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Re: BUB Updates
« Reply #45 on: August 30, 2010, 01:24:59 PM »
Sorry to hear about the rain last night.
Hope things dry up and you guys and gals can get in some good runs.
When I ran in 2007 the salt was wet and I had bad tire spin.  Also some people went down.  Stay safe out there.
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Re: BUB Updates
« Reply #46 on: August 30, 2010, 03:28:31 PM »
Latest update:  the decision to run has been put off until 2 peeyem.  Last time someone checked there was still standing water on at least 1 of the courses.  The word I got is that if they DO run at, it'll prolly be short course only.

Right now it's 59F and overcast.  Wind is very light: 2-5mph gusts.  

If I had to make a guess, I'd say that tomorrow would be a better day for racing...and I might crawl back into my bed in the motel room.  I'm sure glad I chose to skip the tent thing for this event.  Just dumb luck, but I'm glad I'm not trying to drip-dry my sleeping bag and everything else...or trying to find out where the tent ended up when the wind stopped.

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That shows ya what I know.  Leslie Porterfield just made a coupla 150 mph runs and pronounced the course acceptable.  I'm gonna saddle up and get out there.

More news when I'm on the salt.

« Last Edit: August 30, 2010, 04:27:10 PM by RayTheRat »

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« Reply #47 on: August 30, 2010, 03:35:51 PM »
Thanks Ray, appreciate the news.

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« Reply #48 on: August 30, 2010, 05:30:24 PM »
Talked with one of the Lambert brothers and they said the short course was opening up for runs and they were heading over to get in line. Looks like tomorrow for the long course.
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« Reply #49 on: August 30, 2010, 05:36:44 PM »
I'm testing my Android connection.  I'm on the salt and bikes are running...Just need to know if this thing works.

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« Reply #50 on: August 30, 2010, 05:45:04 PM »
Ray it is working
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« Reply #51 on: August 30, 2010, 05:45:28 PM »
looks good ray.
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Re: BUB Updates
« Reply #52 on: August 30, 2010, 06:27:21 PM »
Thanks to those who confirmd the connection.

Here are a few fotos.

The view from Land's End shows puddles of water and some overcast, but not nearly what I'd expected.

I'll need some help on the 411 bike.  It sure looks like there's some relationship to the Burkland group.  I dunno anything more than that.

I talked to the guy with the Red Green-built Taurus.  Nice young guy.  He told me he built it so he'd have some room to sleep in the thing.  Looks more like a place to hide the bodies.  :)  He also said that he'd send me fotos when he gets it re-painted...this is the 2nd iteration of the pickup bed.  He says he's put over 120k miles on it that way.  The thing that made me laugh was when he said that he'd sealed the foam board by rolling Gorilla glue with a paint roller.  Hey...it's workin for him and it's a whole lot cheaper than a new F-350.

I think the last foto is of Richard Assen from "down under."  I'm not sure tho.  Where I'm parked at the moment is right along the return road, so I get to see everybody coming back this way.

They're running AMA rules, so when a bike qualifies for a record, he/she's held at the mountain end of the course and when there are 3 or 4 parked there, they run 'em back in the opposite direction.

Lastly, the sun just came out and it's gonna get real muggy for a bit...but it'll dry the salt surface.

More later.

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Re: BUB Updates
« Reply #53 on: August 30, 2010, 06:30:17 PM »
That last post over the Android tether only took 8 minutes.  Sheesh!

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« Reply #54 on: August 30, 2010, 06:31:49 PM »
i believe that last pic is of greg walters from down under
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« Reply #55 on: August 30, 2010, 06:35:38 PM »
Ray, I dont know what an "Android" is. I use a Sprint 3G aircard for my laptop, 60 bucks a month. Works just about anywhere and is pretty fast.

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« Reply #56 on: August 30, 2010, 07:00:32 PM »
Both courses are good ... Leslie was the traction tester and ran both courses. International is short course only. Course surface is good. Doesnt seem any different then yesterday but when you get off the course the surface is rough riding.

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Re: BUB Updates
« Reply #57 on: August 30, 2010, 07:05:50 PM »
Yep it's part of the newer model 400' tall wind generators. You know, one of the things that are robbing gigajuoles of energy from our atmosphere. Talk about affecting our weather, this has the potential to be way worse than so-called ozone depletion and greenhouse effects.
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« Reply #58 on: August 30, 2010, 07:24:21 PM »
Ray, I dont know what an "Android" is. I use a Sprint 3G aircard for my laptop, 60 bucks a month. Works just about anywhere and is pretty fast.

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An Android is a type of Smart Phone.  I also have an AT&T air card, but I left it in the motel room.  This is the backup connection.  Neither one is real fast or real stable...but they work.

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« Reply #59 on: August 30, 2010, 07:25:36 PM »
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