Wes
How long is the runway at Vandenburg anyway? And whats at either end?
If you think the Militay is wraped in red tape try the FAA. The big problem
may be getting the base commander to let Gold Coast Roadsters Club/SCTA have
it, not once, but six times a year.
There is a beautiful 15,000' strip of concrete in Oklahoma...old SAC
base...about half way between East and West coast, but the FAA rules with
iron fist.
John Beckett
-----Original Message-----
From: Wester S Potter <wspotter@jps.net>
To: land-speed@autox.team.net land-speed@autox.team.net
<land-speed@autox.team.net>
Date: Saturday, November 27, 1999 11:11 PM
Subject: Vandenberg runway
>List,
>Nothing in the way of racing at the present time but there have been some
>preliminary discussions about using the runway there. From what I
>understand there are a lot of problems involved with security ... they use
>the runway for just helicopters now but it is a designated space shuttle
>alternate landing strip. The other problem is that it is a test area for
>the rockets involved in the intercept tests for possible incoming stuff.
>Mayf is the expert on Vandenberg ... but he hasn't been heavily involved
>there in recent times. Nothing in writing, either yes or no, at the
present
>time from what I was told, just a lot of red, red, military and government
>tape. The encouraging thing is that there have been some preliminary
>approaches made and responded to involving the Gold Coast Roadsters Club
>people. Sure would beat the dirt at El Mirage. Longer course too.
>Wes in SLC with the "Greatest Snow on Earth" just minutes away.
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