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Re: Bonneville / heaters

To: "Rick Hammond" <r.hammond@sympatico.ca>,
Subject: Re: Bonneville / heaters
From: "glen barrett" <speedtimer@charter.net>
Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2001 09:35:18 -0700
I thinks all of them motorcycle persons are so full of hot air it will be
TEE-SHIRT weather on the salt next week. No engine heaters needed only
shovels & buckets to remove the BS and leave the salt pure & white.
Other then that, I have no opinion.
Glen ( it's already 79 deg @ 09:30)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Hammond" <r.hammond@sympatico.ca>
To: "wspotter" <wester6935@home.com>; "land-speed"
<land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2001 9:31 AM
Subject: Re: Bonneville / heaters


> wspotter wrote:
>
> > on 10/13/01 7:55 AM, Rick Hammond at r.hammond@sympatico.ca wrote:
> >
> > > Jonathan Amo wrote:
> > >
> > >> List,
> > >>
> > >> Wanted to let everybody know that the Bonneville Records of
> > >> http://www.landracing.com are up to date including the World of Speed
> > >> event. Those of you on the list with records please check yours and
make
> > >> sure everything is in order.
> > >> Also Ive been watching the Hourly weather conditions for the last
week
> > >> there has been no precip for quite a long time at the Airport. The
days
> > >> seems to get a bit of breeze some as much as 30 mph gusts of wind.
Daily
> > >> temps in the 50's low 60's. Its going to be very cold during the
event
> > >> make sure you bring enough clothing to keep warm.
> > >> Then early morning return runs will be a task. Trying to start those
> > >> race engines in 30-40 degree temps must be a tough task for some of
you.
> > >> Now that curiosity has set in what do most of you do in situations
like
> > >> this? Does anybody run some type of block heater per say, oil
heaters?
> > >> Joe and I have never really been in this position luckily Joe has
been
> > >> thinking about this and he is addressing these issues as we speak as
> > >> best as we can. Any info from anybody else?
> > >>
> > >> Jonathan Amo
> > >> www.landracing.com
> > >>
> > >
> > > Jon,
> > >> From the frozen (not quite yet) north;
>
> >
> > > There is the green method; drive it up on the manure pile.  It'll go
like
> > > stink
> > > in the morning.
> > > Cheers,
> > > Rick
> > >
> > Rick,
> > You are not suggesting that that is an option on the salt are you?  I
know
> > it gets kind of deep out there at times.
> > Wes
> >
>
> Wes,
> I have heard of various sources of hot air out there, as at any track
event, but if
> we could harness that we would all be going twice as fast ;-)
> Cheers,
> Rick

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