John,
We can't do anything about some fixed costs but hotel rooms Sunday thru
Thursday nights are $24.95 at the Stateline and Silversmith and if you ask
in advance you can get two breakfasts included in that price. The Rainbow
casino will also give you a very good price if you tell them you are coming
for the races. None of the Speedweek increases that I know of. The Days
Inn will guarantee a $49.95 rate for racers any three days in a row if you
ask for Mr. Reece and tell him you are a racer. If you stay over a week end
that works out to be a great deal too. If you humble yourself and drive
something economical like I did to Pebble Beach...2500 miles at 33.7 mpg in
my 81 VW Convertable w/Audi 80 engine. I do run premium gas and in San
Francisco it was $199.9 per gallon. 85 is a comfortable speed across Nevada
except for 100 plus miles of construction zones. I was not towing a race
car however.
Wes
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> From: "John Beckett" <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
> To: "Thomas E. Bryant" <saltracer@awwwsome.com>,"Wester S Potter"
<wspotter@jps.net>
> Subject: Re: World of Speed 99
> Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 16:11:26 -0400
>
> One of these years I am going to make WOS. I can't seem to get a big
>enough dose of salt during Speed Week. It cost about $900 in gasoline last
>month, plus food, motels etc. Oh yeah, one other thing, will have to quit
my
>job to get the extra time off.
> Some way or another I'll make it.
>
> John Beckett
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Thomas E. Bryant <saltracer@awwwsome.com>
>To: Wester S Potter <wspotter@jps.net>
>Cc: land-speed@autox.team.net land-speed@autox.team.net
><land-speed@autox.team.net>
>Date: Monday, September 13, 1999 10:12 AM
>Subject: Re: World of Speed 99
>
>
>>Wes,
>>This report IS great news! I have all the needed parts gathered up. The
>>necessary machine work is being performed, and I should start engine
>>assemble Wednesday. Really looking forward to another "assault on the
>>salt", maybe we can get it right this time.
>>
>>I will miss sparing with the "East Coast Guys". (I know the distance is
>>the only thing that will keep them away.) Really enjoyed meeting my
>>"e-mail buddies".
>>
>>Tom
>>
>>
>>Wester S Potter wrote:
>>>
>>> Great news...on the WOS course for September 22 - 25.
>>> Just talked to Rick Vesco who had dragged the course on Thursday the
9th.
>>> We have almost eight miles of good, hard salt but will use up the first
>>> half mile by moving north to get away from the area that broke up at
>>> speedweek.
>>> The course will use the two left lanes they surveyed for speedweek.The
>new
>>> drag has left it in great shape. The pits will be near the start as
>usual
>>> for WOS and that will get away from the problems on the rutted and
>potholed
>>> access road by the weather station. Looking good for entries too...I
>have
>>> almost sixty and there have been many calls from people who will be
>signing
>>> up when they get here...three calls today.
>>> Tom Bryant will possibly have withdrawal symptoms without Keith Turk to
>give
>>> him a bad time. Perhaps the list can provide a substitute.
>>> Got salt fever!
>>> Wes
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