WEll, well, boys and girls -- Bub's has started with the first runs. It's about 10.10AM out here and runs got underway about fifteen or twenty minutes ago. Ray's working with the photos -- to see how they'll get from his camera through this 'puter into the site -- but we're at it.
The driver's meeting ended about 9.30 or so, followed by a survey of the course by the FIM-entered vehicles. That parade was led by Team Bozeman -- in a tribute to Cliff Gullett.
Mike Akatiff has the Ack bike on display, but isn;'t planning on running it, he says -- unless maybe they do elect to run. He said Denis Manning reported some big cracks in the course that'd make it less than desirable for a fast liner. We'll see as the days progress. There's certainly more water at Land's End than there was at SpeedWeek. Not a lot -- but it was bone-dry thee weeks ago. Now there are puddles for the first few hundred feet. Take a look for yourselves.
The pits are crowded -- looks like hundreds, certainly more than dozens of bikes. We'll get some real stuff to you soon.