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Lake Gairdner, Australia => Lake Gairdner, Australia => Topic started by: generatorshovel on October 08, 2015, 05:25:21 AM

Title: Lake Gairdner is looking great
Post by: generatorshovel on October 08, 2015, 05:25:21 AM: I realize off ya face book is not popular with most folk who frequent this forum,,but,,,,
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lake-Gairdner/109578845727260?pnref=lhc
There are some damn good pictures there, the salt looks like glass !
Title: Re: Lake Gairdner is looking great
Post by: bbarn on October 08, 2015, 09:41:04 AM: Wow...thick, hard, clean, white, smooth salt to race on...just a little bit jealous at the moment.

Don't feel too bad if most people ignore this thread given the fact that our salt looks nothing like that at all.

Enjoy it guys, go fast and have fun out there.
Title: Re: Lake Gairdner is looking great
Post by: rouse on October 08, 2015, 09:49:29 AM: AAAAAAAAAAAAhhh; Salt.

Rouse
Title: Re: Lake Gairdner is looking great
Post by: tauruck on October 08, 2015, 10:30:30 AM: Nice pics.
Thanks man. :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
Title: Re: Lake Gairdner is looking great
Post by: Ron Gibson on October 08, 2015, 10:32:25 AM: What is "SALT"????? :cry: :cry:

Ron
Title: Re: Lake Gairdner is looking great
Post by: RichFox on October 08, 2015, 11:00:43 AM: I sold my old Vega down there. I hope it makes it to the salt this year. If you see it, please let me know. I would post a picture, but this site is fighting me.
Title: Re: Lake Gairdner is looking great
Post by: Stainless1 on October 08, 2015, 04:08:38 PM: Quote from: bbarn on October 08, 2015, 09:41:04 AM
Wow...thick, hard, clean, white, smooth salt to race on...just a little bit jealous at the moment.

Don't feel too bad if most people ignore this thread given the fact that our salt looks nothing like that at all.

Enjoy it guys, go fast and have fun out there.

Ours was like that before strip mining.... :x :x :x
Title: Re: Lake Gairdner is looking great
Post by: stay`tee on October 08, 2015, 04:18:42 PM: comeon down fella's, come on down, its not too late to orginise a trip to our "Great Southern Land",, :cheers:
Title: Re: Lake Gairdner is looking great
Post by: WOODY@DDLLC on October 09, 2015, 11:30:59 AM: OH SURE! RUB SALT IN THE WOUND! :x :x :x

SORRY, JUST JEALOUS! :cry: :cry: :cry:
Title: Re: Lake Gairdner is looking great
Post by: bbarn on October 09, 2015, 01:15:17 PM: Quote from: WOODY@DDLLC on October 09, 2015, 11:30:59 AM
OH SURE! RUB SALT IN THE WOUND! :x :x :x

SORRY, JUST JEALOUS! :cry: :cry: :cry:

+1 woody..could be in stupid joke Friday thread and be a winner...I like it!
Title: Re: Lake Gairdner is looking great
Post by: wobblywalrus on January 05, 2016, 09:59:56 PM: Nearby and more remote Lake Eyre was used for land speed attempts in the past. Speed boat races might be the hot thing now www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-35203730 (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-35203730)
Title: Re: Lake Gairdner is looking great
Post by: generatorshovel on January 05, 2016, 11:41:46 PM: Bo, the Lake Eyre intake is in no way related to Lake Gairdner, the only way water gets into "our" lake, is from the surrounding hills.

(http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t24/generatorshovel/Catchment%20map%20_zpsrgufrxy8.jpg) (http://s156.photobucket.com/user/generatorshovel/media/Catchment%20map%20_zpsrgufrxy8.jpg.html)
The image below was taken by Greg Watters during the Christmas / newyear working bee
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v378/maj750/salt%20bikes/IMG_0864_zps26rbmzoz.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/maj750/media/salt%20bikes/IMG_0864_zps26rbmzoz.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Lake Gairdner is looking great
Post by: Finallygotit on January 06, 2016, 09:29:17 AM: NICE!!!! :cheers:

.......sigh........ :-(
Title: Re: Lake Gairdner is looking great
Post by: fredvance on January 06, 2016, 10:34:56 AM: Dan, thats what I said.
Title: Re: Lake Gairdner is looking great
Post by: Penny on January 21, 2016, 12:39:53 AM: some news for speedweek . as you know we are a long way from anywhere and have to organize things
for our members . the canteen is about 30 or 40 feet above the lake and overlooks about the 1 mile .

http://www.dlra.org.au/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=2754
Title: Re: Lake Gairdner is looking great
Post by: bak189 on January 21, 2016, 10:28:58 AM: OK.......OK....OK.........what is a "Breaky"......being a Big Boy....I want to know????????????????
Title: Re: Lake Gairdner is looking great
Post by: TrickyDicky on January 21, 2016, 10:43:18 AM: Breakfast.

Where I live it would be a "Full English".
Title: Re: Lake Gairdner is looking great
Post by: kiwi belly tank on January 21, 2016, 11:45:51 AM: Quote from: bak189 on January 21, 2016, 10:28:58 AM
OK.......OK....OK.........what is a "Breaky"......being a Big Boy....I want to know????????????????

LOL, & it's pronounced brek-ee.
Sid.