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Re: Rule 1

To: Dan Warner <dwarner@electrorent.com>
Subject: Re: Rule 1
From: Dave Dahlgren <ddahlgren@snet.net>
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 10:22:53 -0400
Would that be the rule for getting the beer out of the sun.. If so I am a firm
believer in the magnitude of importance.. :>)
Dave

Dan Warner wrote:
> 
> When things flood out there does the course
> "disappear" and you start all over laying it out? does the constant racing
> pack down that area over the years?
> *****************************************************************************
> ******
> 
> Bob, list,
> 
> I'm not a geologist but the way I understand it is that the "course" where
> ever that may be is marked with surveyor stakes. This includes our so called
> Hot Rod course, the International course and the old ten mile circle. The
> water renews the surface. During the drying period the salt crystals grow up
> towards the sun. This results in the uneven surface, pressure ridges, that
> must be dragged smooth before we can use it.
> 
> The courses laided out by BNI and USFRA over the years have been parallel to
> each other or overlaid on each other but with starting lines in different
> locations. Of course this all depends on the weather.
> 
> Out on I80 about 5 miles towards SLC is an observation point constructed by
> Goodyear many years ago. It has a raised walkway where you can see the race
> tracks from a completely different perspective. There is also a map which
> indicates where the courses are located.
> 
> Now, don't hold me to the above being all the facts. My education comes from a
> few years of tribal knowledge and observing "Rule 1".

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