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Offline Roadkinglsr

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« on: July 13, 2017, 08:11:18 AM »
Anyone following Mike Cook and watching whats going on down there?  Whats the course for?  They said they are surveying for a 20 mile course, salt looks thick.
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Re: Boliva
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Re: Boliva
« Reply #2 on: July 13, 2017, 08:53:54 AM »
Thank you, That's some good funding right there.   I am curious how that altitude is going to play into it..

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Re: Boliva
« Reply #3 on: July 13, 2017, 09:28:26 AM »
RK, try the search function, this has been discussed at length  :cheers:
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« Reply #4 on: July 13, 2017, 11:15:37 AM »
12,500 altitude.  I wonder what it will adjust to. 
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Re: Boliva
« Reply #5 on: July 13, 2017, 07:35:28 PM »
Track prep in Bolivia Mike Cook, Dan Warner, Mike Jr and Tommy Roberts there now.

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« Reply #6 on: July 13, 2017, 08:50:03 PM »
A couple of years ago, Joline and I went to Peru and one of the places we visited was Lake Titicaca @ 12,507 feet. At that altitude, walking up hill is not much fun; it takes a lot of energy to exert yourself in that thin air. Everest must be a bitch. I think the altitude at that Salar will pretty much preclude running a NA car there.

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Re: Boliva
« Reply #7 on: July 14, 2017, 07:01:25 AM »
If you go back to the main page of this Forum, then scroll all the way down to the bottom, you'll find "Announcements".  Under that is "Upcoming Events".  The only thead there is one about next month's "Top of the World" event in Bolivia, with lots of info.
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Re: Boliva
« Reply #8 on: July 14, 2017, 03:26:29 PM »
From Cook Jr.'s Facebook page.
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« Reply #9 on: July 14, 2017, 03:29:07 PM »
A couple more...

Note the salt brick dome in the hotel room.   8-)
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Re: Boliva
« Reply #10 on: July 14, 2017, 03:33:46 PM »
How deep was that hole? The salt looks very thick!

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Re: Boliva
« Reply #11 on: July 14, 2017, 06:34:08 PM »
It could be a mile thick but it's still in Bolivia and 10K elevation.....but nice to see that there is no chemical plant.
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Re: Boliva
« Reply #12 on: July 15, 2017, 08:49:16 AM »
   Wait until Intrepid hears about this place. Altitude be damned.
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Re: Boliva
« Reply #13 on: July 15, 2017, 09:50:31 AM »
If Intrepid decides to mine in Bolivia, perhaps the Bonneville Salt Flats will have an opportunity to "recover".....

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Re: Bolivia
« Reply #14 on: July 15, 2017, 10:19:54 AM »
A tale of two salt flats. Both about the same age, geologically, that is. One was mined for a few years the other not so much! One has salt for 100 miles the other not so much!
It is reported that 85% of all the vehicles in the world will be electric by 2030. One of the largest lithium deposits in the world is at one of these salt flats.
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