Well Brad and I just made it home.... but the term barely comes to mind...
wow the wind didn't let up for 300+ miles.... ugly stuff....
Fast Bike was Scott Guthrie... and fast car was Don Biglow in a Bob
Durnhiems lakester at around 199mph...
Brad drove our car.(189mph and change on a baby Nitrous hit ).. couple of
reasons... First we wanted to stick him in the car for some seat time and
second cause I was SICK as a Dog.... Got sick on Friday night and spent a
Miserable weekend amoung friends.... ( that sounded worse then it was )
Banquet was Great.... and a large time was had by all....
K ( more later... still don't feel well... time to go to BED!!! )
----- Original Message -----
From: "glen barrett" <speedtimer@charter.net>
To: "Chuck Rothfuss" <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2001 9:07 PM
Subject: Re: Maxton
> Thanks Chuck
> Anything on the speeds.
> Glen
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Rothfuss" <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>
> To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2001 6:29 PM
> Subject: Re: Maxton
>
>
> > Glen, List,
> >
> > We got some "Maxton Horsepower" this weekend alright. Saturday we
got
> in
> > well over 200 passes, with a pretty good tail wind at times. Sunday we
> had
> > to shut down a little early, since the wind was switching from straight
> down
> > the track to about 45 degrees from the left (out of the west). Joe
Timney
> > got a little worried about how the tower was moving and decided it was
> time
> > to call it a day. Anyone who was disappointed with the early closing
and
> > left quickly should be thankful. Mother Nature showed us who was boss,
> with
> > a very ugly storm. Brown, soil filled skies right out of "Twister", and
> > some gusting winds that were strong enough to blow 55 gallon drums into
> the
> > woods like paper cups and tip over a tractor trailer near the airport.
> > After the scary part was over and the skies cleared we had only minor
> damage
> > to the "Jim Biggs Memorial Timing Tower" and had solved the mystery of
how
> > rocks keep getting back onto the course. They're blown there.
> >
> > 60 MPH tailwinds would sure have been interesting, but not when
there's
> > tornados in the area. (The field's drainage system was starting to look
> like
> > a pretty good spot to take cover, since it was dry, well below ground,
and
> > only a few yards from the tower.) Hope everyone else going home to the
> East
> > made it through alright. We saw lots of towns without power on our way
> back
> > to the coast, and are still getting blown around pretty good here.
> >
> > Chuck Rothfuss
> > Pole Cat Hollow, NC
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