This is the wooden tent we stayed in the last two nights. Notice the air conditioner on the side. What a relief after a day on the salt. I will definitely try to reserve one of these for next year.
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Friday, August 20, 2010
Got Salt?
New England has nothing like this in the winter. We cleaned off all this and will do it all over again tomorrow as a precaution. You can practically hear it eating away the metal.
Next Year
As soon as we got back from lunch Beth dove into the rule book looking for classes to run next year. I think she has drank the Bonneville kool-aid.
Packed Up
With the wind against her she wasn't able to go as fast today. The best time for the week was 93.2mph.
However, we definitely set a record for SmilesPerHour!!
50cc Racer
This bike started life as a 50cc Honda C110 pushrod 50cc. It set 6 records this week with Stacey's dad John riding it.
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Video Of Beth Running
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBf1TjY0dXM&sns=em
Here's a video of Beth starting her run. The starter had to run over and put down her face shield because she was holding the throttle and the clutch. Then she was off and the Chevy was no match for the Mighty Moriwaki. She was just flatout gone!
Her speed was 93.2mph - Tomorrow morning we are going out early (6:00am) to catch the cool air and try to break 100mph.
Waiting To Go Fast
Inching ahead while we wait our turn. The cross wind had been gusting 20-25mph but has died down so we don't have to worry about being blown off the course.
Smiling When It's All Gone South
Kurt blew his engine at 178mph. He was laughing and saying, "That's racing!"
I want to be that cool when I grow up.
Shade Tree Engineering
I made a shield for the rear shock out of a piece of mirror plastic I found in the dumpster and a couple of ty-wraps.
We adjusted the clip-ons so that Beth could get lower and more streamlined.
Tech V
Joyce gives us the final inspection sticker. We are now free to run as much as we want and as fast as we want.
Deviation
The wind blew over the canopy last night and wrecked it. It knocked over the bike too but the only damage appears to be a broken clutch lever. Luckily it's one of the few spare parts I brought with me.
Turning 3000
The sun is coming out so the salt will dry and harden. The temperature is still cool (80's) so the conditions are good for going fast.
Weather Report
Rain this morning which will slow things down a bit. Cooler and a nice break from the sun and heat. Should blow past us soon.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
End Of Run
Can you see an 83.35 MPH grin? Her first words were, "That was great, next time I can go fast!"
When I said that she was supposed to take it easy she said that she was, only 12,000 rpm when redline is 14,500.
Looks like tomorrow will be a blast!
And Go She Does
That little black dot is Beth. I'm doing 65 in the truck and she's pulling away from me. This is supposed to be an easy trial run.
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