July 2014 Test and Tune

[Elmo Rodge]

Slim prolly thought it was a motorsickle with 2 sidecars.  Wayno

[Glen]

Glen said:  "On the list car 404 is a lakester, not a MPS-PG motorcycle."

I kinda wondered if Wayno had finally seen the light and made at least part of the switch - claiming that his tanker was modified partial streamliner and runs gas.  I now it's got pushrods. . .  If you're coming on over to join the fun, Wayne -- welcome.   And if you're not changing -- well, oh, well.

Slim , Flat heads don,t have push rods just tappits, valves in the block. 

[Sumner]

...Slim , Flat heads don,t have push rods just tappits, valves in the block. 

Some aren't born with push rods but ....



.... get them down the road  ...

http://www.landracing.com/forum/index.php/topic,6487.360.html

Sum

[Seldom Seen Slim]

Okay.  I'll stick with engines I know about.  Sorry to be ignorant of the old fashioned way of opening valves.

[Tom Liberatore]

Wow-o-man, it's going to be quite an event, isn't it?  Even though it's a short track, and even though no records will be set (well, yes there will be - the fastest for that particular vehicle on the sort track at the T&T), it's still going to be one heck of a show.  I sure hope the rest of you that are anywhere nearby can attend and tell me and us what's going on.  I know that Pork Pie plans to be there -- but Nancy and I just can't see our way to heading out here.  if we had more money and fewer responsibilities, maybe, but since that ain't the case -- well, everyone, keep in touch with us and I'll put whatever you send tome on the Forum and website.

Man, what a show it's going to be.  I guess the only saving grace for me is that I won't have to be downwind from Tom Liberatore's olives and pepperoni.

You probably wouldn't like being downwind from someone who has eaten one of my pickled eggs either!

[Stan Back]

I didn't think Wayno would need the training wheels.

[Rex Schimmer]

Any up dates on the salt conditions?

Rex

[Texican]

Rex:
Regarding weather; I checked the intellicast archives the day after the rain moved through.
Ogden got 2" and Saltville about 1/2,
The storm moved from N/W to S/E, and totally missed Wendover.

http://www.intellicast.com/Local/Observation.aspx?location=USUT0270
This is a little better; all You need to do is search "Wendover weather, archives or past history", and this sort of stuff is listed.
http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KENV/2014/6/21/MonthlyHistory.html#calendar

Enjoy!
Been dry with a warming trend since.

Jim

[Seldom Seen Slim]

I'll have an update, complete with photos, after Nancy and I eat supper.  We're having fresh lake trout tonight.  The Save the Salt Coalition managed to get about 2,000 tons of salt moved from Intrepid (mining company in Wendover) to the salt flats.  I'll give you details a bit later tonight.

Look for it in the "Bonneville General Chat" topic.

[USFRAMONTE]

Rex and Jon, Gary Wilkinson and hopefully myself will be going out on July 4th to get some early work done.
Gary wants to check the modifications he made to the line spraying equipment.  Also some dirtbags  broke
into the timing trailer we use for the 130 course.  Some repairs to be made there.  Will post info on salt
conditions while we are there.

[USFRAMONTE]

We had a club officers meeting last night.  Jim Burkdoll said he is going out to the salt this Saturday to
check track conditions.  I will post an update as soon as I hear from him.
Just a reminder that Rick Gold from ERC will be there for the Test and Tune and will have fuel and sundries
available.
We are really looking forward to this event and are excited to see all our long time friends, and make some
new ones with all the new cars that are coming out.

[Texican]

Here's an up to the minute update as far as the alledged rain might have occurred in Wendover.
One of the local TV weather turkeys was making big noise about rain and 52MPH wind; looks like they may have used the relative humidity, which got to 52% max.
We had rain here in Saltville around 1700 hrs for 20-30 minutes, and the radar out West was ugly; but who you gonna believe?




D
a
t
e   Time
(mdt)    Wind
(mph)   Vis.
(mi.)   Weather   Sky Cond.    Temperature (ºF)   Relative
Humidity   Wind
Chill
(°F)   Heat
Index
(°F)   Pressure   Precipitation (in.)
Air   Dwpt   6 hour    altimeter
(in)   sea level
(mb)   1 hr    3 hr   6 hr
Max.   Min.
26   21:35   NW 13   10.00   Overcast   BKN090 OVC100   64   46          52%   NA   NA   29.88   NA         
26   21:15   W 14   10.00   Overcast   SCT075 BKN090 OVC120   64   45          49%   NA   NA   29.87   NA         
26   20:55   W 9   10.00   Mostly Cloudy   FEW060 SCT085 BKN120   66   46          49%   NA   NA   29.86   NA         
26   20:35   NW 13   10.00   Mostly Cloudy   BKN110   66   45          46%   NA   NA   29.85   NA         
26   20:15   W 13   10.00   A Few Clouds   FEW090   66   45          46%   NA   NA   29.85   NA         
26   19:55   W 13   10.00   Mostly Cloudy   BKN090   70   45          40%   NA   NA   29.85   NA         
26   19:35   SW 5   10.00   Mostly Cloudy   BKN090   70   45          40%   NA   NA   29.84   NA         
26   19:15   SW 5   10.00   Fair   CLR   70   45          40%   NA   NA   29.84   NA         
26   18:55   SW 9   10.00   Fair   CLR   68   46          46%   NA   NA   29.84   NA         
26   18:35   W 7   10.00   Fair   CLR   66   46          49%   NA   NA   29.83   NA         
26   18:15   NW 9   10.00   Partly Cloudy   FEW090 SCT120   66   45          46%   NA   NA   29.84   NA         
26   17:55   NW 16   10.00   Overcast   FEW045 FEW075 OVC090   64   50    73   64   60%   NA   NA   29.85   NA         
26   17:35   W 12   10.00   Mostly Cloudy   BKN090   66   48          52%   NA   NA   29.86   NA         
26   17:15   S 10   10.00   Mostly Cloudy   FEW039 FEW060 BKN080   66   48          52%   NA   NA   29.86   NA         
26   16:55   S 15   10.00   Overcast   OVC080   66   50          56%   NA   NA   29.86   NA         
26   16:35   S 16   10.00   Overcast   BKN080 OVC090   64   50          60%   NA   NA   29.86   NA         
26   16:15   S 14   10.00   Overcast   OVC080   64   48          56%   NA   NA   29.85   NA         
26   15:55   S 9   10.00   Overcast   BKN080 OVC085   64   50          60%   NA   NA   29.86   NA         
26   15:35   S 10   10.00   Overcast   BKN080 OVC090   66   48          52%   NA   NA   29.86   NA         
26   15:15   S 12   10.00   Overcast   FEW050 BKN080 OVC085   64   50          60%   NA   NA   29.85   NA         
26   14:55   NW 14   9.00   Mostly Cloudy   FEW050 BKN080 BKN085   66   46          49%   NA   NA   29.85   NA         
26   14:35   W 9   10.00   A Few Clouds   FEW110   72   45          38%   NA   NA   29.84   NA         
26   14:15   N 7   10.00   A Few Clouds   FEW100   72   45          38%   NA   NA   29.84   NA         
26   13:55   Calm   10.00   A Few Clouds   FEW110   70   45          40%   NA   NA   29.84   NA         
26   13:35   SE 10   10.00   Mostly Cloudy   FEW030 FEW043 BKN090   70   46          43%   NA   NA   29.85   NA         
26   13:15   Calm   10.00   Mostly Cloudy   FEW046 BKN090   68   46          46%   NA   NA   29.86   NA         
26   12:55   NW 5   10.00   A Few Clouds   FEW070   68   48          49%   NA   NA   29.86   NA         
26   12:35   SW 6   10.00   Mostly Cloudy   SCT070 BKN080   66   48          52%   NA   NA   29.88   NA         
26   12:15   SW 10   10.00   Overcast   FEW050 FEW070 OVC080   66   48          52%   NA   NA   29.89   NA         
26   11:55   SW 14   10.00   Mostly Cloudy   BKN090   70   43    73   66   38%   NA   NA   29.88   NA         
26   11:35   W 10   10.00   Overcast   SCT080 OVC090   68   46          46%   NA   NA   29.88   NA   

[USFRAMONTE]

Just received a phone call from Jim Burkdoll, he is currently on the salt and reports very good conditions.
Because of the recent rain storms, the number one and two tracks are a little damp but no standing
water. We will be having nice weather for the next several days.  Today is beautiful sunshine and 82
degrees.
Everything is still a go for the Test and Tune!!

[Texican]

Here's a little more update on Monte's comments:
the only downer is that dreaded humidity, getting clear up to 15%  at times!
Oh! The humanity!

http://www.wunderground.com/weather-forecast/zmw:89883.1.99999

As of 22:15 7/01/'14, subject to updates by the site.

[SPARKY]

 lol