Here's alittle of what's going on in the pits:
Think your pit is all set up? Burkland has marks on the salt (biodegradable marks, I'm reassured to hear) so they know where each trailer tire, each saw horse, each prop, is to be set so things proceed smoothly during the one-hour turnaround.
Here are a few shots from yesterday in the Speed Demon pit as they were setting up the new N/A motor that's now in the car. Parts, by the way, are to be arriving from all over the US at SLC airport today, then come out here to be installed tonight and tomorrow for more runs.
The Burkland car has this ATV as a chaser -- he's stationed about a mile and a half from this end of the course, and when Tom zooms by - this ATV chases him just in case. Has a few tools, a tow strap, a radio, a push bar. In case Tom has to take the emergency exit this vehicle can follow to be there quickly.
And finally, Todd, here's Nancy, hard at rest, reading and waiting. . .