in various interim stages just to make more money."
Policies on outside work get mixed faculty reviews
University of Kansas faculty members express mixed attitudes towards the Kansas Board of Regent's policies on faculty consulting and outside work.
"I can live with them," Ernest Angino,
Regents...
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the Registry
—authorized that architectural work can begin for a new computation center build
— Authorized $7,750 for installation of an asphalt drive behind Wescoc Hall and for safety lighting for student walkways around Wescoc.
—Approved KU's new parking and traffic regulations.
-Approved leaves of absence for John Alexander, professor of history; Donald R. Green, assistant professor of human biology; Daniel J. Brown, continuing education; Earl Shurtz, professor of law; David E. Willer, professor of law; James S. Hillier, professor of political science.
—Cancelled the sabbatical leave of D. Stanley Eitzen, associate professor of sociology; added the sabbatical leave of Robert L. Hohn, associate professor of education; changed the sabbatical leave of W. R. W. Schmus, associate professor of geology, and David E. Willer, professor of sociology.
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Mears said the volunteer Army was working because it's 'all we have so it has to happen'
"We have a little difficulty in filling the combat specialties—they're at about one third strength," he said. "We're managing to maintain an Army. It's up to us to make it work and there's no one else to help us, so we have to do it."
professor of geology and civil engineering, said last night. "They are reasonable. I have done outside consulting and they are very nice to work with. I find nothing in them to argue about."
The guidelines most affect low level faculty members, Carl Leban, associate professor of oriental language and literature, who prevented those who earned the least pay from earning extra money by teaching a class at a local junior college, but that the guidelines didn't prevent a highly paid teacher from doing research for a private business.
"I think there need to be guidelines in terms of service work and expanding faculty contact with the outside world" Roy Laird, professor of political science, said.
The regents didn't receive enough information from faculty members, Frances Lieberman and Joan McCarthy, the American Association of University Professors, said. Only SenEx had a chance to give comments to the board's committee, she said, and more faculty members should be allowed to speak.
Safety is continually stressed in the SCAA and, in lesser degrees, in USAC (indianapolis-type cars) and NASCAR (the stock car sanctioning body).
"I think these are the kinds of guidelines that prevail in most universities comparable to KU," John R. Willingham, professor, University. "Many faculty members are engaged in consultation. These guidelines seem to be quite safe for the faculty and for the institution."
ALTHOUGH THE LAWRENCE Dragway may not be representative of drag racing, safety equipment is sparse. Children are free to roam the pit area and beer drinking is openly practiced by drivers and crew members. Some cars are allowed to run with roller skates. One woman who writes a stock bodied his wife's purse in the back seat and a package of Beechnut chewing tobacco on the floor.
Two cars spain on the track Saturday night, narrowly avoiding accidents that could have injured drivers and spectators. The car owner was heard from the participants.
SRCA race, for example, are closely supervised by officials. There is no drinking equipment equipped with approved safety equipment. A mobile hospital, staffed by professionals, is available. Unsafe conduct may result in disqualification or license revocation.
DRAG RACING is a casual sport. The participants are generally blue-collar workers. And unlike other forms of auto racing, drag racing is integrated.
"Drug arrests are looking for recognition.
I guess I was looking for recognition too," the graduate student said. "But after you get home and look back you have to ask questions."
"Well, then there are more and lose, what have you done?" And if you won, well, then what have you done?
"I once gave a lecture in one of my classes called 'The Folkore of Drag Racing. I borrowed some slides from one of my students and used my lecture as sort of a scholarly study done by them. But then I wasn't asking any more and I kept wondersing 'Why does he do it?'
"IF YOU RACE for recognition, then you must respect the group that gives you that recognition. It got to the point that I didn't want the recognition of the other racers. We had nothing in common. I didn't socialize with them and I was even then attempting to hide my involvement. A lot of those people need some way to vent their emotions. They're not always the kind of people you want to know.
"I guess I went back (on Saturday night) because I wanted to just stand around and watch. I wanted to know that I was no longer the best that I ever felt at a draa race."
Next week there will be drag racing in Wichita. During the winter months races are held in Florida, Texas and California. The noise, the smoke and the speed go on on. It's an all American sport, as all men as a red, white and blue 36 Chevy.
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