Saving the Salt

[Stainless1]

Well I think anyone can put anything in Wikipedia... just hit the edit link

Just because you see it on the internet or read it in the paper does not make it true  

[Bob Drury]

  So what are you saying Stainless?  That the Wind blew two feet of Salt away?
  I know, its Obama's fault..............................  One Run (I can ship you some of my meds if you need em')

[Bob Drury]

  Oh, wait....  now I get it!  Where did I put my pill bottles?
                                                                         One Run, out.......................

[jl222]

  I remember waiting in long lines with only one course in the 90's, It changed to more courses to get rid of the wait. Anyone remember when? the wait should be less than the old days as a lot of cars need 5 miles.
  We have run 280 in the 1/4 and 294 in the 3rd mile and that is less than the record. We've made changes for more down force, so it's a go for us.
 It would be great if the course area would allow parallel course moves and timed every mile from the start with an exit speed

                JL222  

[Stainless1]

So then it is decided.... we wait a week to see how things look.... good call

If it is a short course race we will be there
If it is a long course race we will be there
If it is a one course race we will be there
If it is a two course race we will be there
If there is a race we will be there

Sorry, no FB to vote... but JB can vote for us

[fastesthonda_jim]

No FB for me neither, but...
If there's Speedweek, we'll be there. 
And I like the idea of timing EVERY mile, even Mile 0-1.  Kinda like to see what my ET's are. 
And what I would REALLY like to see is the start closer to the pits (or vice versa).  One of the great things about the Test & Tune is the pits are at the starting line.  You can be working on the car, and in the middle of deciding what else to fix, look over at the starting line and say, "Hey, there's no line.  Let's button 'er up and make a pass.  We'll fix that other thinga-ma-jig for the next run."
I KNOW that won't be the case Sat, Sun, Mon, but Tues things start to thin out.   Wednesday they are even better, and by Thursday you'll be making laps on the course and it's nice to be able to just look over at the start and say, "Hey, let's make a pass."
Will you take VISA for my 2 cents?
Knapp

[jimwebb]

The link Richard2 posted:
https://www.facebook.com/SCTASouthernCaliforniaTimingAssociation/posts/493766924120428?notif_t=notify_me_page
is a survey as to whether or not you will show up if they can only conjure up one short course. I answered in the negative. If there is barely one short course, there will be virtually no shut down area and we're not big on brakes. I feel for SCTA and all the volunteers (and of course, us racers), but we won't be making it. I'll make a donation to them and hope Save The Salt will forget trying to get the potash company or BLM to give a flying flock and instead spend money to build a road to the salt on the other side of floating mountain.

[vintageracecar]

ALL !!!!!
Stainless, Jim, everybody who has not voted on the Official Scta FB site.
Please go to the Official Scta WEBSITE, yes Website and vote.
Must be a Pre Entry. Real easy to fill in and click the button. I am not going to include a link.
Just go on the Home Page and vote.
Further more, you all will notice, there will be more than "One" course, if we have the event.
Even if you are not sure if you've voted or not, just go and vote on the Website.
JoAnn and Heather will pick the info apart.

NOW, who wants to go still racing ??

[johnneilson]

NOW, who wants to go still racing ??

Uhhh....Harold?

[fastesthonda_jim]

Okay, it took some searching, so I will post the link - never can tell when a lakester driver may want to go too, and you know how they can be -
http://www.scta-bni.org/2015-speed-week-pre-entry-survey.html

[Milwaukee Midget]

What is being collected here is information, not tallies.
 
This is a survey - NOT a vote.  As to what criteria will be used, that's for SCTA-BNI to determine, but the announced plan is for salt inspections on the 20th.

The salt may be damp, but keep your powder dry.

[Jack Gifford]

When I read the that SCTA Facebook survey form, I see a sentence: "There will be more than one short course". Why do the majority of respondents say "I won't come for one course"?

[hotrod]

Because the discussion started out on the premise what would racers do if they could only muster one short course.

The link Richard2 posted:
https://www.facebook.com/SCTASouthernCaliforniaTimingAssociation/posts/493766924120428?notif_t=notify_me_page
is a survey as to whether or not you will show up if they can only conjure up one short course.

[salt]

I was beginning to get bummed out due to all the internet-generated negativity. Yesterday, at the El Mirage meet, I talked to a person who is involved in course layout and prep and who actually was on the salt last week. His - totally unofficial, mind you - assessment of the situation was that the SCTA will be able to groom one 5-mile "long course" plus one short course. As long as it stays reasonably dry for the next three weeks.

Let's go racing!
Willi

Kraut Bros.

[jww36]

Well I think anyone can put anything in Wikipedia... just hit the edit link

Just because you see it on the internet or read it in the paper does not make it true  

Stainless, so you believe the BLM is telling the truth when they say the salt is as thick today as in 1988?