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Offline Dynoroom

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Fossett Car at El Mirage
« on: March 04, 2008, 01:02:01 PM »
Has anyone heard the rumor that the Fossett team will be doing low speed parachute testing either today or tomorrow at El Mirage?
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Re: Fossett Car at El Mirage
« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2008, 04:08:43 PM »
apparently they're stuck at the border with a wide load, and no permits...

a little birdie told me...
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Re: Fossett Car at El Mirage
« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2008, 08:07:57 PM »
They showed up but I don't think they ever got the car started.  I went out to the lakebed after work and hung out for a few when they were going to do some low speed fam runs for the driver.
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Offline Stan Back

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Re: Fossett Car at El Mirage
« Reply #3 on: March 07, 2008, 09:48:10 PM »
Who's the driver -- Land Speed?
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Re: Fossett Car at El Mirage
« Reply #4 on: March 07, 2008, 10:18:25 PM »
Quote from: Dave Cox on March 04, 2008, 04:08:43 PM
apparently they're stuck at the border with a wide load, and no permits...

a little birdie told me...
No permits?  I think someone needs a better bird.  There are a total of 7 permits and 4 insurance forms to move the team interstate, all of which were in hand on Sunday.  The hold up was for a trailer inspection that Cal Trans decided we needed on Monday after we had already gotten a permit without one the first time.

More later.
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Offline 1212FBGS

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Re: Fossett Car at El Mirage
« Reply #5 on: March 07, 2008, 10:52:14 PM »
dude
they stopped and held your trailer just so they could call all there buddies to come over and see your car.....
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Re: Fossett Car at El Mirage
« Reply #6 on: March 07, 2008, 10:55:07 PM »
Quote from: 1212FBGS on March 07, 2008, 10:52:14 PM
dude
they stopped and held your trailer just so they could call all there buddies to come over and see your car.....
kent
LOL, the inspector was polite, professional and on time.  He even re-arranged his schedule for the week just to fit us in.  If we had known about the need in advance, it would have been a non-issue.
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Offline 1212FBGS

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Re: Fossett Car at El Mirage
« Reply #7 on: March 07, 2008, 11:07:03 PM »
so spill the beens man... what happened.... every thing work ok.... did ya get to light the candle.?.... blow the bugs and cobwebs out the back..?....
kent
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