Wes
Guess I had that confused with the "Independence Day" movie. Can some salt
from across the Interstate be used to fill the hole? And if so why didn't
the BLM have the production company do it three years ago? Looks like the
racers get picked on by the BLM a lot more than most of us realize.
John Beckett, LSR #79
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wester S Potter" <wspotter@jps.net>
To: "john robinson" <john@engr.wisc.edu>; "Wester S Potter"
<wspotter@jps.net>
Cc: "land-speed list" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2000 11:32 AM
Subject: Re: V4GR Roadster Considering V1 Rocket Power ?
> John,
> The Toyota shoot three or so years ago showing the car racing on the large
> curved structures in front of a huge ball was shot on the salt. After the
> shoot, the production company brought in a large bulldozer, dug a hole in
> the middle of the International Course and pushed all the debris into it.
> RACERS found the obscene mess after they left and alerted the BLM to the
> problem. The BLM made the production company clean it up, but will that
> hole ever heal?
> One other problem from my personal standpoint ... The BLM charges fees and
> makes us even smooth out tire tracks along the access road on occasion
with
> our drags. Their people hound us some years about every ticky thing,
> cigarette butts left in the spectator areas, oil spills, coolant spills,
> wind blown debris. One year we were fined for a port-a-potty the John
> Company left out at the far end of the course. Where the hell were they
> when this was going on and how much was the production company charged?
> Wes
> ----------
> > From: john robinson <john@engr.wisc.edu>
> > To: Wester S Potter <wspotter@jps.net>
> > Subject: Re: V4GR Roadster Considering V1 Rocket Power ?
> > Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 09:04:53 -0600
> >
> >
> >> Hate to have a re-run of the Toyota commercial shoot disaster on the
> >>salt. No tellilng when that hole will heal.
> >>Wes
> >
> >Howdy,
> > How about telling us what this is about? thanks,
> >
> > John Robinson, Mechanician
> > Mechanical Engineering University of Wisconsin
> > 1513 University Ave.
> > Madison, Wi. 53706
> > 608-262-3606
> > FAX 608-265-2316
> > Current World Land Speed Record Holder
> > Bonneville Salt Flats
> > H/GCC 92 cu.in. 1980 Dodge Colt
> > 131.333 MPH set 1995
> > 136.666 MPH set 1996
> >
> >
>
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