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Re: Salt conditions

To: Daniel Wright <daniel.wright@genetics.utah.edu>, land-speed@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Salt conditions
From: John Beckett <johnbeck@blueridge.cc.nc.us>
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 11:36:00 -0400
Dan

Any word on possibly using the old International course or are we still
back behind the dike?

John Beckett


>Your question prompted me to call Rick Vesco who was out helping to layout
>the course yesterday(7/11/99).  So here is the latest news, and its all
>good news!  There is lots of good DRY salt.  Rick says there is no water
>anywhere.  Says the salt is rock hard.  There had been concerns that the
>new salt from the restoration project might not bond properly with the
>surface of the old salt, but that seems not to be any problem.  They were
>able to layout a 9 mile long course, and a 5 mile short course.  Rick says
>that the current layout will allow for runs to be made in both directions,
>which hasn't been avaliable for some time. Last year there was at best a 7
>mile long course, with runs only being made toward floating mountain. So
>unlike last year, the outlook for racing is excellent.  Rick says it was
>100 out there yesterday, and that Dave Koehler is out there today working
>also.  So when Dave gets back I will get some more bits of info from him.
>Starting to feel like race season.
>Dan Wright
>Dept. of Human Genetics, University of Utah
>dan@saltflats.com
>Utah Salt Flats Racing Association
>"It's amazing what you can do when you don't know it can't be done"
>



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