Here's our last report from on-the-scene. Nancy and I had to leave today to get back for some family business -- but will try to keep reporting with at least the run logs. Delvene gave us her cellphone so we can call to remind her to send the logs.
Anyway: We were there for a while this morning at the start line for the long course. Bub, Ack, and Sam were there...waiting, waiting. The wind was headwind at 8-13 mph at the start, and the only bikes that ran were one or two sit-on bikes and the #4900 Harley-powered liner. I'll post a photo or two of that bike in the next post.
Chris Carr was suited up - but was planning to leave by right now (ten AM) to catch a flight to go to another venue where he's to race this weekend. So -- probably no run for the Bub #7, but maybe I'll be proven wrong.
Mike Akatiff said they'd leave at the end of today whether they make a run or not, because they've got other business to attend to. But Rocky said that they needed to get in at least one run, even if only at part-throttle, to get some test time on the pretty-much-new bike -- before heading out and coming back in a week or two for the "private" meet. The bike was as set to go as any of the 'liners -- all buttoned up, push truck in place, just sitting pretty as a picture (in fact, I did take one or two) on the eraly morning salt.
Sam's bike was still on the trailer, but a few folks were standing around - watching Sam twist wrenches on it. How about that? The owner and rider is also a wrkench for his machine. No insult to the others -- but it's good to see Sam's kind of involvement.
The #4900 bike did make a run, as I said earlier, and I heard only the 226 in the mile speed -- nothing for the kilo. No idea if that was near what he wanted/the class record is. I'll no doubt hear more and let you know.
So - back to the Ack bike. In case you didn't know it, the SpeedWeek participant shirt this year featured the Ack Attack bike on the front of the (black) shirt. So this morning I took our shirts anbd a silver Sharpie and got Rocky to sign 'em for us. Interesting - that the team didn't know their bike was on the shirt. They were all asking where they could get some. If you're coming out to the private meet in two weeks -- bring your shirts for autographs! Maybe you can sell 'em to the team (assuming they can't get all they want form theSCTA/BNI.
Deep enough for now!
