SpeedWeek 2014 - the event per se

[Glen]

Thanks one run, I will announce the USFRA meet if it's dry enough to run. I ain't done yet.

[Bob Drury]

  Sum, it was also great to get what little time we had to share.  I hope Ruth is doing better.  See you next year and even OLD Hooley.
                                                                                                      Bob

[Sandee]

 Why cannot a separate phone message only line (possibly mobile) be set up by the SCTA accessable  by SCTA officials that is only used before and at SCTA/BNI meets including El Mirage.  What is so Dodge hard about a single number with a immediate updated recorded message that any dufus can dial up on request?  

This was done and updated twice a day. I already reviewed this in a previous post.

What no one here has answered is the question I asked in my very first post:  WHY THE HECK ARE WE NOT POSTING THESE UPDATES ON THE SCTA WEBSITE... you know, the one where you get event dates, entry forms,
event results, rule book info or where to get one.  Is this that fu*king hard?

This was also done, twice daily, as I have previously stated. All info was supplied to each avenue at the same time. The FB postings were immediate and the website was 10 to 30 minutes behind that as changing HTML code takes longer than a simple copy/paste. The info was out there and multiple vehicles carried it.


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[RichFox]

If you were in Wendover and listening to rumors, you got what you asked for. If there was a phone number to call, the message would probably been, "no decision has been made yet. You will be informed if there is any change" When it was decided to cancel the meet, the word got out pretty quick. Before it was decided to cancel the meet, what would you have expected to hear? The phone message would have just been "Meet postponed until Monday" What else would you want in the way of information?
 

[fastesthonda_jim]

   I only wish that they would put you back where you belong.............. The timing tower.
                                                                                                  

Have hope!  I saw this posted on the men's room wall at Carmen's Black and White:

"For a good time see Glen!"

Can't be sure about the Lady's room, tho'.   D.W., I've known you to get confused sometimes about these things.  Do they say nice things about Glen anywhere in the Lady's room at Carmen's?

(Oh well.  I guess that's it for my dreams of that blue hat.)

[SPARKY]

"I've heard that if you go outside you can tell if it's raining.  Where you are.  Not five miles away.  No batteries needed."

SB  sometimes your SA attitude does not become you.

[Milwaukee Midget]

Thanks one run, I will announce the USFRA meet if it's dry enough to run. I ain't done yet.

That's the icing on the cake.

I want to hear Glen say - "Take it to impound."

[Bob Drury]

  Not to start (ahem) a rumor, cause this aint one, I wonder if besides the W.O.S., The Cook Shoot out might be interested in enlarging its meet.
  I am sure Mike has already been approached by someone about that subject but it might be a logistical nightmare for Mike and his crew. 
                                                                                   Just Dreamin............ Bob
  Just one more quick thought:  Allthough it wouldn't have mattered at Speedweek, is there a possibility in the future to work out a contingency plan with the BLM that might give the SCTA/BNI to add days to our usage permit as long as it didn't interfere with another event (or, God forbid) another airplane/watch commercial.

[sirstude]

Anybody know if next year's dates have been set?  I always manage to miss them.

Doug

[Seldom Seen Slim]

I'm going to make a few EWAGs here about extending the various events.

WoS has already stated that if they were to extend their event -- it'd be by adding a day at the beginning.  Here's my EWAG:  I doubt that they could move it more than that one day because of the time required to set up the courses and the time required for the Motorcycle meet to clean up and clear out.  That event is only a few days before WoS anyway.

WoS can't be extended by running it later because Mike Cook's Shootout starts right after WoS and therefore USFRA has to clean up.  Yes, Mike's Shootout is on a different course and a couple of days later than WoS, but course grooming, including where the International course crosses the USFRA courses, take some time.  Don't hurry -- do it right.

Then there's the issue of getting permitted dates from BLM.  The various events get those dates well in advance, and while I don't know for certain, changing them/extending them takes more than just a phone call saying "Please may we have a couple of extra days?"  I won't even add the potential of there being other permits granted of which we know nothing (private time for anything or anyone).

I'll let the groups and BLM and the volunteers do the thinking and calling and wrangling on this subject - as if I could offer much in the way of "new" news anyway.

[Stan Back]

I understand that wire was never laid for SpeedWeek.  It was considered that the depth of the water everywhere would damage it.

[jdincau]

Oh Stan I hope that is true, going through all that wire checking splices for integrity is a two day job with 25 or so people at Mangelli's

[Bob Drury]

  Slim, thank's a lot for the "time line".  I am sure that in the long run trying to change permit dates could be a nightmare. 
                                                                        Bob

[JR529]

Oh Stan I hope that is true, going through all that wire checking splices for integrity is a two day job with 25 or so people at Mangelli's

Yep, Stan is correct. The laying of the wire was put off for a day, then another, and another... It would have been ugly if it sat out there submerged, thankfully it is all still good to go.

[Seldom Seen Slim]

I guess I could tell you all about the adventures that Trevor and the rest of his crew from Honey Bucket went through - with Nancy and me, too.  The good thing is that dang near none of them were used before the courses got closed.  That's good because quite a few of them blew down (whether tie down of not).

But now you know why water in the (salt) lake is blue -- from all of the spilled porta-potties.

Also -- Pork Pie and I did go out Saturday afternoon to rescue our pit trailer.  The water came up to the bottom of the wheel rims and was well above our ankles.

If you want to hear more about the toilets you'll have to ask,