No drivers meeting after all. There are only two drivers here right now -- George Poteet and the fellow from the Big Red Camaro - whose name I don't yet have. I'm heading back to town and will post the photos I've taken this afternoon. Later -
Here are those shots. A couple of that Big Red Camaro, whose owner/driver I still haven't met so don't know his name. Nice looking car, but wait 'til you see the Moon discs he's got on it.
And a couple of the Speed Demon. First of all -- a very busy engine room:
And then a bit of a nice touch. As you know, the car has dual exhaust pipes coming up out of the area behind the motor. Since they're pretty big it'd take something like a softball to keep 'em clean and closed when not running, so something had to be made. Carbon fiber covers? Yep -- here's a shot of one that also can be used as a hardware catcher when removing the body:
I'll head out there first thing in the morning. As it stood when I left an hour or so ago, Bill Guzenski will make a pass through the lights first, at about 100, to make sure the timing lights and system are set up and running. Then after he's clear of the track and everything is okay -- George will make his first pass of the event. I'm not sure if I'll be in the timing tower or at the pits, but will try to have the sound on for you. And if all works right, even if you're not up and listening -- the stuff is archived on the Meridix streaming company site -- so you'll be able to play back stuff.
I guess I'll mention here that Bill and I have hopes to have stuff like interviews with the various players - not only owners and drivers but also crew and workers and maybe even spectators (for instance, Malcolm UK is here) that are in attendance. We might hang out in the timing tower if the Rice brothers will have us - and that's a fine place to watch the goings-on. I'll do what I can to make sure you are there, too. G'night.