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« Reply #30 on: January 19, 2012, 06:01:29 PM » |
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« Reply #31 on: January 19, 2012, 06:36:15 PM » |
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WARNING! THREAD HIJACK! http://www.laestanciadecafayate.com/It's south of the Bolivian border. Perhaps I should take a look at the place, sip some of the local plonk, and run up to Uyuni Salt Flats in a rental car to see how the roads are and how high the bribes are. Done hijacking. Carry on, |
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« Reply #32 on: January 19, 2012, 09:18:28 PM » |
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Probably not much chance of seeing Bloodhound down there, England & Argentina had a bit of a war back in the 80's!!  Sid. |
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« Reply #33 on: January 19, 2012, 09:42:08 PM » |
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On the Bloodhound homepage, there is a link on the header named "Adventure." If one clicks on it, then clicks the "desert" link on the left sidebar, it opens up drop down menus for all the surveys the team has taken. At the Verneuk Pan, they found the original track for Campbell still in place after 80 years. But it appears they are going with the Hakseen Pan, where they found a great track: "This time, the news was all good. Over 19 km long, 5 km wide, very hard and very flat (apart from some surface stones – and the dirt causeway, of course!), great access (the new tarmac road), nearby accommodation, on-site power, good communications, ideal weather: this was the location Andy Green had been chasing for over a year and a half!"
And: "Best of all, Hakskeen is in the Northern Cape – and we’ve already got the full backing of the Provincial Government! This support is vital for us. It’s been hugely refreshing to deal with a government body that understands the meaning and value of an ‘Engineering Adventure’ – and that wants to join in! Let the South African adventure begin ..."
By jove, I think they've found it...
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« Reply #34 on: January 20, 2012, 12:17:30 PM » |
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Moxnix,
I did a Google Earth search of S. A. and is the Hakskeen Pan the lake that is close to the border of Namibia? Sure looks like it is in BF nowhere.
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« Reply #35 on: January 20, 2012, 02:08:27 PM » |
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Yes, it's at the lower end of the "jut" of land between Namibia and Botswana. Looks like you can see BF nowhere from there. But a paved road and amenities. Sounds like Bonneville in 1948, not that I was there. There's an old African proverb: He who shits in the road meets flies on his return. Having been to Africa 5 times, I can say that one meet flies everywhere.
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« Reply #36 on: January 21, 2012, 07:52:54 PM » |
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To "un-hijack" this thread:
Any comments or questions about the articles?
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« Reply #37 on: January 21, 2012, 08:36:52 PM » |
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I really enjoyed the Fossett / SoA article, including all the commentary from Blue.
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« Reply #38 on: January 21, 2012, 09:11:08 PM » |
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Being frugal - OK downright tight - I don't usually buy RCE due to the tariff but this issue has been worth every penny. Only part way into the LSR stuff so far but have picked up a lot of bits and pieces of info I hadn't known of before, handling and aero in particular. A big thank you for your part in keeping my learning curve headed upward by sharing the information you did.
Ed
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