Sparky had an unfortunate incident on his way to the salt ... he hit a wild
horse on the road. His truck is probably at a repair shop in Las Vegas as a
result of the extensive damage. His car is on the salt but he has been having
gremlins according to Mayf. Speaking of Mayf, he turned a 181 then a back up
174 this morning, on a high 179 record On his run around noon he popped the
chute, it lifted his back end and he spun. Glen Barrett, from the timing
palace, reported that he was driving off the course after the spin but strongly
suggested Mike Cook find him and ask for a longer tether line. Gail Tesinsky,
driving the chopped Studebaker blew an engine this morning. A hole the size of
my hand through the block and various shrapnel and chewed up bits of metal in
the belly pan.
Our favorite biker (and Port-A-Potty prince) Jon Wennerberg has a new avocation
for the meet. He is the announcer on the radio. They have a new FM station
and Jon was doing an excellent job from the bits I heard. With the combination
of salt jobs I suggested a new nickname for him could be "Potty Mouth".
They ran record return runs at 4:00 this afternoon in anticipation of a front
moving in later this evening that could have disastrous effects. The wind has
really come up in Salt Lake in the last hour. I'd guess gusts at around 35 mph.
The long course was reported to be in GREAT shape. Hard and good traction.
The short course ... the one on the left looking toward Floating mountain ...
was not holding up nearly as well. The waits have not been that long today. A
few cars were just coming back and getting in line without going to the pits.
I saw several that made two runs and we had to leave before 4.
Wes
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