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El Mirage => El Mirage General Chat => Topic started by: bvillercr on July 12, 2009, 02:42:38 PM

Title: July El Mirage?
Post by: bvillercr on July 12, 2009, 02:42:38 PM

Any news from the lake bed?

Title: Re: July El Mirage?
Post by: Glen on July 12, 2009, 03:25:44 PM

96 degs. wind WNW at 13 mph. haven't heard of any speeds

Title: Re: July El Mirage?
Post by: Glen on July 12, 2009, 07:47:12 PM

About 100 entries with lite wind in the morning and later in the day 20 mph winds. Top speed was a 220 range, no spins. Waiting for more info.

Title: Re: July El Mirage?
Post by: Dynoroom on July 12, 2009, 08:16:28 PM

Just got home. Still putting stuff away. Fogie ran 220 and went out the back I hear. Davidson & Leggett ran a checkout pass ~190. Great looking car of course.

Several records. No new dirty 2 club.

Title: Re: July El Mirage?
Post by: LSR Mike on July 13, 2009, 12:38:32 PM

Results are UP!!

Title: Re: July El Mirage?
Post by: 4-barrel Mike on July 13, 2009, 12:47:59 PM

Six vintage fours out of 63 cars!  Three V4 records.  Impressive.

Who's dat guy what run 191.xxx on a 165 minimum?  :mrgreen:  What ever happened to sandbagging?

Mike

Title: Re: July El Mirage?
Post by: John Noonan on July 13, 2009, 01:25:27 PM

I heard he never shifted in to 6th gear either... :wink:

Points to make up, I "he" needs to be able to come back and run that class at a later time... :-D

Title: Re: July El Mirage?
Post by: fredvance on July 13, 2009, 01:46:07 PM

Boy Nick was cooking on his bike without the turbo. :cheers:

Title: Re: July El Mirage?
Post by: John Noonan on July 13, 2009, 02:11:10 PM

Quote from: fredvance on July 13, 2009, 01:46:07 PM

Boy Nick was cooking on his bike without the turbo. :cheers:

Yes Nick got top time of the event however he must of had a paperwork snafu as I saw the bike...Turbo baby..

Title: Re: July El Mirage?
Post by: fredvance on July 13, 2009, 02:38:24 PM

I was wondering about that he has always ridden the turbo. I hope I can be going fast when I am his age. :cheers:

          Fred









i

Title: Re: July El Mirage?
Post by: McRat on July 13, 2009, 03:44:39 PM

Congrats to all! :cheers: 
We were still working on the truck on Sunday.  We are missing a critical ECM wiring harness to complete the install, and hope we find one soon or no SW for us.  First event we missed since we started LSR last year.  :-(

Title: Re: July El Mirage?
Post by: isiahstites on July 13, 2009, 10:50:59 PM

I could see the results earlier today, but now I can not. Am I the only one having this problem?

Scott

Title: Re: July El Mirage?
Post by: Bville701 on July 13, 2009, 11:09:18 PM

Scott,

I'm having this problem too. Hopefully they can get it resolved soon.

Title: Re: July El Mirage?
Post by: John Noonan on July 14, 2009, 12:13:51 AM

Works fine at this time....

Title: Re: July El Mirage?
Post by: Bville701 on July 14, 2009, 12:24:41 AM

Yes, now it's working and they added some photos as well.    :cheers:

Title: Re: July El Mirage?
Post by: isiahstites on July 14, 2009, 12:30:07 AM

Working for me to.......thanks for the WD and big Feffing Cresent yesterday JN.

Scott

Title: Re: July El Mirage?
Post by: John Noonan on July 14, 2009, 11:05:11 AM

Scott,

No worries and congrats on your best time on a bad track at that!

BTW, that wrench is called a "Spud" wrench..ask anyone over 50 what it's for... :wink:


John

Title: Re: July El Mirage?
Post by: theazoldcrow on July 14, 2009, 11:13:45 AM

 :-DMaking mashed taters out of whole ones?        Crow

Title: Re: July El Mirage?
Post by: mtkawboy on July 14, 2009, 12:36:03 PM

A spud wrench in line work is to line up bolt holes when assymbling steel towers. Pointed on one emd and a wrench on the other to tighten the bolts

Title: Re: July El Mirage?
Post by: Glen on July 14, 2009, 01:16:45 PM

Noonan uses it for a tooth pick to keep the wide grin. :evil:

Title: Re: July El Mirage?
Post by: ol38y on July 14, 2009, 01:30:28 PM

Does anyone know why Kent was a no call?   :?

Title: Re: July El Mirage?
Post by: jl222 on July 14, 2009, 01:44:47 PM

 

  Stuck his finger in the wrong place again ?:-o

              JL222 :-D

Title: Re: July El Mirage?
Post by: John Noonan on July 14, 2009, 01:52:17 PM

Quote from: ol38y on July 14, 2009, 01:30:28 PM

Does anyone know why Kent was a no call?   :?

Something about a conflict with the Michael Jackson  service...   :-o











































Actually Kent had an "Electrical issue" and did not want to take a chance..I told him in order to get him out of the points chase I was going to shock him with a stun gun if he brought it to the line... :-D


Looks like BuddaFab liner, Hondata and Dale in front of us for the points chase.. :cheers:

Going to be hard to beat the BuddaFab liner however.


J

Title: Re: July El Mirage?
Post by: DahMurf on July 14, 2009, 02:26:47 PM

Great to see the results up quick as usual! Great job gang! Nice seeing the pics there with labels & all!

Love the binary on the Hondata car! (I'm such a nerd (http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p224/DahMurf/Smileys/ponytails.gif))
And great seeing little Cathy on a big bike! Look out boys! (http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p224/DahMurf/Smileys/ScooterBoy-1.gif) hehehe

So is a no call like a no show as in they didn't show up to the line to run??
Debbie

Title: Re: July El Mirage?
Post by: John Noonan on July 14, 2009, 02:56:23 PM

Deb,

Yes that is what a no call means, vehicle techs and enters however does not make it to the line, if the vehicle makes it to the line and takes off when it's their time and cannot make it to the end (timing lights) they get 25 points..none for a no call.

J

Title: Re: July El Mirage?
Post by: Seldom Seen Slim on July 14, 2009, 03:46:12 PM

I got the results/story from Dan Warner overnight, and it's posted here on this site on the home page.  Best I couild do -- but it's there, and that's okay.

I don't remember for sure, but I think another name for what you're calling a spud wrench is a "bull pin".  Not that I'm an ironworker. . .

Title: Re: July El Mirage?
Post by: Malcolm UK on July 14, 2009, 05:58:46 PM

A visitor to the lake on Sunday was Don Wales (Grandson of Sir Malcolm Campbell - the first to 300 mph) who along with members of the 'Inspiration' British Steam Car project came to get into the record mood.  Don is preparing and will be testing the steam car just across the desert in readiness for the land speed record bid on Edwards AFB.

Title: Re: July El Mirage?
Post by: 1212FBGS on July 14, 2009, 10:16:22 PM

Larry...
We had one of our safety cut outs fail Saturday night... we had a choice of by passing it and risk life and machine or throw away the championship.... it really was a tough call.....
Kent

Title: Re: July El Mirage?
Post by: willieworld on July 14, 2009, 10:26:23 PM

Hey Kent

It's better to come back and race another day for you and the bike. Good choice.

Willie

Title: Re: July El Mirage?
Post by: Peter Jack on July 14, 2009, 10:26:49 PM

Good call Kent. That bike's showing lots of potential for championships in the future. You have to be around to be able to get them.

Pete

Title: Re: July El Mirage?
Post by: jauguston on July 14, 2009, 10:33:49 PM

Jon,

A bull pin is a spud wrench without the wrench  :-D

Jim

Title: Re: July El Mirage?
Post by: Seldom Seen Slim on July 15, 2009, 12:20:07 PM

Yeah, that's it.  Thanks for the correction.  I stand (or sit, as the case may be) corrected.