ELMO 6/14/09

[bvillercr]

And just how will the pending ElNino and showers in Fresno help the poor souls at Elmo this Sunday?

They wanna know what to expect in the next day and a half!

This years track won't get any better, if you are one of the top 25 to 50
Vehicles to run then maybe have a chance to do something.  Otherwise next year the only thing to look forward to is some good rain!

[jl222]

  If ELMO gets a summer thundershower [a good one ] the track could improve and don't forget it snowed one Nov meet and  a great track.

     JL222

[theazoldcrow]

Hey Bville racer.  Are you the Langlo's?  If so check out the Langlo dragster blowing up in the Aug. issue of Hot Rod Magazine.  Is this any relation to you?   (Just curiouse.)    Crow

[bvillercr]

Yep, my dads cousin.  It's a common occurance with Arleys tuner.

[jl222]

Hey Bville racer.  Are you the Langlo's?  If so check out the Langlo dragster blowing up in the Aug. issue of Hot Rod Magazine.  Is this any relation to you?   (Just curiouse.)    Crow

 Crow

 Yea Arley is my cousin and Bvillercr's 2nd cousin. Just got hot rod yesterday and saw the KABLOOEY [Looks like Arleys got a new nickname]  
 One thing wrong about the article is him spending a small fortune in the last 30 years. Arley owns the car and Jay Roach has the engines and tunes  them.
 I believe Arley was 10th in top fuel points around 1975 but its been downhill from there. Arley informed Jay last year that he would drive the car but not spend
any more on it.
 Arley is building a streamliner designed to go 475mph and tuned by him

      JL222

[Seldom Seen Slim]

Yep, I saw the photo and wondered just whom in the family is who.

About that streamliner -- and considering the blow-ups mentioned in HRM -- are all of the parts in the 'liner planned to go 475 at the same time, or is that the forecast speed of the blower's hat when things let go?

[Tom Slick]

I remember seeing Arley behind the wheel of the black #500 Leggit lakester at Elmo many years ago when I was a youngster. If my memory is correct the #500 and the Carr/Kaplan lakesters were the big hitters back then and layed down some serious mph on the lake bed.

[Glen]

Carol and I were in the 2nd row right across from the big bang. I told her
 before the run that Arly would do something exciting, she remarked how do I know these things. I was in the tower timing at Elmo when he hit a battery in the lights. I still have the front axle off the 500 car. Arly's a good driver, has no fear. Many runs down the long black line. I think all of us that know him would like to see him make a great set of runs at the drags. Running on a budget and most of the time at local strips hurts the learning curve that the other money cars have. I for one would love to see him kick some butts.

[interested bystander]

Langlos -

If it's any comfort, Arly's "transgressions" prove that the "sins of the   -in  this case -cousins/nephews -  are NOT the sins of the -  OTHER cousins/nephews.

Don't feel bad, ya wanna talk about BLOWUPS? I did work for the MOB Fuel Altered/later Top Fuel cars for about twenty years. AND the Impulse Funny Car/ Altered.

You can't be embarassed as much as I.

[isiahstites]

Just talked to JN and he said the first part of the course is good, but the rest is as bad as it was in May.

Scott

[desotoman]

Since 9 AM the wind has been gusting over 20 mph all day long. I don't know if it will get any better tomorrow.

Tom G.

[bvillercr]

The first part was ok for us up to about 175 then it went to he!!.  Hope tomorrow is better than last month.  Good luck to those racing.

[isiahstites]

The first part was ok for us up to about 175 then it went to he!!.  Hope tomorrow is better than last month.  Good luck to those racing.

Doesn't sound to good so far......wind and a crap course.

Scott

[Glen]

At 10:45 the temp was 69 degs. and wind at 10 mph from sw.

[bvillercr]

Weather station on El Mirage site says 71 degrees  but wind gusts from 10-20  .  Anyone have a live update from lake bed?