Well, an anxious bunch, aren't you? Here's some background on Salt Talks 2013:
First of all, last year ('12) we had Salt Talks at WoS ONLY -- because Nancy crashed at SW the day before the ST was scheduled, and I didn't want to try to run the event by myself when she was still only a few hours out of the hospital. The WoS event came off quite well, for which we both thank one and all that helped and that attended. I think it was the year before that we held ST at WoS because of a rainout at SW. There -- the reasons for having a WoS land speed racer gathering last time around.
This year I've got a new situation for Salt Talks. First part -- no big deal at all. We're planning on having the picnic on Sunday, 11 August, probably at the parking lot of the new Bonneville Speed Museum (across from Mike Crawford's store at the extreme east end of Wendover). We're begun talking with this and that group about some added attractions - but I won't go into details 'til I know for sure. But yes, Salt Talks for SpeedWeek is well-planned-for.*
Salt Talks WoS would be fine -- if a bunch of you will help out. Nancy won't be able to attend any Bville events other than SW this year, and that means I'd be on my own to run Salt Talks for WoS. It takes a bunch of doing to run the party -- shopping the day of Salt Talks (fresh food), setting up the trailer and tables and stuff like that. And that means whomever helps will miss most of the racing day as we chase around and do things. Who's willing to help me? Two people might be needed -- 'cause Nancy knows what to do and you and I won't be so well-trained. And during the event we have the help of about a dozen people -- to cook, put out the food, sell tickets, and stuff like that. Will you be willing to help? Stand up and be counted, hey?
*Now - two more things, one of which is the planning for SpeedWeek. The shirts are in the process now. Our artists will have the art done by early next week, she says, and we've got most of the blank shirts here in the shop already.* I haven't done any scrounging for swag to be given away at the raffle, so here's the first call -- donate stuff, please. Team shirts, cool photographs (thanks, Pork Pie and others), historical items, gift certificates, and so on. Let us know, please, if and what you'll be supplying.
And most important of all -- Salt Talks is the major fund raiser for landracing.com during the race season. I appreciate the help you're all willing to give to keep the site up and running, but I don't want to dilute the efforts by going too often to the well, so to speak. Running the event takes a bunch of up-front cash for the food, for instance, and if too many folks decide not to attend -- "'cause I went to the SW event" - - then maybe we'll lose money at the WoS one. I'd rather have one successful picnic than one good and one mediocre gathering.
Second *: See next post about the shirts/art release date.