Shawn:
Welcome to this group of -- mmn, what should I call us, unh, enthusiasts. We look forward to you visiting us at Maxton in a couple of weeks.
Lots of folks camp at the track. Get there early if you want to get an area where there's some shade -- and maybe some bugs, too. If you camp in the grassy infield there's no shade but plenty of fire ants. Take your pick! There's a water hydrant on the access road, but I don't know how "potable" it is, so bring your own to be safe. As for security -- uh, we don't lock our stuff when we leave for the evening. A: Lots of folks are camping there and keep an eye on each other and everyone's stuff -- an outside sneaking around sticks out like a F1 racing team at the mud drags. There are always folks moving about in the pit area during the event -- and I don't think I've ever heard of someone's stuff being stolen. Borrowed, maybe -- but it really is borrowed. It'll come back, usually much quicker than you expected it to -- and if it's something that's that important to your racing efforts it'll either not leave your pit -- or there'll be a note saying who took it, where it is, and when it'll be back. We're a good bunch of folks that enjoy helping out one another.
Bring sunscreen and every bit of hot weather protective gear you've got -- cooler with ice, cool suit/iced neck-wrap, wide-brimmed hat, salt tablets (if you use them). The June event us usually, of course, the hottest event of the year. A good thing about that, though, is the heat reduces the number of competitors somewhat so you'll have more chances to make runs. And remember that this is the event we call "The Bonneville Tune-up" (it's the last one before everyone heads out west), so you should have a good chance to see some fantastic bikes and cars (better than usual -- always are fantastic vehicles at Maxton).
Inspection begins on Friday (as soon as other set-up duties are done), so if you're there you can get started with having your car all approved and ready to run early. There's a rookie orientation Friday late afternoon -- go to that so you can get running early Saturday morning. Runs start around 10AM (as soon as the fire truck/ambulance/safety crew arrives and Keith has one last diet Coke).
You're going to have a ball, Shawn. We look forward to meeting you soon.
