Yeah Wes, I was one of those fools heading towards that idiot
fisherman and son at 175 mph.... Hmmmmmm....Maybe I was the
idiot...
Anyway, this is a seperate group from the Silver State
Promoters. This race got off to a shaky start 4 years ago when
the Unlimited Class drivers decided to boycott it.... Seems
they don't like the fact that it is open range up there with
all kinds of animals running across the road. I tried to play
peacemaker and suggested solving the problem by giving each
Course Worker a hunting license and a 30.06. The Navigator
would be allowed any caliber up to 460 Weatherby Magnum.
Can't understand why that idea went down in flames ;-) But
seriously folks, once I came around the corner at the summit
and there were 3 Mustangs (no Keith, not the cars) grazing
right off the road. Once I almost hit a deer, and last year I
almost hit a dead deer (don't know if a courseworker or a
navigator bagged him). Any way, this is a DANGEROUS place to
hold an Open Road Race (in my opinion) and they can have a
ball without me.
Ed
---- Original message ----
>Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2003 16:50:02 -0700
>From: W S Potter <wester6935@comcast.net>
>Subject: Re: World Highway Land Speed Record
>To: bennevl <bennevl@netzero.net>,
"land-speed@autox.team.net" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
>
>There's some 20 mile straights in Nevada so there's a good
chance he can do
>it. They clock the racers in a speed trap during the Silver
State Classic
>and like events with a radar gun. Overall time is computer
timed so that's
>accurate ... Ed Van Scoy turned something like a 150.6 on a
150 target speed
>and finished sixth in his class. Not bad for running alone
in the car ...
>most have a navigator.
>
>We were gate watchers several years and Rich Fox came up and
did it a couple
>of times. We bagged it because it is so unprofessional in
the way the
>medical help is dispensed over the 90 miles and the course
security leaves
>something to be desired. The highway is entirely fenced over
the distance
>with gates that are secured with flimsy chains and cheap
locks. One year
>some fisherman got through a gate and was putting along on
the closed
>highway with race traffic coming toward him at over 150 mph.
>
>Wes
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