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Offline jww36

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Salt Conditions
« on: August 07, 2014, 10:22:32 AM »
What happened to reports of the salt conditions on Speed Week 2014?
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Re: Salt Conditions
« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2014, 10:28:14 AM »
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Re: Salt Conditions
« Reply #2 on: August 16, 2014, 08:41:04 PM »
Could we please keep this thread alive through October? I know a lot of people are contemplating making the mythical October trip, so any weather/flooding updates especially by locals would be golden!
Thanks, Jim
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Re: Salt Conditions
« Reply #3 on: August 16, 2014, 10:34:23 PM »
Ok Jim, here ya go.

This picture was posted on Mike Cook Jr. facebook page 20 minutes ago. He and Tommy Roberts are in the process of draging the international course. Below is his words ....

"Will the 500 mph mark fall well if it dose this is the piece of ground that it will happen on !!!!!!!!!! We have to stop here every time we pass it with the drag and drink a beer !!!!"
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Re: Salt Conditions
« Reply #4 on: August 16, 2014, 11:00:17 PM »
That's the best "selfie" I've seen all year  :cheers:  Dean
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Re: Salt Conditions
« Reply #5 on: August 16, 2014, 11:41:23 PM »
Mikey, I'll drink to that!!

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Re: Salt Conditions
« Reply #6 on: August 17, 2014, 01:06:00 AM »
Nice pic. :cheers: :cheers:
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Re: Salt Conditions
« Reply #7 on: August 17, 2014, 10:03:04 AM »
Quote from: Dynoroom on August 16, 2014, 10:34:23 PM
Ok Jim, here ya go.

This picture was posted on Mike Cook Jr. facebook page 20 minutes ago. He and Tommy Roberts are in the process of draging the international course. Below is his words ....

"Will the 500 mph mark fall well if it dose this is the piece of ground that it will happen on !!!!!!!!!! We have to stop here every time we pass it with the drag and drink a beer !!!!"

Thanks, Dynoroom! After seeing how much water there was at Speedweek, I didn't see how it could dry out by October. I looked at Mike Cook's FB Saturday morning, and the pictures show steady improvement.
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Re: Salt Conditions
« Reply #8 on: August 18, 2014, 11:14:13 AM »
Thanks for the update!  We sure hope the conditions are good for the USFRA event in September.

Please keep the updates coming.
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Re: Salt Conditions
« Reply #9 on: August 23, 2014, 02:24:21 PM »
Sitting in line on the access road waiting to get checked in. They are letting a few cars in at a time because the water is about a foot deep at boat ramp.
Glad I have a lifted truck but there is no way I am letting our support car go through that.
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Re: Salt Conditions
« Reply #10 on: August 23, 2014, 09:40:19 PM »
Quote from: sabat on August 16, 2014, 11:00:17 PM
That's the best "selfie" I've seen all year  :cheers:  Dean

Agree 100% have fun, go fast and stay safe, watching from Oz .....

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Re: Salt Conditions
« Reply #11 on: August 26, 2014, 01:00:05 PM »
This morning's wet report from Wobbly Walrus:

http://www.landracing.com/forum/index.php/topic,6167.msg259887/topicseen.html#msg259887

FWIW, the start of Burning Man was delayed (including entry onto the desert) because of mud and standing water from "torrential rains".  http://blogs.kqed.org/newsfix/2014/08/26/burning-man-weather-forecast

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Re: Salt Conditions
« Reply #12 on: August 26, 2014, 01:22:58 PM »
Quote from: 4-barrel Mike on August 26, 2014, 01:00:05 PM

FWIW, the start of Burning Man was delayed (including entry onto the desert) because of mud and standing water from "torrential rains".  http://blogs.kqed.org/newsfix/2014/08/26/burning-man-weather-forecast

Mike

That should help limit the stench of patchouli and gunpowder over Winnemucca.
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Re: Salt Conditions
« Reply #13 on: August 26, 2014, 01:38:10 PM »
Even boots on the ground can be misleading ...it's all relative...

Wobbly reported courses not good enough for 150 mph today , maybe 140,so  left salt and back to camp...

Meanwhile there has been a 221 mph world record set this am and Valerie Thompsons first pass over 203 ...

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Re: Salt Conditions
« Reply #14 on: August 26, 2014, 03:09:12 PM »
Quote from: joea on August 26, 2014, 01:38:10 PM
Even boots on the ground can be misleading ...it's all relative...

Wobbly reported courses not good enough for 150 mph today , maybe 140,so  left salt and back to camp...

Meanwhile there has been a 221 mph world record set this am and Valerie Thompsons first pass over 203 ...



Woohoo!!!  yay for misinformation!!!!   :-D
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