[Mgs] OT Australia Eight hours day

[Eric Erickson]

On 11/03/2008, at 11:44 AM, Rick Lindsay wrote:
>
>
> As for being hot, I had a really terrible episode at
> the US race last summer.  Air temp was about 95
> degrees F and the track temp was about 20 degrees over
> that.  In the pits we stand all day on the tarmac, not
> the comfee corner posts of OZ. :-P  I got dehydrated
> this past year and all-but collapsed.  I ended up
> setting out much of race day.  Fortunately, I was
> working the pit-in flag station on COMS and flags.
> Thought you'd like that.
>
> So if you have a computer with you, let me know the
> corner designation you're working this year.  I am
> SOOOO jealous.
>

Still another 30 minutes until my cab comes to whisk me away to the  
airport!

Rick and all who might be interested.

Yes, I have done the HOT thing (one weekend in 100F+ temperatures at  
a V8 Supercar race then wet and cold the following weekend at the F1  
GP).

The weather is predicted to be 90F+ all week in Victoria so we will  
be taking in plenty of water beside the track.  Luckily I don't have  
to wear a race suit this weekend like I did the other weekend in my  
very hot little MG at the track.

Where am I?  Well hopefully at a slightly less dramatic position than  
last week where we lost a potential future champion V8 Supercar driver.

I will be at TURN 10 if you can spot it on a map.  A sweeping left  
hander (immediately after a hard braking TURN 9 where they get down  
to 40mph).

No I gotta get dressed to go.

I will drink a water at the track for you, Rick... and more than a  
few beers at the pub afterwards :-)


Eric