Shootout 2016

[RCKirby]

Good morning from the salt it is about 7:40 AM. The triumph streamliner is being towed down to the 11 mile. The course was groomed again last night.. Hopefully a good clean run for the team.

[trimmers]

I had to return to Idaho yesterday afternoon, but am watching here intently.

Keep up the good work!!!

Is anybody else waiting in the wings?

Jeff

[Seldom Seen Slim]

Let me guess -- the Ack team will wait for Guy to run - so they can get a better idea of the conditions.  Valerie won't run 'til October, the sit-on bikes are having fun.  Danny's gone home, Mary and Jim got a record (pending  ), Hyundai and Honda are happy and still there --

Who'd I miss?

[RCKirby]

The triumph streamliner just ran 172 through through the middle mile with a 184 exit speed. He only started at the 8 mile.

[RCKirby]

 The triumph streamliner's pass was kind of interesting. It sounded like the motors were surging.  They would power up and then go quiet. He may possibly have been testing to see how much traction he was getting down the track. He may have had a problem with the transmission searching for a gear.  At the timing stand I'm not privy to any kind of information other than speculation. There are to sit on bikes and the snowmobile that will be heading down to the 11 mile.

[RCKirby]

 The three bikes have just run. Fastest around 220 mph, slowest around 180 mph. Again it sounds like there is only limited tire slip.

[RCKirby]

The snowmobile just ran about 158 Miles per hour. It sounds like it may have had a small fire as they sent the fire ambulance.

[RCKirby]

The fire on the snowmobile was minimal. A wire on a header.

[RCKirby]

 A couple of the motorcycles made return runs. The second of the two ran about 221 mph and will be making a return run in about two hours. At least that is his window. Up Next is the Hyundai Car. They have opened the salt for everyone to move around for about five minutes and then they will shut the salt back down for the car run.

[trimmers]

Does anybody know if the Hyundai has installed the nitrous?  When I was there, I saw that it was set up for it. They seem to have gotten about everything they could out of the car, so it might be time for them to go to the bottle.  If they have a noticable increase in speed (over the low 140's they've been running) it could be the explanation.  

[RCKirby]

 I'm sorry folks but that's the end of my reporting at the shoot out. I have to go home to work. I talked to the folks with the Ack Attack  and they are in no hurry to run their streamliner. The triumph streamliner has the medical helicopter again on site so perhaps they will run today. I'm headed home!

[kiwi belly tank]

Thanks for your input. Looks like we're all waiting to see if the Triumph can do anything, including the Ack team. No need to risk anything when you have the record.
  Sid.
Here's some info while we wait.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_2573243745&feature=iv&list=UUrEBjZlAmDSa-kYCCmDAgsQ&src_vid=3yWxRWwyyFM&v=LO5ZKSka91c

[Seldom Seen Slim]

For a minute there I thought it was serious stuff -- not like the spoofs that Triumph has often released.  But before I took it really seriously -- there was Woody!.  Now I KNOW they're joking!

[joea]

Triumph FB site announced about and hour ago that Cook Shootout
course closed for motorcycles the rest of day due to course conditions...

edit: that was an post from yesteday

https://www.facebook.com/TriumphNorthAmerica/?hc_ref=NEWSFEED

bikes headed to end of course to run now

[WOODY@DDLLC]

Busted!  SSS, Look again, I tried to redeem myself by bringing Dr. Joseph Katz to the party!