World Of Speed 2019 Salt conditions

[USFRAMONTE]

We will post an official update this coming Wednesday. Dennis and Larry are going out to assess salt conditions and we will get you all the latest information.
Let's hope the weather stays dry for the next 15 days.

[gnomenator]

Holy Cow ,Monte! We have to hang for 3 more days ?  After a whole year, what's a few more days, right?    Anyway, thanks again for all the hard work you and the crew do for us, it is GREATLY appreciated ! Hope to see you all in 11 days. 

[deepindebt]

Is it Wednesday yet???

[GW]

I'm all-in on Monte and the crew... hopefully Mother Nature will cooperate!

GW

[USFRAMONTE]

As promised, here is the latest:

Wednesday the 4th of Sept Larry Volk and myself looked at the
salt and the courses that USFRA will be using. The salt is much dryer
and harder than it was for SpeedWeek. We will be using a course on the
east side of the courses used at SpeedWeek. There will be 5 miles of
timed and 21/2 shut down. The course is good from the start to the 4
mile, bumpy from the 4 mile to the 5 mile, shut down salt is thin but
symi-smooth. We will also have a short course in the same place that
SCTA had their short course. Three miles timed 11/2 miles shut down.
The return roads and the road to the pits will be ruff like SpeedWeek
but dry. The USFRA drag crew will be working the courses from Sat.
till Fri. (6 days), we feel confident that we can improve the courses
to good.


Dennis Sullivan
President USFRA

[gnomenator]

WOW! I can finally breathe again! Major thanks to Monte and Larry and the whole USFRA crew for all they do !   Now Mom Nature-keep up the good work!

[trimmers]

Monte:  will there be any additional salt condition reports? 

Thanks,
Jeff in Boise

[deepindebt]

Thanks for the update,question for you,will you be doing license passes on the long course like last year?
Thanks

[USFRAMONTE]

I am going out Saturday morning to start working the courses. I will post updates when I a better feel for conditions.

We will most likely do rookie runs on the long course along with licensing passes. We will assess the short course and see if we can do licensing passes there as well.

[deepindebt]

Thanks for the response,if all goes well we will see you Wednesday!
Thanks again

[trimmers]

I am going out Saturday morning to start working the courses. I will post updates when I a better feel for conditions.

We will most likely do rookie runs on the long course along with licensing passes. We will assess the short course and see if we can do licensing passes there as well.

Monte: 

Many thanks!

Jeff in Boise

[manta22]

I am going out Saturday morning to start working the courses. I will post updates when I a better feel for conditions.

We will most likely do rookie runs on the long course along with licensing passes. We will assess the short course and see if we can do licensing passes there as well.

What's the latest on course conditions and weather predictions for the next few days?

Regards, Neil  Tucson, AZ

[USFRAMONTE]

Jason and have been here all day working the long course.
The salt is dry and hard. There has been no rain here that I can see. I sent photos to Ellen and she has posted them on our facebook page and our web site saltflats.com. Check them out.
I am very encouraged about the condition of the salt. Still a bit rough from the 4 to the 5 but we will continue to work it and try to smooth it out a bit.
More updates to follow.

[1045]

 Things are looking up.  Thanks to all of you, looking forward to it.

[deepindebt]

Outstanding and thanks for all the work,I though I read somewhere that if we get to the salt Wednesday afternoon we could get you guys to come by our pit and inspect car to free up some time on Thursday?We hope to be there by 4PM Wednesday