SpeedWeek 2018: The developing story

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UPDATE ON RANDY SPERANZA

He is off the ventilator and awake. he can only whisper, but that's more than enough right now. The surgeons essentially rebuilt the majority of his aorta. This was no valve job, this was the entire artery failure.
Think of the fuel pump separating from the front of the motor at WOT and you have an idea.

DeEtte asks that people NOT visit for at least 3/4 days to give the guy a chance to rebound. This was a phenomenal butt kicker

[jimmy six]

Great to hear... Randy and I have been friends for years. He was a mainstay of the Brant-Wright-Speranza team.

[TrickyDicky]

Flashpoint 415.026 mph in Mile 4.      

Not a qualifier, but the 5th different vehicle over 400 at the meet (three of the drivers for the first time).

[trimmers]

Wow!  Five at 400+ and three over 450!   More in the high 300's too!

Is the Speed Demon team looking to make more runs, or have they thrown in the towel on the Hot Rod Trophy for this year?

Jeff in Boise

[TrickyDicky]

Wow!  Five at 400+ and three over 450!   More in the high 300's too!

Is the Speed Demon team looking to make more runs, or have they thrown in the towel on the Hot Rod Trophy for this year?

Jeff in Boise

SSS said they were loaded on the trailer looking as though they were ready to run earlier this morning.  But not run so far today.

[TrickyDicky]

Speed Demon is next ...

... chute out - didn't make the timing lights after mile 2.

[Seldom Seen Slim]

Speed Demon 1715 chute at 1 1/2, 242 in mile 2, turnout to pit 

[Seldom Seen Slim]

SpeedDemon headed to line again with A motor

[Seldom Seen Slim]

We're once again on a wind hold at 4PM.  This is 3 days in a row.  All courses on hold.

[Tman]

Cant hear your mikes

[John Noonan]

Wind hold and was shut down for the day.

[Seldom Seen Slim]

Back to the motel for the evening except we're going to the 200 MPH Club banquet at the Nugget.

Racing ended about 3.45 or so as the wind came up, one course stoppig, then another, then only slow vehicles choosing to run, then finally f*ck it, let's give it up.  This is the third day in a row with identical weather - temps, skies, winds, even wind times and directions.  Try again tomorrow, when we'll be down to two courses - 3 is now done for this event.

The Speed Demon is going to run in the morning.  They put the A motor in it last night and made one aborted run earlier today - coincidentally ending up coasting right about to the pits.  Anyway, the car went to the line and was first in line when the wind ended things.  The car is back in thepit for the night but will be out there in the morning with the A motor no doubt set to "best fuel economy" setting.  Yeah, right. 

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[kiwi belly tank]

My two cents, I'd like to see The Vesco Family Streamliner keep top speed of the meet.
  Sid.

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DeEtte Speranza got a chance to exhale a bit earlier today. Get this people: the University of Utah Med Center Docs had Randy up and taking a few steps not 24 hours after splitting his chest to repair his aorta. The pain meds are still a work in progress but I asked whether they harvested the donor graft material from his butt to have allowed the guy to go from 1 in 4 chance of dying to shuffling a few steps in hours. Talk about a hard a**, sheesh!

Modern medicine, stunning. Thanks to the whole med team that paid attention in school in order to put our pal back in good working order.

Also, all you who have called with offers of various support has touched DeEtte's heart. She has not a single loose end to worry about, every blessed bit of racing gear has been gathered, packed and is on the way back to their home as I write this. Land Speed Racers -  family in so many ways.

PLEASE don't go visit until at least Saturday or Sunday. For as good as this news is (Thank you God), Randy really needs to be still and chill. If you go, he will want to engage. The boy needs his rest; help him do that.  

Ioffer this pic from happier, long-haul bike riding days with Mr. & Mrs. Speranza

[floydjer]

Get well Randy......And Slim, I believe that`s " Set The Controls For The Heart of The Sun "