Okay -- it's time to be serious about Salt Talks, the big picnic that's about 12 days from today. Here's some information that you may have already seen -- some that might be news to you.
First of all, Salt Talks is a gathering of land speed folks -- racers, crews, families, spectators, and most anyone else. It happens Sunday evening, the 9th of August this year, at "The Bend in the Road", starting about 5.30 or 6PM or so -- after most of the runs are done for the day. We'll have food hot off the grill, maybe some salads or coleslaw and chips and stuff like that, and pop to drink. If you want alcoholic beverages -- supply your own. No restrictions -- just not enough budget. Bring your own chairs. Plan on buying Salt Talks t-shirts, landracing.com neck coolers and t-shirts and even bumper stickers. I'll see if I can find the art for the Salt Talks t-shirts and attach it to this post. The vehicles on the shirt this year are some of the ones that have been "built" on the "Build Diary" threads on the website. I put these folks on the shirt to sort of compensate them for taking the time to keep all of us posted as they've worked on their race vehicles. Make sure you get at least one Salt Talks t-shirt, hey?
We'll have a 50/50 drawing, but a little bit different than last time: We'll draw ticket numbers from the whole lot of 'em, and give out three cash prizes -- small, medium, and large. This way more folks will have a chance to win a bit.
We'll have an "auction" of some stuff, including a GoPro video camera donated by Joe Timney of Delaware Chassis Works, an autographed copy of Rocky Robinson's book "Flat Out", and some t-shirts donated by race teams. We won't auction off everything -- just the bigger stuff, like the book and camera, and (if we can find it) a T-shirt signed by Andy Green. The rest of the donated items will be sold at prices sort of determined by your folks in the crowd. Maybe we'll have other things for the auction/sale, too. If you'd like to make a donation to the event -- please let us know, either by a message on this board, or an email (mine is jonwennerberg [at] nancyandjon dot org), or a call (my number is listed, I think, in my personal profile, or by just visiting our pit and dropping it off. We hope to pit in "front row seating" -- close to the return road and the course, and as close to Impound and registration as we can get. Look for the Salt Talks banner, the Seldom Seen Slim banner, and (if I can find it) a red-yellow-green twirly thing ten feet up in the air.
Something new for this year will be the Australian band "Wild Turkey". They'll set up kinda near, but not too close, the Salt Talks center of activities, and will serenade us for an hour or two. Thanks the Aussies for arranging this treat.
I expect some well-known names at Salt Talks this year, like for sure Nancy, Wes Potter and Glen Barrett, and who knows who else. Maybe we can get LandsendLynda there, or Andy Green (I heard he might be at SpeedWeek). John Noonan will be there, I betcha, and maybe others, too.
There'll be donation cans setting out for your convenience. Remember, this event is a fund-raiser for the website landracing.com, and it does take quite a bit out of my pocket in advance (to buy all the 'burgers and pasties and such), so your donations will be greatly appreciated. What's left after the bills are paid will go to the folks that win at the 50/50 drawing, and whatever might still be left - will go to keep the website up and running.
That's enough for now. See you on the Salt!!!
