Hi gang,
Just got back from the Formula SAE West event held at California Speedway.
This was a way fun event and y'all that are in the vicinity next year should
really consider helping out in tech, on course, etc. (Similar event for the
east is held around Detroit each spring). My partial "blog" about it
follows.
Benn
Headed to Fontana to work at the Formula SAE West event at California
Speedway. V. impressive facility--grandstands probably hold 150,000-250,000,
equally large parking lots, big couple-mile highspeed D-oval track, with
roadcourse in the infield, dragstrip on north side of the main oval, kart
course on the west. Probably nothing like it this side of the Rockies. (I
was surprised to find out that the old Ontario Motor Speedway (and it's
adjacent KOA) nearby are now a shopping mall). I was assigned to tech
inspection, and even before our quickie one-hour training and prep, there were
dozens of cars lined up for inspection. All these cars are designed and built
by college engineering school students in one school year from scratch.
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