Landracing Forum
Bonneville Salt Flats Discussion => World of Speed-specific stuff => Topic started by: Roland6250 on September 01, 2009, 08:54:22 AM
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Tick, Tick.., Tick….., is the clock slowing down or is it just me???
Two weeks and counting until we’re back on the salt. The Harley Powered Streetluge has been rebuilt since the front intake valve decided to loose its head literally a few weeks ago during an exhibition run at 100+mph. Both Powered Streetluges made their final trip to the dyno over the weekend with their salt flats gearing installed and both produced speeds well over our goals, Jenna’s is 130+mph and mine is 150+mph.
Does anyone have info on what fuels will be available on the salt flats for WoS 2009?
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Same Fuels that are always at the event. Here is the website. They have just about any combination of fuel you could need.
http://www.ercracingfuels.com/
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Been to Speedweek twice - this is my first WOS. Camping at the bend - I'd like to put some faces with some names.
C YA THERE!
Chris Conrad
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Stop by my EZ Up at the exit from the pits and say hello. Screen cloth and a banner that says WELCOME RACE FANS. I'll have cool drinks.
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Pit set up and inspections a week from tomorrow. It's going to be great to see some long time friends again. Hope everyone has an uneventful and safe trip. The seven day forecast for Sunday the 12th, high of 87 and sunny.
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Thats a beautiful weather forcast. It will be my first time competing at WOS. Looking forward to cool weather, dry salt, seeing old friends, making new ones and hopefully going faster than ever. :-D :cheers: See ya in a week.
Fred
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Weather looks like it will hold in the upper eighties for the start of WoS ... lows in the high fifties to low sixties.
I'm looking around for some real wood to knock on.
Jim Burkdoll has been on the salt over the weekend checking courses and location for the pits. They'll be much closer to the start than Speedweek if we do the usual layout.
Looking at several bus loads of high school students coming from up and down the Wasatch Front. Todd Low from Utah Valley University (2 Club El Camino) has been getting the word out. Doing some chumming for his automotive programs.
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As some of you know the Powered Streetluge Team is heading back to the World Famous Bonneville Salt Flats for the World of Speed event.
Jenna’s goal on her new 200cc Powered Streetluge is to get her 130mph certificate by making two passed at over 130mph.
My goal is to get my 150mph certificate by making two passed at over 150mph on the 1200cc Harley Powered Streetluge.
I have setup a Team Blog that you can monitor in the Powered Streetluge website.
http://www.poweredstreetluge.com#BlogWoS2009
We’ll be updating as things happen Live from the Salt Flats.
The Team’s goal is to have a great time.
Team Members
Roland Morrison Rider
Jenna Morrison Rider
Neil Orta Crew Chief
Dianna Morrison Crew
Kim Trader Crew
Chris McBride Crew
Cliff Tines Crew
Austin Reed Crew
For those that are coming out stop on by the Powered Streetluge pits and check out the Lowest Form of Racing :-D
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Hope to meet some of you guys on the salt...we had to scrap the Stude project, but we're bringing out a 2100cc VW to run the 130 Club.
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Looking forward to cool weather, dry salt, seeing old friends, making new ones and hopefully going faster than ever. :-D :cheers: See ya in a week.
Fred
Bring sprockets :-)
Looking forward to seeing you again too Fred,
Todd
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I gots lots of sprockets :wink: Weather looks great.
Fred
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I just looked at the long range forcast, 30% chance of ---you know, Tuesday. Please no ---. :-D
Fred
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I just looked at the long range forcast, 30% chance of ---you know, Tuesday. Please no ---. :-D
Fred
Fred, I'm seeing partly cloudy and a high of 81 on my 5 day forecast, with no mention of the unmentionable.
Let's go with mine. 8-)
Chris
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I like yours. :-D
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http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/nws_report.pl?statefx+utahfore
Looks like the kind of forecast that has a higher chance of precipitation (you notice I don't use the nasty r word)
over the mountains east of Salt Lake City.
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Student reporters don't get everything right ... 500 entries? I told him 150.
http://universe.byu.edu/node/1727
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How about this -- the photo of the Hammond lakester looks like it's got the SCTA radio tower in the background -- which would imply it's at SpeedWeek. That'd be okay except the caption makes it sound like the photo was taken at WoS.
Whatever -- the publicity is still good. See you in less than a week. Nancy and I should be back in Wendover by Sunday night.
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The most recent photo I had of the Hammond car. That was one of four cars I sent for them to choose from. I don't blame them for picking that one, that's a beautiful car.
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Absolutely a wonderful appearance -- and danged fast, too. And Seth and his team are fine examples of land speed racers and their willingness to share the fun.
There's also Sparky's car in the same class with the Hammond lakester, and, as Sparky said at the Two Club banquet last mopnth -- The Ratical proves that fast isn't necessarily pretty.
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Just watched the 7 day forecast for Salt Lake & vicinity. Looks like prec...... starting Monday, tapering off by Wednesday. Thursday P/C. Let's keep good thoughts. Most times, the "Dippy" weather dinks can't tell you what happened yesterday, let alone anything in the future.
JR, JR's dad and I will be out. See ya there.
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From the NOAA weather site:
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.
Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68.
Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.
Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 79.
Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Friday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82.
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I don't know about anywhere else but around here (Central Utah) 30 per cent chance means there's a 70 per cent chance it won't and they're usually right. See you Wednesday. Wayno