COOK'S SHOOTOUT 2012

[jellybean]

those parts look like friction springs from a telescoping magnet pick up tool 

[John Noonan]

The "hole" on the end is a dimple. They look like they were on the end of a 1/2" dia. rod. The end away from the dimple is rolled over to give a radius to the end. The dimple was to attach it. Unless the other side has solder marks I doubt if they were electrical, more like the protective end of something.

That really looks like part of an ignition switch from what I remember...

[Seldom Seen Slim]

Electric bike final run and averages:

Entry   102.93   kilo  103.38   mile  102.80  last run.

Good run.  And then the fun part for Brandon Miller:

Mile   101.652   kilo  102.281

Those are his record average speeds.  He's now pushed the electric bike record speed over 100 -- and it was in the low 60s when the event started.  More fun for him:  I hear that he's a privateer.  He brought his bike - that he uses on the street - and other than fiddlin' on it with his laptop he didn't modify it.  That's a fine way to race - setting records on a stocker.

Jim Knapp will turnaround and run mountain end to pits as soon as he can get it ready.  We'll stay up here (at the tower) for that run, even though it means that our lunch at the Speed Demon pit will be cold by the time we get there.

[Rcktscientist]

Did the Speed Demon set 2 records, class 9 and 10 or set 1 record twice? Been hard to keep up at work.....

[SPDRACR]

COME ON Barnyard/Bearcat go for that Blue Hat!!!!!!! , 300 on 3 liters N/A or is that 3-1liters and a bunch of chain.
Your San Diego mates are pulling for You!!!!

[Seldom Seen Slim]

Jim Knapp, in the Barnyard Bearcat car #1690, is about ready to make his return run.  Remember that the first run was over 300, so there's no doubt that he wants this one to be at least there - so he gets that Blue hat as well as a record over 300.  No, I don't know if there's a minimum in his SCTA class -- just guessing and postulating about the hat.

Course is locked down and clear.  Wind is 4 mph from highway towards pass.  Driver is requesting that the tower turn the wind to north-to-south and kick it up a bit .


29 min 40 second remain in Knapp's 1-hour turnaround window.

Knapp getting assurances that course is secure -- but since it's been ten minutes since he last asked -- I won't say that his run is about to being any second!

[RayTheRat]

While we're waiting for Jim Knapp to make his return run, here are a few more photos.

A couple of Jamie Williams' bike while on the trailer.

The Speed Demon on its way back to the pits after the "cataclysmic failure" and

The Bearcat in its pits/trailer just before leaving for the 300+ run.  Way to go, guys!

[salt]

There is no SCTA equivalent to Knapp's class - at FIA, there's no separation beween fuel and gas, just blown/unblown.
I seem to remember that he's running on one of Ron Main's old FIA records, 245 and change I think it was.

The SCTA records for F/Streamliner are both below 300mph, by the way.

Willi

[Dean Los Angeles]

Speed Demon set two records in class 10. 419 on Sunday and bumped it to 439 on Monday.
Jim Knapp's Barnyard Bearcat is running in Class A-II-8 on Speed Demon's 250 mph record.

[Seldom Seen Slim]

Closing the canopy now and should be running in 30 seconds.  Had problem starting - maybe vapor lock.  Engines now running.

Once again we'll be out of the truck to watch him run past us (we're at the timing tower).  Reports will be tardy.

He's under way.  
Crud -- into the measured mile at 160 and slowing.  We're eading to the pits and so is the Bearcat.

[Glen]

well a real bummer. Hope it's something that can be fixed and two more good runs get done.

[Glen]

must be something wrong on Jon's end it won't re fresh. tried on two computers , looks like they are on lunch break right now so we will wait for updates from Jon or Ray

[RayTheRat]

We've been in a informal awards ceremony.  Since several teams are on their way home this afternoon, the decision was made to get everyone together now, rather than only a few folks at the bitter end.

I'm just including a photo of the LSE crew and George Poteet (now the fastest piston-powered man) and I'll add some other photos in a bit.

[jimmy six]

I like "Jellybeans" response to those copper pieces. I've pulled one of those telescoping magnets apart a long time ago and that's what I remember the "drag" on the telescope having between the two shafts. Could not return it to work properly so I kept the magnetic end and junked the shafts.......JD 

[Seldom Seen Slim]

Lunch break is over.  We had an impromptu award ceremony/goodbye luncheon (is luncheon the correct word for a bunch of styrofoam boxes, each laden with an enchilada/beans/rice dinner from the truckstop?).  Since some of the entrants at this event were leaving this afternoon - it was decided (at George's suggestion) to hand out some timing awards and do some thanking for all the fun we've had.  Rice/Vigeant is packing to leave, as is Speed Demon, Brandon Miller (electric bike) and perhaps Jamie Williams.  Greg, Kim, and Jim are staying over for the rest of today and tomorrow, Al Lamb isn't finished yet.  Rick Yacoucci just arrived - and there's a story to that.  He's been here for a few days, but yesterday went out into the boonies north and west of the salt.  I guess (it's only hearsay at this point) that he found a road that let him get in - but not back out.  At the last I heard he was hung up with a front tire not touching and the rear of the car hanging off the edge of a 300-foot dropoff.  The car got left there last night when the Rice Brothers went out and found him, and so when I saw him drive in just now -- it was a pleasant surprise.  I won't ask (maybe I won't) how much it cost to get helped out of the mess in which he was.

Well, well.  Thanks, Ray.  I won't post the shots I took at the lunch after all.