On the Scene at SpeedWeek 2011

[stay`tee]

Jon, in those photos your scooter looks like it could be some creature from outer space, lol,,,

Will get in earlie and say "thankyou" to both you and Ray the Rat for bringing an event, half a world away, right into my lounge room 8-),,,

Sitting here in Australia looking at your photos, i pinch myself, thinking that i will be walking on that very same salt in two weeks time,,, gives me chicken skin,,,,

[oz]

Great pictures Ray its raining here in the U.K. and I am wishing I was there with you guys..... Jealous to the extreme! Do us a few snaps of the bikes if you have time please Ray great work.
Cheers Oz

[Milwaukee Midget]

Ray, Slim, as always, your documentation of this event is world class.

[DCarr511]

Ray, Slim, as always, your documentation of this event is world class.

two thumbs up !!

[N.F.S.]

Thank you for this tread!

[Seldom Seen Slim]

We're under way!  First of all, though, some shots from the drivers meeting, including Glen Barrett being awarded the Bob Higbee award for volunteers.  Congratulations, Glen -- from Nancy and me and all of us here on landracing.com.



Gotta interrupt myself -- the Poteet & Main Speed Demon is about to leave the line -- running on a 366.043 record in C./BGS.  I'll post speeds and then get back to the photos.  Non I won't -- he went past here shooting ducks-- maybe 200, maybe not even that. 

Okay -- the meeting.





Here's Prozac -- Bob Sights.  Ready for this?





Enough for now -- but we'll be back.  By the way, nobody has qualified yet.  But - it's about 15 minutes into the firs day of a seven day meet.  Stay tuned.

[RayTheRat]

Some shots to add to what SSS posted.

Trackmaster Competition Coupe

Costello/Cunha liner

Tower just before the drivers meeting

Adnd part of the crowd at the meeting

[theazoldcrow]

  Prozac looks a little under the weather,,,,,,,nice hue of green tho!

[Seldom Seen Slim]

George Poteet just put the Blowfish into impound with a 300 run -- on an old Tom Burkland 294 record.  Exit speed was 303.  Fastest run of the meet so far -- but heck, we've been running for all of what, a half-hour?

[RayTheRat]

4 more.

3 shady characters with cameras

Bobby Moore's liner

The Whytrock Olds with some smoke coming from the rear of the motor...I think it was just some spillage, nothing serious

The first car down the track, Carter Lloyd's fwd roadster.

[RayTheRat]

George Poteet just put the Blowfish into impound with a 300 run -- on an old Tom Burkland 294 record.  Exit speed was 303.  Fastest run of the meet so far -- but heck, we've been running for all of what, a half-hour?

Just a minor correction.   The Blowfish driver is Danny Burrow.

[Seldom Seen Slim]

Ah, crud -- did it again.  I heard the announcer say the Poteet word -- didn't hear the name  Burrows.  Thanks, Ray.

[RayTheRat]

More photos.First 2: Dave Bloomberg, "Avanti Kid."

2nd pair, George Poteet, Speed Demon.

[Ole Don]

Those of us east of the Mississippi are dying to hear some sounds. Did I miss the link, or did that part fall through.

[55chevr]

Great to see Glen got an award ... he represents the real spirit of the salt flats ... Joe