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Re: World of Speed 2016
« Reply #60 on: September 13, 2016, 08:44:58 PM »
According to Nat Weather Service radar (storm total) rainfall the race course area got between a trace and .3 inch last night and 22 miles east they got soaked with 2.5 inches of precip.

8 hours ago Mike Cook posted the following on his facebook page.
Mike Cook's Land Speed Shootout
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Last night's rain was minimal. No standing water. Wind is blowing. We will commerce grading the track tonight. Shootout is not canceled.


Will have to wait for more definitive word later I suspect, at this time, current radar shows some precip possible, but at this time just a trace well south of the racing venue.

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Re: World of Speed 2016
« Reply #61 on: September 13, 2016, 09:20:32 PM »
Great week! We spent most of our time on the short course where you could make laps as fast as you can get ready. No line at all. Thanks a bunch to the USFRA folks and the additional help from the SCTA gang!

Pretty sure we set the record for the quickest time from qualifying to record run - qualified at about 4:30 on the short course, drove to impound, called Dan, he was right there (we were in impound for about 7 minutes, literally) then he drove us back to the short course for our record run as weather was predicted for the morning. Finished our run and were back in Warnerville being inspected by about 5:30. :)

Set two records with the little sidecar scooter at 38 and 43mph. One for my dad at 81 years old and one for his wife at 72 years old. Not fast but they have the records!
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Re: World of Speed 2016
« Reply #62 on: September 14, 2016, 12:17:52 AM »
11 pm in Wendover.
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Re: World of Speed 2016
« Reply #63 on: September 14, 2016, 03:56:28 AM »
Great week! We spent most of our time on the short course where you could make laps as fast as you can get ready. No line at all. Thanks a bunch to the USFRA folks and the additional help from the SCTA gang!

Pretty sure we set the record for the quickest time from qualifying to record run - qualified at about 4:30 on the short course, drove to impound, called Dan, he was right there (we were in impound for about 7 minutes, literally) then he drove us back to the short course for our record run as weather was predicted for the morning. Finished our run and were back in Warnerville being inspected by about 5:30. :)

Set two records with the little sidecar scooter at 38 and 43mph. One for my dad at 81 years old and one for his wife at 72 years old. Not fast but they have the records!

That's cool. Glad you had a great time. Wish the folks well and congratulate them too. :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
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Re: World of Speed 2016
« Reply #64 on: September 14, 2016, 07:22:41 AM »
Wed 09/14/16-0515 MDT and radar is showing green in the area of the course.  Weatherunderground sez a 15% chance of rain in Wendover until about 1700MDT.

I'm figuring on heading out on the 5-hour trip from Boise, anyway! 
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Re: World of Speed 2016
« Reply #65 on: September 15, 2016, 08:53:24 AM »
I'm back at my boring "Day Job" after an absolutely fantastic time at WOS.

We completed a total of 7 runs with 3 drivers in the #672 H/DT entry.

Unfortunately, on the last run, the engine let go with my friend (A rookie driver) at the wheel. 

One pic pretty much tells the story....



Sorry to my other competitors about the oil on the track and the delay as we towed the broken Rampage off the course.

WE WILL BE BACK NEXT YEAR!

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Re: World of Speed 2016
« Reply #66 on: September 15, 2016, 09:29:01 AM »
Now that is one ugly picture Steve. Glad you guys did some good before you SC the engine.

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Re: World of Speed 2016
« Reply #67 on: September 15, 2016, 10:01:03 AM »
I'll declare that to be one seriously fried piston.  WoW!

Ain't this racin' fun?
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Re: World of Speed 2016
« Reply #68 on: September 15, 2016, 10:12:25 AM »
That sucks. Sorry about the blown motor Steve. :cheers:

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Re: World of Speed 2016
« Reply #69 on: September 15, 2016, 10:38:25 AM »
I need to congratulate Brady Nish. After 10 years of driving the Volk Brothers Roadster finally set the B/GR record at 236 MPH during WoS. He is a good kid and drove it hard.
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Records or parts, I didn't come all this way not to break something.

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Re: World of Speed 2016
« Reply #70 on: September 21, 2016, 12:08:29 AM »
Does anyone happen to know these two jokers?

The one with the camera tried to distract me while the guy in the leathers picked my pocket.     :-D

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Re: World of Speed 2016
« Reply #71 on: September 21, 2016, 01:51:35 AM »
I'm back at my boring "Day Job" after an absolutely fantastic time at WOS.

We completed a total of 7 runs with 3 drivers in the #672 H/DT entry.

Unfortunately, on the last run, the engine let go with my friend (A rookie driver) at the wheel. 

One pic pretty much tells the story....



Sorry to my other competitors about the oil on the track and the delay as we towed the broken Rampage off the course.

WE WILL BE BACK NEXT YEAR!

Steve.
Holy $hitballs Batman.......I mean Steve :-D, I'd say your charge air temp got Waaaaaay out of hand there!
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Re: World of Speed 2016
« Reply #72 on: September 25, 2016, 05:09:34 PM »

Author of this was PorkPie.

Well, I'm here at Jim"s (Texican) house.

Mother nature was not so friendly to get us a full season....but we had a great time...may be the greatest moment to see two long time friends getting their D license...Doc Freud and Texican Jim,

Doc on the bike and Jim in the USFRA Club roadster....the smile was wider than the helmet....


PorkPie,

I wish I would have stayed to see those smiles. Congratulations to both Glenn and Jim.
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Re: World of Speed 2016
« Reply #73 on: September 25, 2016, 05:16:50 PM »
I didn't put it together when Jim was talking about going down the course in the Club roadster, but holy cow, what great fun.  Glad you got to make passes, Jim.  Your firesuit or didja wear Bo Burkdoll's? :roll:
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Re: World of Speed 2016
« Reply #74 on: September 25, 2016, 10:45:20 PM »
Does anyone happen to know these two jokers?

The one with the camera tried to distract me while the guy in the leathers picked my pocket.     :-D

They're both actually quite harmless, provided you're penniless, and you haven't rented the guy in the leathers a car.

Although I still think the guy on the left is actually a Texas oil tycoon feigning a foreign accent in order to fly below the radar with the IRS.
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