RCKirby
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« on: July 27, 2010, 10:01:27 PM » |
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Just got back from a quick trip out to the salt. While I'm certainly no expert, boy did it look good. I drove a short distance on what was probably the long course...and it was awesome...smooth and beautiful!!!!
There will certainly need to be some work done at the end of the road prior to the onslaught of racers and spectators (it was very,very rough), but man oh man did it look fffastttt!
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Brian Westerdahl
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« Reply #1 on: July 28, 2010, 05:45:27 AM » |
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Good News thanks
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Dave Haller
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« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2010, 08:48:31 AM » |
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Anyone else out there been by the salt in the last two days? If so, how's it looking? Weather reports for the week show chance of thunderstorms all week.
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DallasV
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« Reply #3 on: July 28, 2010, 09:28:44 AM » |
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Dad is out there all week baby sitting some stanford engineers, trying ot make an autonomous Audi TT. As of last night he said the salt was great.
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Records or parts, I didn't come all this way not to break something.
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Freud
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« Reply #4 on: July 28, 2010, 07:48:48 PM » |
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Dallas, if Dad likes it too well, he may not return home.
Call and tell him it's gonna rain on him.
FREUD
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DallasV
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« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2010, 12:14:06 PM » |
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Dallas, if Dad likes it too well, he may not return home.
Call and tell him it's gonna rain on him.
FREUD
Well I reckon he spends more time on the salt than anyone. between racing, scouting for courses, save the salt (dealings with Intrepid), and helping the BLM make sure commercial use isn't trashing the salt, he makes a minimum of 20 trips out there a year. But he has to return home to get the big generator for SCTA and then again to load the racecar. I talked with him this morning and he said it rained pretty good last night. There is puddles out about 200 yards off the end of the road then the salt gets hard and dry again. all is well. "knock knock knock" |
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Records or parts, I didn't come all this way not to break something.
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« Reply #6 on: August 02, 2010, 08:30:30 PM » |
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Any updates on the course conditions? The forecast I read sounded like it was going to be pretty dry for the next several days.
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Freud
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« Reply #7 on: August 02, 2010, 09:19:08 PM » |
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Thanks Dallas.
See u at Salt Talks Sunday nite.
Be certain to pull my chain.
old FREUD
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V8Pinto
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« Reply #8 on: August 03, 2010, 10:53:25 AM » |
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I was at Land's End on Saturday and Sunday and there was ankle deep water all around. You could drive off to the right of where we normally leave the pavement and I saw a Dually driving toward the dyke. Looked like you had Salt to drive on (without standing water) about 200ft off the dyke, all along the dyke (seeing how many times I can say dyke in one sentence). We didn't drive out onto the salt. I have pictures if you want them, send me an email to V8Pinto@yahoo.com |
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« Reply #9 on: August 03, 2010, 11:43:10 AM » |
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I think you meant to say dike... A dyke is entirely different  , than the subject being discussed... |
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« Reply #10 on: August 03, 2010, 01:59:39 PM » |
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Hey - some of my best friends are sidecutters  Looks like you can spell it a couple ways. http://www.answers.com/topic/dyke-1Meaning #2: a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea Synonyms: dam, dike, levee |
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« Reply #11 on: August 03, 2010, 07:21:50 PM » |
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I generally refer to my sidecutters as "alternative lifestyle pliers" so as not to offend anyone.  Don |
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Billy @ AHG
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« Reply #12 on: August 06, 2010, 03:48:13 PM » |
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Okay, no hardware jokes !
Last I heard the water at lands end was ankle deep , any updates ? We have been having nightly thunderstorms and micro bursts ! So, " how deeps the water, Mamma" ?
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dw230
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« Reply #14 on: August 06, 2010, 05:29:16 PM » |
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The key point in your question Billy is "the water at lands end"
Who cares? That is at least 5 miles from the action.
DW
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