Well, it's not from Miriam - or anyone that wants to be identified - but first and foremost, the BLM is "rumored" to be on-site with UNMARKED cars, handing out tickets for everything from unlicensed vehicles being operated with no helmets on youngsters driving pit vehicles to failure to use the required number of sheets of toilet paper while using one of my favorite little rooms. Beware. Seriously -- they are out here, I'm told. And watch your speed on the entry road, as usual -- Tooele County is here, and in town -- watch your speed on the exit ramp getting off at exit #2 - the one that takes you to the east end of Wendover. I've seen po-leece there radaring cars that haven't slowed down from freeway speed yet.
Other than that, let's see. Jacey of the Enola Gay cafe is here and they're serving food in the vendor area today and tomorrow. Then starting Saturday they'll be located at the #1&2 start line with two, count them two, locations. This year they'll have turkey burgers and gyros when it's not too hot and foot long dogs and burgers and chicken sandwiches, and maybe more but that's all I can remember. Why do they get a nice mention? Because they lend us their big 8-burner grill for Salt Talks, thank you very much, that's why.
Here are some photos of stuff from this morning, mostly in the lines for inspection.
Indy car, right?
But this is the cool part -- period correct. I wonder if this really did used to be "the" car. If so -- hey, I saw that car run all those years ago. I mean, Roger Ward and A J Watson are pretty well-known names. . .and all of the cars of that day were "Something or other Specials". Cool to see. No, I didn't see what motor it had. If it really is an Offy I'll try to get photos for you.
Lots of smoky vehicles here this year:
Please note Jeff Brock's air intake and the cover:
And here's Nancy and Jeff hisself:
If you're a bike racer - here's the first face you'll see at inspection - Cathy Butler. She looks at your safety garb and fire ext. and so on:
Here's that motorhome, complete with cage:
Rex Svoboda's car is here. Notice, as usual, the size of that little blower:
That's it for now. I've got to get back to sending toilets around. We had 29 at our pit this morning -- already down a half dozen. Hope that diarrhea goes away soon.
PS If they used the "cone" method for the blue lines - they weren't calling on the radio for volunteer cone-holders like they used to do. And it's Miriam's daughter's class that came up with the idea. I forget her name, but here's fair warning -- she's working in the registration area giving out the driver (yellow) armbands, and she's checking your BNI/SCTA membership card. See if you can find yours.