The thing that hurts is the many people who have traveled from so far to be
here for the event. Team Elves had people coming from seven foreign
countries. Others got the word in motel rooms as they were already on their
way to the salt. We have a car coming from Arkansas that is a replica of
the 1934 Pierce Arrow that Ab Jenkins raced before building the Duesenberg
"Mormon Meteors". Now we send them back. Bill Hardy flew in from Tennessee
to be at the timing slips. He has to find something to do with Don Cash for
the weekend.
The Salt Lake newspapers and television stations have planned to be there
for live shots and had already run lead in articles boosting the coverage in
an unprecedented way. When you get this kind of support from outside the
more traditional Bonneville crowd it's really so nice.
We didn't have wire down, and the water stalled all the other on salt stuff,
but the equipment is out there ready to roll onto the salt. Now I need to
see if Costco will take back five tables that have never been on the legs.
Wes
on 9/17/02 10:26 AM, Glen Barrett at speedtimer@charter.net wrote:
> It's always hard to pull the switch, what Dan Warner said earlier about
> (behind the scenes for prep and set up) also means all of this now has to be
> torn down, cleaned and stored until next year. As I have said many times in
> the past we are always dependent on mother nature. Having been to many meets
> that had rain, were rained shortened or delayed and totally cancelled a few
> times is hard on everyone. The crews that do all of the set up / tear down
> are hard hit as we give up a lot of vacation time for these events. Some of
> us have more time then others but it's still time away from our families
> that also support us in the background.
> My personnal thanks go to USFRA for all they do to support the BNI meets and
> still try to work in their short meet every year. It's not free and the
> budgets are hard hit when there is a weather front that ruins the event.
>
> Glen
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joe Amo" <jkamo@rap.midco.net>
> To: "W S Potter" <wester6935@attbi.com>
> Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 10:08 AM
> Subject: Re: World of Speed ... flushed!
>
>
>> Dammit, hope to see you Wes and any others between South Dakota/Denver
>> and Salt Lake in Oct at or on way to World Finals!!!
>>
>> Guess I will have to make a small donation to USFRA!!!
>>
>> I just went through a fine fiasco getting the motor and bike ready
>> for WOS, I cant imagine what you guys have gone through getting
>> ready for the meet to have Mother Nature snatch it away
>>
>> Joe :)
>>
>> Joe :)
>>
>> W S Potter wrote:
>>
>>> Standing water 2" on the salt flats this morning and Gary Allen has
>>> cancelled the meet.
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