[Land-speed] NON LSR

[Robert J. Denton]

In Germany they have added ground up old tires with a very similar effect.

I would hazard to guess that even though the road to Scotty's was old, it
still doesn't get that much traffic wear.

Bbob Denton

On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 3:45 PM, Bryan Savage <b.a.savage at wildblue.net>wrote:

> Here's something to forget....
>
> If you ever want to drive on a super high traction road, go to
> Scotty's Castle in Death Valley.
> I asked the ranger about the strange looking blacktop on the
> road to Scotty's and he said that when they paved the road they
> brought in tar and made the asphalt at the site. There wasn't any
> suitable gravel so they used the lava/cinders from the volcanic
> cones in that area. He said it had shown almost no viable wear
> since it was paved in the '30's. Early in the morning it had a bit
> of a sparkle to because it was a sandy glass stuff. I played around
> with my VW. Almost couldn't lock up the wheels with the brakes
> and could not get the back end to break loose. I got the inside rear
> light enough to spin the rear wheel and scare myself but not a trace
> of  a slide.
> An interesting experience.
>
> Bryan