[ratpack] Re: Quick update from the salt
- From: "Larry Knight" <Larry.Knight@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ratpack@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:07:46 -0600
Ray
Maybe it's because I went out there this year and took 50 or so shots,
but the three shots you shared are fantastic!!!!
Sad about the guy dying, I got a couple of shots of his car in the
starting line, and stood next to it for 1/2 hour.
Thanks for taking the time to send us some shots, I know you are busy
Later
Lar
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From: ratpack-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ratpack-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Ray Buck
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 8:52 PM
To: ratpack@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ratpack] Quick update from the salt
A quick update. I've been camping near the salt, but decided to splurge
on a motel tonite, since the rates have come down from the ridiculous
zone to an acceptable level.
First, the bad news. There was a fatality on Sunday. The driver who
was killed was the son of the man who owns the car I was going to
photograph with the full moon. That got rained out...and the car
was...well...worse than any total loss I've seen on the salt. There's
an article here with some photos. I'd prefer not to post 'em, myself.
http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_13030674
The weather has been predictably strange. Cool and overcast the first
day, with the salt slightly moist. Since then it's been getting hotter
each day, with today's temps in the mid 90s...but only
9 percent humidity. The relative altitude has been around 7000 ft or
more every day, meaning the air is frikkin thin! I'm used to 4500 ft or
so, but most folks are kinda affected by it. There have been numerous
cases of dehydration reported from the medical teams, mostly
spectators...and I'll just take a wild guess that a good number of them
may have had numerous adult beverages prior to the attack of hangover
and dehydration. But what do I know?
This has been the largest Speed Week I've attended and from what I can
tell, it's the biggest ever. Over 500 cars and bikes entered and the
number of people camping at the "Bend in the Road"...well, consider an
"L"-shaped area 1 mile by 1/2 mile and about 300 feet deep covered with
motorhomes, trailers, campers, tents, ATVs and every other mode of
conveyance you can think of. Then add a couple more areas with more
campers...well, there are a lotta people there. Many of 'em only stayed
for a few days, but there are still plenty of people and race vehicles
left.
The highest speed so far has been around 394...there have been several
liners run around that speed. 20090812_0171r8.jpg is a shot of the
Speed Demon...they've run some real high qualifying speeds and then
they've broken something in the drive train on the return run...which
(at this meet) are run the next morning in the same direction...and then
they fix it, requalify, and then break something again. That's the way
it seems to go.
There's a good thread on the stuff here:
http://www.landracing.com/forum/index.php/topic,6541.0.html
I gotta get some sleep....
Ray
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