Salt conditions

[Elmo Rodge]

Sounds pretty good Dan. I can't wait. Wayno

[gkabbt]

Just returned from 4 days on the salt prepping the Shootout course. Last year there were lost miles due to the lack of salt. Lost about 1 3/4 mile on the start end(highway) and approx. 2 miles on the floating mountain end. This year there is color(white, if that is a color) at both ends. Granted the salt there is not the best but, is in recovery. The ends were wheel packed and will set to cure for a month. The 2 to 11 miles sections were dragged and polished. This area will cure and just need minor touch up next month.

This good course will make for a very exciting Shoot Out in Sept. The whole lakebed is looking great for Speed Week, WoS and Finals.

DW

Dan and other Prep Team members,
As others have said: Thanks to everyone for all the hard work you've done and continue to do.  

Looking forward to getting back out to Bonneville. Will be there spectating at the WoS and possibly staying for the Shoot Out.

Gregg

[sodbuster]

Thanks to all.........

[BobDcuda]

Any updates of this for us?  Last I heard about 10 days ago there was still about 6" - 8" of water at Land's End.

[V4F STR 60]

Yeah, what's up?  Anyone?   

[Stan Back]

Pedro --

You should know.  Way too early to be discussing this.

Stan

[hotrod]

Here is the port of entry video cam which helps keep an eye on the local weather conditions (if it has rained recently you will see puddles and standing water in the foreground)

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/images/slc/camera/loopCams.php?camName=envpoe&numFrames=10

Looks like the wendover peak web cam is not active, have found several on line sources that show a 6 month old image pointing at the ground.

[Seldom Seen Slim]

I got this note from Land's End Lynda last night:

Also, we're supposed to have more monsoonal moisture this weekend.  The puddle is still puddling at Land's End, but who cares?!!!  See you in 2 weeks...well, less than that now!!! 

Jon a/k/a SSS

[Podunk]

Any info about staying off the Shout Out course in & out of Speedweek.

[Seldom Seen Slim]

Well, literally speaking -- you probably cannot avoid being on the international (that's the old name for the Shootout course) course some.  It crosses the long course and even a bit of the first short course, at an angle.  Don't worry about it - because the SpeedWeek courses are marked and you can't just mosey around out there on those - so you don't have mnuch opportunity to mess up the Shootout course.

[NathanStewart]

I got this note from Land's End Lynda last night:

Also, we're supposed to have more monsoonal moisture this weekend.  The puddle is still puddling at Land's End, but who cares?!!!  See you in 2 weeks...well, less than that now!!! 

Jon a/k/a SSS

Last night on local news here in SoCal they reported big storms coming up outta here into Vegas and continuing up in a north-easterly direction.  Hope it doesn't put down too much water.   

[8pack]

I got this note from Land's End Lynda last night:

Also, we're supposed to have more monsoonal moisture this weekend.  The puddle is still puddling at Land's End, but who cares?!!!  See you in 2 weeks...well, less than that now!!! 

Jon a/k/a SSS

Last night on local news here in SoCal they reported big storms coming up outta here into Vegas and continuing up in a north-easterly direction.  Hope it doesn't put down too much water.   

Look like it is raining there right now

[Phil Bennett]

Being a first time visitor to Speed Week in just over 10 days (and coming from the UK....and being a cricket fan) this talk of rain is quite common at this time of year.  However, and please excuse my innocence here, what impact could a massive amount of rain have on Speed Week?  I've read bits here and there about all the hard work put in by folks to get the salt ready, time lines checked etc and just hope that the salt can cope with all the forecast wet stuff. 

[Stan Back]

The salt can be completely covered with water and they'll have racing two days later.  (And the rain can come when not expected, too.)  It can flood in town and miss the salt flats, and the reverse, too.  The only half-assaccurate forecast MIGHT be when you're 100 miles away.  And that can be wrong, too.  We all take our chances every year.

[dw230]

Part of the challenge. Only those with years under their feet will not care, they will dry off their parts and take on the next event.

DW