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Offline typo41

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Where will you be August 13th?
« on: January 28, 2016, 02:01:04 PM »
I have been away from a bunch of Land Racing, both here and my shop and my studio. But it is time to be positive about SpeedWeek this year. Yes the sky is falling, but as I said I want to be positive about this year. Yes the Mining Operation is evil, but it was the weather that kicked out butts. Yes I want salt back. Yes we need to do all that we can to make that happen. But I also want to run my roadster down the Great White Expanse.
Someone asked if I was going to boycott the salt this year even if there is a SpeedWeek, the reasoning being that not racing a year would help heal the salt.  Well it is my understanding that with winter rains the salt is 'healed' every year. So unless we start scooping loads of salt onto our trailer and vehicles when we leave, racing do not leave a big scar on the Bonneville Salt Flats.
So this was my five minutes of soapbox, lets think positive, plan for the worst, hope for the best. And maybe in the middle we will be racing.......
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Re: Where will you be August 13th?
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2016, 06:41:19 PM »
I'm with you Tony. As long as there is flooding, separation and drying we will be OK to race. If it rains much in July and August we will have the problems.  Ill see you In Wendover!!!

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Offline jdincau

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Re: Where will you be August 13th?
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2016, 07:37:33 PM »
Co owner and driver gave me the go ahead to make room reservations ASAP
Unless it's crazy, ambitious and delusional, it's not worth our time!

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Re: Where will you be August 13th?
« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2016, 10:28:35 AM »
Anybody know when the big3 are going to start taking reservations?
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Re: Where will you be August 13th?
« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2016, 01:06:29 PM »
We have our reservations made at the nugget.
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Re: Where will you be August 13th?
« Reply #5 on: January 30, 2016, 10:53:45 AM »
I'm going to be pilfering your stack of calendars, sure, you bet, check is in the mail.....

Offline Sporty Dan

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Re: Where will you be August 13th?
« Reply #6 on: January 30, 2016, 11:00:10 PM »
I plan on being in line on the rookie course. :-D

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Re: Where will you be August 13th?
« Reply #7 on: February 01, 2016, 12:51:04 AM »
I plan on Wishing, Hopeing. PRAYING That Bonneville is ready to run on this year !
I guess I feel as I it had so much cancel attention that some miracle is gonna make it ready ...
Well , A guy can dream..
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Offline tauruck

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Re: Where will you be August 13th?
« Reply #8 on: February 01, 2016, 05:42:44 AM »
I plan on Wishing, Hopeing. PRAYING That Bonneville is ready to run on this year !
I guess I feel as I it had so much cancel attention that some miracle is gonna make it ready ...
Well , A guy can dream..
DW

I can't be there physically but I'm with DRW 100% on this. :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

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Re: Where will you be August 13th?
« Reply #9 on: February 01, 2016, 11:21:44 AM »
With any luck in either the long or short course line, depending on what motor we put in the car or if we run the bike.
Check back with us in July  :-D  :cheers:
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Offline jimmy six

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Re: Where will you be August 13th?
« Reply #10 on: February 01, 2016, 11:45:27 PM »
I'll be waiting to get someone's cancelled room to come up and help Charlie Reno and Scott Brown with the 622 AA/BGMR....JD.
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Re: Where will you be August 13th?
« Reply #11 on: February 04, 2016, 10:33:38 PM »
Got my reservations at the Nugget. Pumped up and ready to race.
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Offline lumpy

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Re: Where will you be August 13th?
« Reply #12 on: February 06, 2016, 06:01:53 AM »
I went to wendover last year to check out the salt and the town ,I went to the KOA camp grounds the tent spots were too small for my tent! so this year I,LL camp at the bend I think.

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Re: Where will you be August 13th?
« Reply #13 on: February 06, 2016, 10:53:39 AM »
Lumpy,
          Just a word of caution.

 The big tents generally do not fair well if a storm comes through at the Bend.

We use smaller mountaineering type tents and so far they have survived.

When the storm rolled through during Salt Talks at the 2011 Speedweek a look around in the morning confirmed this.

  Don

Offline Indy

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Re: Where will you be August 13th?
« Reply #14 on: February 06, 2016, 06:51:29 PM »
I could not find any rooms last week in Wendover, so I made reservations
for the 12th thru 16th in Wells NV, about 58 miles away. If I stay longer, I
figured it will be easy to find a room in Wendover.

Hoping to find a team that needs help, would love to be involved in someway.
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have been involved in Sprint Cars, Go Karts and Streetrods most of my life.
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