Anybody remember the National Tour event in July 1997 at Topeka? Was that
a "Gully Washer" on Sunday or what? I've lived here in the midwest for over
40
years(Not saying how many over 40). I can only remember a few other times I
saw that much rain so quickly.
Mike B. TLS#1
Joe Goeke wrote:
> I remember that monsoon ;-). Made Seattle look like the desert ;-).
> The stream of water running down the pavement was bad enought, but to
> have the main gutter fill to the level of a small river in the middle of
> the course was, well... unparalleled. Just goes to show what we will
> race in ;-). I remember running the course, and when you hit the river,
> you had about a second or more of complete loss of visablity, even with
> the wippers on full. I had memorixed the turn right after it, and as
> soon as I hit the water, I waited a tad and then just turned in without
> being able to see, just knowing what was next. Mckamey Phase II all the
> way ;-).
> ---JCG
>
> >From: Randy Chase <randyc2@home.com>
> >Reply-To: Randy Chase <randyc2@home.com>
> >To: Glenn Duensing <rebel128@earthlink.net>
> >CC: Perry Kincy <kincy@ccnet.com>, autocross <AUTOX@autox.team.net>
> >Subject: Re: Todays Trivial Tour Tips
> >Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1999 23:28:22 -0800
> >
> >Ahhh..the trash bags. This has become one of those memories, like those
> >war veterans might share years after, recalling the horrors...and
> >comraderie.
> >
> >I have no rain gear. I live in San Diego. I didn't even have trash
> bags.
> >On my runs, I had my windows rolled down when I hit the main river. A
> >wave of muddy water came in my car and totally soaked me. The hand
> >depression in the door was filled to the brim with water.
> >
> >I remember standing *near* a tarp (rain was kinda horizontal) and being
> >fully soaked and freezing and thinking about my choice of hobbies.
> >Seriously.
> >
> >Damn...as it type this, the local news if forecasting rain ALL Weekend.
> >
> >Randy Chase (have trash bags, will autocross)
> >'91 MR2 CS
> >
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