Salt conditons at Bonneville

[Seldom Seen Slim]

Duane finally got the photos and sent them to me to put here.  I only used four or five -- the rest didn't show much worthy of you seeing them -- but here are those that I did put on.  You can see that it has been windy - can't see much about the condition of the salt, but what the heck, at least a memory-refresher is good, right?







Here's what happens when the wind blows north-to-south:



And one more of the salt in use:

[Steve Walters]

Larry posted some pictures of the current pumping going on at the flats, on the "Save the Salt " web site.  He gave a real good report at the Wednesday night USFRA meeting.   

Steve

[draglc]

any updates on the conditions?....

[WZ JUNK]

any updates on the conditions?....

From my expierence, which is nothing compared to many on this board, the salt condition will change from now until speedweek.  It can get better or worse but it is seldom the same over that long a period of time.  The good news is that the event is rarely canceled.  The condition of the salt is like sex.  Sometimes it is better than others but it is all good.

John

[Seldom Seen Slim]

Here are four photos taken the other day by James Rice of Chronologic, the timing company.  I got these via Ron Main just now.  The text is his, not mine.

First one:  
 Here are the photos from the Bonneville International course at Mile Zero.




Second photo:




There's the access road.  (Jon's comment:  My guess is the top of the dike access road, not the one we use to enter and leave the salt.  Semis don't spend lots of time on "our" road.)

Third shot:




Damp salt at the 0 mile,  But this is still more salt than I've ever seen there. Last year at our Cook Shoot-Out there was no salt from the 0 mile to the 2 mile, 3/4 inch at the 2 1/4
Last year we ran on wheel packed gypsum and clay mud for the first 2 miles. This is great and if our Salt  lay down program is success we will have a flat hard course.
 



Last one:




The salt is there, but only about a quarter of an inch thick.  Let's hope we will be alowed to put down the 1,000 tons of salt as planed and we will have a great course.

Final comment:

Photos taken 4/26/12