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Offline joea

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Re: SpeedWeek 2017 - the event!
« Reply #45 on: August 12, 2017, 12:30:48 PM »
first pass of the meet...432 mph exit....poteet

the race is on ...thompson 439...
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Re: SpeedWeek 2017 - the event!
« Reply #46 on: August 12, 2017, 01:24:18 PM »
The Speed Demon team decided to gear the car way tall today - a 528 MPH gear, the thinking being that if the track was slick the long gear would help keep the back end from breaking loose.  They wanted a 420 or so to qualify on the A/BFS record - ran a 418+ and are in impound.

Danny Thompson isn't back yet - don't know if he had any trouble stopping at the far end.  Speed Demon reported he went past them while they were picking up.  I'll keep an eye open in Impound to see if the car is there.

The track is evidently better than some expected.  We're running - and there's a race!!!
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Re: SpeedWeek 2017 - the event!
« Reply #47 on: August 12, 2017, 01:28:56 PM »
I'm not getting any "Live Stream" audio, does anyone else getting it????:?
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Re: SpeedWeek 2017 - the event!
« Reply #48 on: August 12, 2017, 01:53:49 PM »
Nobody is getting the stream because we aren't sending one.  SCTA is still getting the overall comm system running properly.  Sorry.
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Re: SpeedWeek 2017 - the event!
« Reply #49 on: August 12, 2017, 03:00:46 PM »
Thanks Slim!
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Re: SpeedWeek 2017 - the event!
« Reply #50 on: August 12, 2017, 03:10:17 PM »
Kids, I'm also posting some stuff on the landracing.com Facebbok site.  Trying to give the same stuff so there's no reason to prefer one over the other.
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Re: SpeedWeek 2017 - the event!
« Reply #51 on: August 12, 2017, 03:13:27 PM »
Thanks Slim. Starting off to be a good week it appears. Now,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,lets go Target550....................................

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Re: SpeedWeek 2017 - the event!
« Reply #52 on: August 12, 2017, 06:15:48 PM »
Marlo Treit stopped in the announce trailer - says Les wants to run the car in the morning.  Evidently the Strasburg  lakester ate a set of drive tires on the run it made, and data showed it could have been been a tire hop allowing a quick overspeed which then put a spinning tire(s) on the salt and hurt it.

The racing pace is - mellow, okay?  Kinda what I'd expect for maybe Wednesday afternoon - and it's still the first hours of the entire event.  I haven't counted vehicles in Impound yet - but there are a few.  We've had a good number of spins, all up and down the course.  No incidents that required much worry yet - that's good.
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Re: SpeedWeek 2017 - the event!
« Reply #53 on: August 12, 2017, 06:31:32 PM »
Slim, thanks for your effort. I sure need a fix on the live stream, ain't no sound in the world like out there.

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Re: SpeedWeek 2017 - the event!
« Reply #54 on: August 12, 2017, 06:39:00 PM »
Slim,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,if you know,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,where does Danny Thompson stand?

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Re: SpeedWeek 2017 - the event!
« Reply #55 on: August 12, 2017, 06:42:17 PM »
Jon:

We are in a desert parched for sppedweek information!

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Re: SpeedWeek 2017 - the event!
« Reply #56 on: August 12, 2017, 06:57:08 PM »
I saw a fb pic of Danny in impound...

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Re: SpeedWeek 2017 - the event!
« Reply #57 on: August 12, 2017, 07:25:40 PM »
I saw a fb pic of Danny in impound...

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Re: SpeedWeek 2017 - the event!
« Reply #58 on: August 12, 2017, 08:38:48 PM »
The Carbinite guys have set up a text notification group, see their FB page for instructions on how to subscribe.  Don't know if there's a cost involved.

Text of the last two texts:

Very rough course.  Nose scraped and picked up lots of salt.  Oil leak but not sure where it is coming from.

361 MPH on shakedown run.

Hopefully that's not Top Secret or anything...

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Re: SpeedWeek 2017 - the event!
« Reply #59 on: August 12, 2017, 10:06:19 PM »
Well said Dave. Great post. Thanks for all of your years of dedication. Next time you have a fast car to donate, look me up.  :wink:
    I can't wait to get on the salt. The car (#409 Blue Goose Racing) is there with my brother and father. I'll be there with the rest of the group Monday. Good luck everybody!