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RE: Salt Report

To: "Daniel Wright" <daniel.wright@genetics.utah.edu>,
Subject: RE: Salt Report
From: "Albaugh, Neil" <albaugh_neil@ti.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2005 13:18:07 -0500
Dan;

I'll certainly defer to you experienced folks....but it sure looks wet
right now.

Regards, Neil    Tucson, AZ


-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel Wright [mailto:daniel.wright@genetics.utah.edu] 
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 10:37 PM
To: Albaugh, Neil; land-speed@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: Salt Report

Neil
I agree that it is difficult to tell how things will shape up by 
Speedweek.  The photos I posted show a lot of improvement in the water 
situation from a similar batch of photos taken 3 weeks prior.  It is
fair 
to say that SLC has experienced a much cooler and wetter spring than in
the 
past few years.  The local Salt Racers are keeping a close eye on 
Bonneville conditions.   I know that hot dry weather can change the
water 
situation quickly at Bonneville.  I am personally working as hard as I
can 
to finish a car for this racing season.  I have decided to put off any 
pessimistic assessment of the wet race course until at least late 
July.  There is a local Holiday July 24-25 (Mormon Pioneer Day).  I
expect 
that some local salt racer and/or some of the USFRA management, will be 
going out to check on the race course on that weekend.  If no one else
is 
going out, I will personally go and look things over.  That about 7
weeks 
from now, and three weeks before the start of SpeedWeek.  That is
probably 
about as early as it would be reasonable to try and predict racecourse 
conditions for Speedweek.
Accurate weather data from the Wendover area is difficult to obtain, our

spring rains have been spotty, causing flash flooding in some areas, and

very little in others.  As always, Bonneville weather is mostly the luck
of 
the draw.  As for me, I will be hard at work on my racer every day from
now 
till at least July 24.
I believe that all racers must be optimists.
Be assured that I'll pass along any accurate information that comes my 
way.  This place is supposed to be a desert!!!
Dan


.At 11:44 AM 6/7/05 -0500, you wrote:
>Dan;
>
>Seeing these photos and hearing Wes' report of more rain, we may see
the
>First Annual SCTA Regatta at Bonneville this August.
>
>Regards, Neil    Tucson, AZ
>

Dan Wright

It's amazing what you can do if you don't know it can't be done.






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