Looks like Sam Wheeler's #999 is about ready. The tow is hooked up and stretched, and Sam is in the suit - no helmet, standing outside the bike.
Wind is about 4-6 down course right now here at the 1/2 mile.
I'm hearing the announcer say that B ub is still at the 11 -- which I will assume means they'll turn around and run back here. Cool -- mayber a record run is in the offing. New news: Bub is still "in the safety zone for streamliners" down at the 11 mile, so that means Sam can't run yet. I wonder if maybe there's an issue down at the 11 -- thoughts of the old days, when the chute didn;'t deploy properly and racers got stuck in the soft stuff down there. It's only a guess, folks -- you're welcome to wonder right along with me. The course officials say it'll be something like 10 - 15 minutes before the course is clear for Sam.
Sam's got his helmet on - -