[ratpack] Re: Salt flats stuff
- From: Michael Wells <mcwellsphoto@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ratpack@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 22:53:51 -0600
All,
So I choose to do something a little different this weekend also, I
photographed a bunch of really small karts racing on a really big track.
They were a bunch of fun loving folks from all over, there were racers from
Virginia, CA, AZ, TX, OR, etc... and well you get the idea. And that doesn't
include the international drivers that were there, apparently they love
their karting in the UK & Australia. So, it's not the biggest thrill I've
had out at Miller but I was the only photog out there so I was everybody's
friend. So take a look, http://www.pbase.com/twistedlight/us_kart_grand_prix.
I don't know what the numbers were but there were a few karts doing the
outer loop in under two minutes, some of the bigger cc karts were hitting
close to 150 MPH down the front straight. However the wind was throwing even
the low-profile karts around so it really took a toll on them physically,
the races were all from 30 to 45 minutes so it was a tough day for the
drivers. I met a fun bunch of drivers from AZ that were just happy to get
out of the heat for a few days and oh by the way a few of them even managed
to get karts on the track. I understand that the rain on Friday was so heavy
that a few of the drivers abandoned their karts on the track and let the
recovery vehicles pick them up.
I think I saw a bit of oversteer but it's tough to tell with those tiny
karts and those tiny wheels. I saw only one spin the entire day, I guess
it's tough to spin a kart that's so close to the ground to begin with. Sorry
Larr. I looked at the website for the USKGP and there are a ton of
photographs from last years events, but most of them are out of focus so I'm
offering some of my pics to replace those, hope they take me up on it, I
hate looking at poor quality shots like that on an official website.
Well enjoy the pics, see you all at the track next Saturday for the vintage
bikes, now that should be fun!
http://www.pbase.com/twistedlight/us_kart_grand_prix
Dr Z
On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 9:28 PM, Ray Buck <rbuck@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'm posting this to 3 lists so please forgive if yer on all 3 lists and
> get duplicates.
>
> Larry: sorry, but no oversteer. If ya got that on the salt, bad things are
> about to happen.
>
> I'm at the salt flats again (third time this summer) covering the BUB
> Motorcycle Speed Trials. The thread is here:
> http://www.landracing.com/forum/index.php/topic,8542.0.html I'm the
> unofficial official reporter for www.landracing.com.
>
> Here's a gratuitous shot of a V-Twin bike exiting the measured mile. I
> didn't get a speed on it, but I'd estimate around 120 or so. Not real fast,
> but the rider is, no doubt, enjoying him/herself. At this meet, many of the
> riders are on a quest to better their personal top speed. Some do, some
> don't.
>
> [image: []]
>
> and here's Dave Edwards who just ran 176 in a production class 1650 cc
> Kawi. He and his crew were ecstatic cuz tat means they can move from the
> short course to the long course...and shoot for 200.
>
> [image: []]
>
> I've done my best to keep these images small and I know there are folks on
> dial-up connections who would appreciate it if you'd remove 'em when
> replying.
>
> This is what I've been doing this summer...among other things:
> http://www.chevyasylum.com/lsr/bsf2010/Welcome.html
>
> I've found out that retirement just means 16 hour days, 7 days a week.
> Yesterday I shot a Concours d'Elegance (French for "shiny old cars") and
> this morning headed back to the salt. I guess I have a bad case of salt
> fever.
>
> There are a coupla things I just haven't gotten to putting on the web yet.
> One of 'em is a private test session where the OSU Buckeye Bullet, (did yer
> ears prick up, Rich?) which has moved away from the hydrogen fuel cell
> concept and gone back to batteries (lithium instead of lead-acid that was
> originally used) and set a new record for its class at 304 mph and a little
> bit of change. Damn, that thing is quiet! If yer not on yer toes ya miss
> it. http://blog.buckeyebullet.com/
>
> A Brazilian stock car and driver Caca Bueno
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cac%C3%A1_Bueno was there to run 340 kph
> (which they did) but any more than that I don't really know. What surprised
> me was the fact that when I passed out some business cards, several guys on
> the team and on the video crew knew me from my posts on www.landracing.comI
> guess I got Andy Warhol's 15 minutes of fame. :)
>
> I still gotta edit a buncha web pages. But I spose I wouldn't do it if I
> didn't get something out of it. I haven't figgered exactly what it is that
> I get, but I'm getting it. :)
>
> Back to work.
>
> RtR
> www.chevyasylum.com
> www.raytherat.com
>
--
Dr. Z
aka Michael Wells
MCWells Photography
mcwellsphoto@xxxxxxxxx
801-850-7279
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