Shootout 2016

[ack]

Erin O ran 225 Al Lam on return run

[ack]

Al Lam return 190 Ackattack ready to go next timing light out timers working on it

[SPARKY]

Well here's hoping an improving course for next week WF

[ack]

Ackattack cruised through the the mile at 125 got the Video guys happy packing up and heading home.

[kiwi belly tank]

Now that's a record! 
  Sid.

[trimmers]

Cook's FB page says the Triumph experienced an unrecoverable handling event shortly after push-off and tipped over on its side at about 75MPH.  Guy Martin was uninjured.  The latest is that they're finished for now.

Eron Okonek set a record at 217+ and got a red hat.

The Honda streamliner upped its record to 261+.

The Truz Missile set a record at 262+.

ACK Attack and Buckeye Bullet are planning on running tomorrow (Monday).

With these new records, I wonder just how accurate the reports of marginal conditions really are.

This is a post from Mikes Facebook page regarding the Honda team, anyone know what he is referring to?

Well, earlier at the Shootout, the Honda liner set a new FIA record at 227+MPH.  Later, they went back out and upped it to 261+ MPH.  Both were in FIA Category A, Group II, Class 4.

[trimmers]

I'm just wondering who's left down there to run?  Buckeye Bullet? Barnyard Bearcat?  Hyundai Ioniq? Truz Missile? The Honda liner?  Anybody else?

[burbanite]

Cook's FB page says the Triumph experienced an unrecoverable handling event shortly after push-off and tipped over on its side at about 75MPH.  Guy Martin was uninjured.  The latest is that they're finished for now.

Eron Okonek set a record at 217+ and got a red hat.

The Honda streamliner upped its record to 261+.

The Truz Missile set a record at 262+.

ACK Attack and Buckeye Bullet are planning on running tomorrow (Monday).

With these new records, I wonder just how accurate the reports of marginal conditions really are.

This is a post from Mikes Facebook page regarding the Honda team, anyone know what he is referring to?

Well, earlier at the Shootout, the Honda liner set a new FIA record at 227+MPH.  Later, they went back out and upped it to 261+ MPH.  Both were in FIA Category A, Group II, Class 4.

Thanks but I don't think I was clear with my question. Anyone know what Don Ford was talking about in his post?

[Stainless1]

Just got back from the Shootout.... The course is very smooth... outstanding job of course prep by Mike JR.  The salt on the ends is thin.  This is the best course of the year, the others so far have been a bit bumpy.  The rains that  shortened the WOS made the salt a little soft, which allowed Mike JR to pack and polish a really nice course.
I hope the SCTA asks Mike to let them use this course for the WF, it would be a pleasure to run on it. 
 

[SPARKY]

Since when does anyone individual have claim to a specific part of the salt ---is that part of their permit???

[rouse]

Best I can tell it's a common courtesy between the various folks that hold events on the salt.

Each one puts in an enormous amount of work to prep the salt for their event, and it could, at least on some level, create problems if some other group came in and screwed up all their work.

I agree if you knew for sure that you're running the last event of the year, it shouldn't make any difference, but otherwise not stepping on each others toe makes sense to me.

I'm just glad we got to run this year, so I'm not that hard to please, just point to where you wont me to run and I'm happy.

Rouse

[joea]

It's abit like starving people getting testy about the last few morsels of food ...

there is bountiful offerings on the other side of floating mt...

If people get hungry enough ...they will find a way to access it

[rouse]

It's abit like starving people getting testy about the last few morsels of food ...

there is bountiful offerings on the other side of floating mt...

If people get hungry enough ...they will find a way to access it

Couldn't have said it any better

[kiwi belly tank]

It's abit like starving people getting testy about the last few morsels of food ...

there is bountiful offerings on the other side of floating mt...

If people get hungry enough ...they will find a way to access it

The other side of Floating Mt is Hill AFB Eagle Range, there's a lot of brass in the salt there.
  Sid.

[Old Scrambler]

Burbanite..................I believe the Honda team's respect for Sam refers to the July Test & Tune event when Sam Wheeler crashed and was lost to all of us............the Honda team was ready to make another run but instead packed up and returned to the hangar.