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Hiyou, Folks: Here is a quick and dirty from one who was there. As soon as I get a little more decompression action, We may be able to share more.
2 gallons of extra BOLD coffee should start.
Salt was very good; my opinion. Mike gave Marlo a 5 mile runup, then 3 more to get her whoa'd down.
He and his crew worked day and night ;
more than from "can to can't"
When I arrived Sat AM to supervise the location and positioning of a 20' X 60' shade maker for the 550 crew,
I entered from the gravel frontage road that runs along the North edge of I-80. That way it was possible to check THE INT'L COURSE.
After driving alongside the whole 4 or 5 miles to where we were directly East of Land's end; it sure looked good to this observer.
The access/return roads are dragged so as to be smoother than most all SLC streets. Of course, the salt doesn't get ripped up every 6 weeks to lay a new pipe and then be repaired with whatever mat'l is the cheapest; bubblegum or jello.
Gear set breakage is correct. What happened? Apparently George Poteet isn't the only one who can lay more power to the salt than the drive train can handle. Yes, we could safely say that with 5000 HP and 8000# car weight; traction can be achieved.
There was another small issue with some starter hook up that required a trip to Lindon, UT. for some parts and special hdwe.
Land's end received about 4 or 5 double gondolas of SALT. The first truck got mired in his own load after dumping.
Then the 6 wheeled Caterpillar type road grader would work it over. This was still an ongoing "work in progress" when We left late Wed.
My best Lady stayed in the rig and enjoyed the A/C.
More to come later, after Bfst.
Regards,
Jim
