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Re: Bonneville / heaters

To: wspotter <wester6935@home.com>, land-speed
Subject: Re: Bonneville / heaters
From: Rick Hammond <r.hammond@sympatico.ca>
Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2001 12:31:13 -0400
wspotter wrote:

> on 10/13/01 7:55 AM, Rick Hammond at r.hammond@sympatico.ca wrote:
>
> > Jonathan Amo wrote:
> >
> >> List,
> >>
> >> Wanted to let everybody know that the Bonneville Records of
> >> http://www.landracing.com are up to date including the World of Speed
> >> event. Those of you on the list with records please check yours and make
> >> sure everything is in order.
> >> Also Ive been watching the Hourly weather conditions for the last week
> >> there has been no precip for quite a long time at the Airport. The days
> >> seems to get a bit of breeze some as much as 30 mph gusts of wind. Daily
> >> temps in the 50's low 60's. Its going to be very cold during the event
> >> make sure you bring enough clothing to keep warm.
> >> Then early morning return runs will be a task. Trying to start those
> >> race engines in 30-40 degree temps must be a tough task for some of you.
> >> Now that curiosity has set in what do most of you do in situations like
> >> this? Does anybody run some type of block heater per say, oil heaters?
> >> Joe and I have never really been in this position luckily Joe has been
> >> thinking about this and he is addressing these issues as we speak as
> >> best as we can. Any info from anybody else?
> >>
> >> Jonathan Amo
> >> www.landracing.com
> >>
> >
> > Jon,
> >> From the frozen (not quite yet) north;

>
> > There is the green method; drive it up on the manure pile.  It'll go like
> > stink
> > in the morning.
> > Cheers,
> > Rick
> >
> Rick,
> You are not suggesting that that is an option on the salt are you?  I know
> it gets kind of deep out there at times.
> Wes
>

Wes,
I have heard of various sources of hot air out there, as at any track event, 
but if
we could harness that we would all be going twice as fast ;-)
Cheers,
Rick

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