Hi folks, U.S.F.R.A. officials were on the salt Sunday the day after the air
show! We have posted a link to a few pictures on www.saltflats.com and also
where World of Speed is at. The water was maybe 4" deep and going
shallower after the first 30' from the end of the access road. Right around
the access road there is a low spot that is around 10" but all of you who
were at speedweek already know that. The water is stacked along the west
mountains and the course is dry. Temps were in the low 90's with a nice
breeze blowing. We will make a final decision Sept. 4th.
Gary & Ellen Wilkinson
Utah Salt Flats Racing Association
World of Speed, Sept 14 - 17, 2005 (Wed. - Sat.)
See you on the Salt!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jon Wennerberg" <jon@infodestruction.com>
To: "David Dymaxion" <david_dymaxion@yahoo.com>
Cc: <land-speed-digest@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 9:59 AM
Subject: Re: Salt Flats underwater
> On Monday, August 29, 2005, at 11:49 AM, David Dymaxion wrote:
>
> > I was at the Wendover air show on Saturday, and stopped by the Salt
> > Flats going home. They were underwater about 6 to 12 inches (shallow
> > enough that 2 trucks drove about a kilometer through the water). I
> > assume this much water can evaporate in 2 weeks?
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>
> Holey-Moley! I don't think that that much water will evaporate in a
> couple of weeks -- at least not in time to get the course all nice and
> dry and hard and ready to race. Did you drive farther in than just a
> km or so from Land's End? I know it gets shallower as you proceed --
> but is the course higher in elevation to make it possible to get ready
> to race?
>
> Let's hear from some others in the know. I haven't mailed my USFRA
> entry yet, even though if we do go to participate at WoS I'll have to
> pay the "late entry" fee. I'll keep the check here for another day or
> two. . .
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