First Annual Motor-Scooter Land-Speed Trials, El Mirage

[Freud]

The nice part is that you won't need 11 miles.

FREUD

[idefendm]

CLASSES/RACERS:
50cc
#147 DAN SMITH, KYMCO S9 50cc
#155 ALLAN CHILDERS, HONDA METROPOLITAN 50cc
#161 PATRICK DEXTER, HONDA RUCKUS 50cc
#180 RACHAEL GRIEGO, GENUINE BUDDY 50cc
#188 MOLLY AKIN, HONDA METROPOLITAN GHOST 50cc
#190 JAMES SAPIENZ, PUMA LA VIDA 50cc
70cc
#123 ALAN SPEARS, KYMCO S9 MALOSSI 70cc
#146 JEFF MARTINEZ, YAMAHA ZUMA 70cc
#153 TARA PIERCE, YAMAHA VINO MALOSSI 70cc
100cc
#168 RYAN JEFFRIES, TNG 100cc
#181 JULIE BUCKNER, VESPA 50 SPECIAL 100cc
125cc
#156 LORENZO ORTIZ, YAMAHA VINO 125cc
#162 DAVID HIGHWAY, 1966 LAMBRETTA STARSTREAM 125cc
#169 R. BROOKS RUSSELL, VESPA 125cc
#172 STANLEY BEEBE, YAMAHA XC RIVA 125cc
150cc
#124 PATRICK OWENS, 1968 VESPA PRIMAVERA 150cc
#139 DAVID GARMAN, GENUINE BUDDY BLACK JACK 150cc
#149 WILLIAM HATCHER, 1981 VESPA ET3 PRIMAVERA/MALOSSI 150cc
#180 RACHAEL GRIEGO, GENUINE BUDDY BLACK JACK 150cc
#183 PHIL CAREY, 1980 VESPA 120 150cc
#184 KIRK SNELL, 1967 VESPA 125 150cc
#186 MICHAEL TOCKEY, KYMCO S8 150cc
#192 AARON McDONALD, VESPA 150cc
150cc Hybrid
#142 SYLVAIN BINAU, CALIFORNIA SCOOTER COMPANY CLASSIC 150cc Hybrid
175cc
#126 JEFFREY CORSARO, GILERA RUNNER 175cc
#159 SEAN M. FISHER, 1985 VESPA T5 (172cc)
#168 RYAN JEFFRIES, GENUINE BUDDY BLACK JACK 175cc
200cc
#124 PATRICK OWENS, VESPA 200cc
#132 JOEL WISMER, GILERA RUNNER 200cc
#138 MICHAEL ANHALT, 1963 LAMBRETTA 200cc
#141 GREGORY NICOLLE, 1979 VESPA 200cc
#144 WAID PARKER, ITALJET DRAGSTER 180cc
#148 JESSE DEVINE ~ VESPA 200cc
#177 RYAN KENNELLY ~ 1980 VESPA P200 VSE 200cc
#179 DEAN SUINN, 1974 LAMBRETTA SERVETTA SX200cc
#189 MICHAEL CANCILLA, 1979 VESPA P200cc
#191 JUSTIN MAGANA, 1979 VESPA P200cc
#192 AARON McDONALD, 1960s LAMBRETTA LI/TV 200cc
250cc
#127 RICHARD NEWMAN, KYMCO 250cc
#144 WAID PARKER, 1980 VESPA P200cc (210cc)
#163 STANTON SCOTT, HONDA 250cc
#171 STEPHEN WEST, 1969 LAMBRETTA/RAYSPEED GP 250cc
#173 GLENN GEARY, JONWAY YY250T 250cc
#175 MICHAEL FRANKOVICH, SYM RV250cc
#183 PHIL CAREY, 1971 VESPA RALLY 180 250cc
#187 KRISTIAN STORLI, 1957 VESPA VB1 150 (210cc)
#193 CRAIG BACHLER, 1965 LAMBRETTA LI 250cc
250cc Hybrid
#182 GARY SLOAN, FUJI S-101 SUPERFLOW RABBIT 250cc
300cc
#126 JEFFREY CORSARO, VESPA SUPER 300cc
#144 WAID PARKER, VESPA GTS 250cc (275cc)
 #164 RICHARD GLASS, PIAGGIO 300cc
400cc
#145 LINDA HURLEY, YAMAHA MAJESTY 400cc
500cc
#130 KATHLEEN HILZ ~ PIAGGIO MP3 500cc
#150 JOSH ROGERS ~ YAMAHA TMAX 500cc
650cc
#170 ART HARRISON, SUZUKI BURGMAN EXECUTIVE 650cc
Sidecar Class to 250cc
#133 LEWIS LAURITO, 1963 VESPA w/Sidecar 150cc
Sidecar Class 251cc to 650cc
#133 LEWIS LAURITO, 1949 SALSBURY w/Sidecar 318cc
Sidecar Class 50cc Turbo
#165 JOSHUA ADLER, HONDA TURBO SIDECAR OUTFIT 50cc

[idefendm]

As W.C. Fields once quipped, "Talk's cheap. It takes money to buy whiskey." I drove to El Mirage yesterday to see the lake for myself. What I observed from the gate with the big red stop sign that says Lake Closed was a standing puddle toward the center. I believe I was facing west toward Los Angeles County. The area to the left of the puddle (south?) appears bone dry. The area immediately to the right of the entrance on to the lakebed running (to the north?) toward the Shadow Mountains appears bone dry. So much for the rumors the lake is full of water! Horsefeathers!

[dw230]

The lake bed full of water report was following the rain storm prior to last weekend's scheduled event. Of course there is some evidence of water recession.

Rain last night has now added to "small" puddle you observed. I posted in another thread that an inspection will be made on Nov. 6th, and the decision to race will be announced on/before Nov. 10th.

Good luck with your event the following week. If the BLM posts the LakeBed Closed sign will you get an injunction to enter the area?


DW

[idefendm]

DW,

LOL! I'm not saying or threatening any thing that four lawyers with ninety-three years of combined legal experience are or aren't likely to do. As of yesterday there was plenty of bone-dry lake bed of sufficient length for us to hold our little piddly event. I am extremely hopeful the nice folks at BLM will accommodate us on November 21st.
 

Alan

[joea]

......this certainly epitomizes my confidence with key individuals of the judicial system....

[Nortonist 592]

Four lawyers, 93 years of experience.  Man, I don't think the BLM or Mother Nature have a hope in hell of preventing this meet for going on!   

[FADED]

Alan, what happens is, if there is a little "puddle" on the lake bed and they open it to the public the 4-wheelers will turn it into a mud bog. The lakebed is protected by the BLM for that very reason. As mentioned above, you CANT compete with mother nature! If your event has to be cancelled your just gonna have to deal with it or find someplace else to run.

[idefendm]

You guys are cracking me up! I have no intention of asking a Federal Judge to pick a padlock in boonies. We have a Plan "B" that will hopefully work out and, if not, we'll run the event some other time. Thousand of dollars worth of trophies and gear can sit in storage, and we'll eventually get around to using it. Maybe I can sell the trophies to Murphy's? The joint was closed yesterday or I've have stopped and swilled down a few cold ones.  

[RX7Paula]

FYI, Scott and I were out there yesterday for mud patrol, and at the west end there was water shore to shore.  The wind will blow the water from end to end, side to side, and perhaps when you were there Saturday, the wind had it all down where the SCTA starting line and pits would be.  It is by no means dry, and anyone travelling on it would leave trails that would be hard to remove, if you could get your vehicle back off the lakebed.  It appears that the weather forecast for next week could work in our favor, but the powers that be will ultimately make the decision.

[RIFLEMAN]

FYI, Scott and I were out there yesterday for mud patrol, and at the west end there was water shore to shore.  The wind will blow the water from end to end, side to side, and perhaps when you were there Saturday, the wind had it all down where the SCTA starting line and pits would be.  It is by no means dry, and anyone travelling on it would leave trails that would be hard to remove, if you could get your vehicle back off the lakebed.  It appears that the weather forecast for next week could work in our favor, but the powers that be will ultimately make the decision.

Thanks for the report Paula. Don't forget to call me when you figure out what Saturday I'm doing patrol.

[idefendm]

This doesn't look very promising:
 
Monday, November 08
Few Showers 67°
37°

Rise: 7:16 AM Set: 5:50 PM Rise: 10:02 AM Set: 7:58 PM
Few showers. Highs in the upper 60s and lows in the upper 30s.
UV Index: 4 (Moderate)
Relative Humidity: 46%
Precipitation: 30%
Snow Probability: 3%
Cloud Coverage: 33%
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Wind Speed: 9Mph (14Km, 7Kts)
Wind Direction: 246° (WSW) 

[FADED]

This doesn't look very promising:
  
Monday, November 08
Few Showers 67°
37°

Rise: 7:16 AM Set: 5:50 PM Rise: 10:02 AM Set: 7:58 PM
Few showers. Highs in the upper 60s and lows in the upper 30s.
UV Index: 4 (Moderate)
Relative Humidity: 46%
Precipitation: 30%
Snow Probability: 3%
Cloud Coverage: 33%
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Wind Speed: 9Mph (14Km, 7Kts)
Wind Direction: 246° (WSW)  

TRUE BUT CHECK OUT THE MOON PHASE? LOOKS GOOD TO ME!

[idefendm]

FYI

El Mirage Status
From: Timothy
To: Alan Spears 
Cc: LarryBlaine
 
  El Mirage Photo.pdf (132KB)


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Hi Alan,
I just spoke with the El Mirage coordinator, and received a photo of it's
current condition.  I still do not know how long the lake bed will remain
closed.  Moreover, there is a possibility that it will receive more rain in
the near future.  In light of this, I recommend that you think about a
possible cut-off date for your members as many of them are coming from
quite a distance.  If El Mirage does not dry out within the next 21 days,
we will honor any date in the future that does not conflict with a
grandfathered event.  If you have any questions or concerns, please feel
free to contact me either through my email, or at my desk, I should be here
all week.  If you need anything else, please let me know.
Thanks,
Tim

(See attached file: El Mirage Photo.pdf)

[RIFLEMAN]

This doesn't look very promising:
 
Monday, November 08
Few Showers 67°
37°

Rise: 7:16 AM Set: 5:50 PM Rise: 10:02 AM Set: 7:58 PM
Few showers. Highs in the upper 60s and lows in the upper 30s.
UV Index: 4 (Moderate)
Relative Humidity: 46%
Precipitation: 30%
Snow Probability: 3%
Cloud Coverage: 33%
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Wind Speed: 9Mph (14Km, 7Kts)
Wind Direction: 246° (WSW) 

Yep,I have a feeling ALL of us are done for the rest of the year.