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Re: Black Line

To: "Dana" <dana@goulston.net>, "Land Speed" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Black Line
From: "Glen Barrett" <speedtimer@charter.net>
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 17:42:27 -0700
Dana
El Mirage is 90 feet the entire course
Glen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dana" <dana@goulston.net>
To: "Land Speed" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 5:24 PM
Subject: FW: Black Line


> FWIW,
>
> I like the El Mirage system with a wide area to choose. I try to pick a
line
> between a nice groovy set of 4-wheeler ruts. What threw me was the fact
that
> the cone distance kept getting narrower and narrower.
>
> I thought I was in a Hitchcock movie.
>
> I'm guessing the trap width is about 25%-30% of the start-line width ...
> Glenn ??
>
> Dana in scorching 103+ Folsom
>
> (So why didn't someone put a GPS tracker on the Turk-Truck? Then we could
> all pull it up on a web-site and watch the blips go right across the
> screen.)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-land-speed@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-land-speed@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Glen Barrett
> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 4:58 PM
> To: dpulju; Nt788@aol.com
> Cc: Land-Speed
> Subject: Re: Black Line
>
>
> Dale & List
> The lines are still there, it's that now you run between two lines 90 feet
> apart. The old single line went away when we had to move the courses 2 or
3
> times during the meet. What  happened is everyone wants to run right on
the
> line and with the salt being soft it was rutting is so bad we had to move
it
> during the event. This takes time away from running. Having a 90 foot lane
> it allows the driver to pick where he wants to run even if it's along the
> side by the line.
> At El Mirage we have only cones to run between and a flag marker at the
end.
> I guess Jack needs a a bill board size sign at the end so he can see it
with
> his parascope. LOL
> Glen
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "dpulju" <dpulju@usintouch.com>
> To: <Nt788@aol.com>
> Cc: "Land-Speed" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 4:41 PM
> Subject: Re: Black Line
>
>
> > > When did the long black line disapear???
> > dale
> > ssuunnyy and 100+in pahrump
> > > << Is this an issue of whatever is used to make the line not
> > >  being good for the salt?  A BLM restriction?  Or is there
> > >  some other reason for no line?
> > >
> > >  Thanks,
> > >  Jim W. >>
> > > And the rest of us would like to know also! Jack

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