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Offline AJR192

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Re: Getting ready for Bonneville(rebuild)
« Reply #735 on: August 05, 2009, 01:21:01 AM »
Hey guys, good luck to you this meet and I sure hope to see a different colored hat or two on a couple of fellas.

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Re: Getting ready for Bonneville(rebuild)
« Reply #736 on: August 05, 2009, 10:26:07 AM »
AJR192, come by again this year so we can remember what you look like.  We should have more time this year to B.S.  Well you never know, but last year was a thrash to get there and a thrash to fix problems.  There shouldn't be any major issues this year so come on by.  We will be setting up our pit on Fri.  Not sure if we will tech first or put up our shade first?  We will be on the track side, not too far from the entrance.   :cheers:

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Re: Getting ready for Bonneville(rebuild)
« Reply #737 on: August 05, 2009, 10:46:04 AM »
I'll do it Troy. See you guys there.

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Re: Getting ready for Bonneville(rebuild)
« Reply #738 on: August 05, 2009, 10:03:45 PM »
Doing a little barbeque having a corona life is good.  Wake up at 5 on the road by 6 at bendover by 8 priceless. :cheers:

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Re: Getting ready for Bonneville(rebuild)
« Reply #739 on: August 05, 2009, 10:44:32 PM »
Doing a little barbeque having a corona life is good.  Wake up at 5 on the road by 6 at bendover by 8 priceless. :cheers:

    Thats 6am and 8pm, we have to cross over the Sierra mountains at 7700 ft and their predicting snow at 9000 :-(

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Re: Getting ready for Bonneville(rebuild)
« Reply #740 on: August 05, 2009, 11:10:16 PM »
Thanks for the weather update.  On the other hand I was assuming most people on the forum new that it took longer than 2 hours to get from California to Wendover. :-D

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Re: Getting ready for Bonneville(rebuild)
« Reply #741 on: August 05, 2009, 11:57:19 PM »
Maybe driving the camaro it would be 2 hours. Try it.......

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Re: Getting ready for Bonneville(rebuild)
« Reply #742 on: August 05, 2009, 11:59:14 PM »
There is road construction on 80 over Donner summit and all of the Hot August nights traffic.
you might look at  (getover80.com)


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Re: Getting ready for Bonneville(rebuild)
« Reply #743 on: August 06, 2009, 12:00:02 AM »
sorry between Truckee and Reno
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Re: Getting ready for Bonneville(rebuild)
« Reply #744 on: August 06, 2009, 12:06:42 AM »
   www.getacross80.com  looks like no work scheduled  :cheers:

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Re: Getting ready for Bonneville(rebuild)
« Reply #745 on: August 06, 2009, 12:07:52 AM »
Were going over 88, first time that way.  We have friends that live over that way and said it is a pretty east drive for the most part.  We will hit the 80 near Fernly just east of Reno. :cheers:

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Re: Getting ready for Bonneville(rebuild)
« Reply #746 on: August 06, 2009, 12:29:53 AM »
 Thats the way I go (50 out of carson city then north to Fernley) Im
leaving early AM Friday.


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Re: Getting ready for Bonneville(rebuild)
« Reply #747 on: August 06, 2009, 09:04:14 AM »
We're outa here in a few minutes, just wanted to say good luck to everyone racing and go fast.  I will try to update this diary on my phone or possibly a casino computer if we get a room after the weekend.  See you all there. :cheers:
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Re: Getting ready for Bonneville(rebuild)
« Reply #748 on: August 06, 2009, 09:48:18 PM »
We ran into Rex Schimmer in Winnemucka, and he was freezing his but off.  He's riding in a bucket roadster  trying to dry off from the rain.  We missed most of the hard rain and the last we saw of Rex he was ripping out of a pilot truck stop headed for the bend in the road.  Heard the wind is blowing like crazy right now, but also heard a lot of cars were inspected.  We are about two hours from wendover in elko for a little din din.  B there soon. :cheers:

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Re: Getting ready for Bonneville(rebuild)
« Reply #749 on: August 06, 2009, 09:51:00 PM »
It's still windy as all get out -- but it's a tiny bit better than earlier.  Not so good, though, if you want to potty on the Salt -- I hear that a bunch of toilets got blown over (and yes, they were staked down) and some even had the doors blown off.  Great, hey?

So I called the servie company and left a message (it was after business hours) requesting that they send a damage control team in the morning when they come out to "service" the units. 

Therefore I say unto you all:  Go before you get to the Salt Friday morning.  It may be a while 'til all's back in working condition.

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